tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post4143136005520344221..comments2023-12-24T16:44:15.523-06:00Comments on Making it Interesting: To Ning or not to NingMr.Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476915563687987516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post-37830767248077555112009-07-30T08:17:11.093-05:002009-07-30T08:17:11.093-05:00Thanks for the comment Graham. I am pretty sure t...Thanks for the comment Graham. I am pretty sure that I will create a Ning for staff and get some of the techno savier teachers to help out. As you say Nings are good for training teachers. I would even bring in some "expert voices" to help out with their staff development. <br /><br />I am curious what Clarence has to say. He set up a ning for his students at the end of last year. If he has some positive points for using it with kids then..... but for now it will be the usual blogs and wikis.<br /><br />Seeing that you commented, I should fire up the Google Reader and see what I have missed over the last month..... too much I am sure.<br /><br />Thanks again for the comment.Mr. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206909417000533833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post-90509166215183117912009-07-30T07:49:00.657-05:002009-07-30T07:49:00.657-05:00Interestingly, as I type this I have two Ning chat...Interestingly, as I type this I have two Ning chat windows open - Classroom 2.0 and one I created for my own staff. I really enjoyed the same PLP Ning that you are referring to and I think it is an ideal tool for staff development, for those in our line of work whose first struggle is with the tools involved in social networking. They need a safe haven as they are not used to thinking out loud in a public space, exposing their ideas to scrutiny and sharing with people who they do not know. Our colleagues and us have the luxury of a secure job (albeit one that faces upheaval in the very near future) but our students do need to have their work out in the open. Ning is training wheels for educators so that they eventually will embrace the open web, and allow their students to learn online during class time.Graham Wegnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303319509348129453noreply@blogger.com