I use Ning as well. I like that I can create a network, have all my students
join, then make it private so only my classroom has access (if you have the
exact URL you can see it, but you can't search for it so it's not 100%
private). I post a topic & students are required to respond to my comment
and one comment made under that topic. I am constantly amazed at how readily
students will converse with one another electronically when they may feel
intimidated in class discussion.
~Michal
3-12 Kansas Art Teacher
HS Digital Communications
Technology Integration Specialist
http://www.geocities.com/theartkids http://www.usd492.org
> Well, now, I enjoy web 2.0 because, give more possibilities, you can
> create your own social network.
> You can do all that you can do in a blog but at the same time other people
> (teachers, students, parents,etc) can write, ask question, put pictures,
> etc. For me its amazing. I start the last year "mejor en mi
> escuela"(http://dobleescolaridadmza.ning.com/), sorry it's in Spanish but
> you can watch a nice one in English "Art Education 2.0"
> (http://arted20.ning.com) it's an amazing global community of art
> educators.
