Thing 22: Classroom 2.0 and Ning
Wow! Both of these sites are great! Out of all the social networking tasks we have completed, I feel like this one was the most worthwhile. My intent was to browse around Classroom 2.0 and move on, but I immediately found two discussions I was interested in and added them to my Google Reader (I even participated in one of the discussions). I actually joined a laptop learning discussion group on Ning in Education and am excited about sharing ideas with other teachers who use laptops in their schools.
I like both of these sites MUCH better than most of the blogs and podcasts I have subscribed to. The reason for this is because I can immediately participate in a discussion about which I am specifically interested in at the time (and when the material is no longer relevant, I can delete the feed from my reader). Judging by the quality of the responses to the discussions I viewed, the member pool seems to be much sharper than other social networking sites (educators are responding to educators). I would feel very comfortable posting questions on either Classroom 2.0 or Ning to receive feedback.
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