Ning is a social networking tool that allows you to collaborate with people interested in many of the same things you are. Nings are very specific such as Teacher Librarian Ning. They are basically for social networking and exchanging ideas. Videos, photos, as well as, discussion forums. Let the idea sharing begin!
I signed up for Teacher Librarian Ning but I am not sure how often I will frequent the site. Part of it relies on my schedule and what my specific needs are at the moment. I will probably check it out every couple of weeks, but will rely on my tried and true networking right now. I will definitely need to explore more, since I want to feel completely comfortable with the site before I "live" on the site. It will be benificial for bouncing ideas off of others, as well as, finding pictures and videos that relate to the classroom.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Thing # 19 Web 2.0 Awards
Have you ever wanted to be on the "cutting edge" of things? Do you ever feel like you are "behind the times" and your students are more "hip" than you are? Don't feel bad, there is hope. Web 2.0 Awards at http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0/short is here to help. It is an awesome site with website awards (1st, 2nd, & 3rd place, and honorable mention) for different categories ranging from bookmarking to gaming to social networking. The websites are nominated and voted upon. It is a great launchpad for leaping into the technical savvy world that our students dwell in. If you are looking for specific types of websites for your classroom such as a place to get images for students to use and really don't know anything other than "googling" this is a great place to go. You will find flickr listed under photos and digital imaging and a couple of other websites that are similar in content.
Give Web 2.0 Awards a try and you will soon be understanding some of the "cutting edge" websites that many of your students and colleagues are utilizing.
last minute thought:
Need to slow down all those twitters for a few days while on vacation? Just hit the snooze button. http://twittersnooze.com/
Give Web 2.0 Awards a try and you will soon be understanding some of the "cutting edge" websites that many of your students and colleagues are utilizing.
last minute thought:
Need to slow down all those twitters for a few days while on vacation? Just hit the snooze button. http://twittersnooze.com/
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