Thing #22

I looked in a cursory manner at all of the Nings listed but spent most time traveling through the one titled "Ning f or Teachers". Its features included - blogs,Find Teachers, Lesson Plans, Message Board and Feedback. It was set up to allow an eduational community for teachers at all levels and at all loctions. What I like about the Ning instead of MySpace or FaceBook is that there can be more privacy and creativity with this type of social website. It also allows for more creativity although I am not sure that I am ready for this; however, students should be. I can see this being used in AP classes especially for the Language and Composition exam as it would allow students to focus on a current issue and have an opportunity to blog on this issue, add primary documents found, add podcasts and embeded videos to implement their current issue study. Access would be to all of the AP class on this level at a given school and students could take advantage of the research and work of their classmates. This is also a great preparation for writing about current issues in argumentative papers as well as beginning of synthesis writing.