Teachers Explore Social Networking

Social networking is an exploding trend for online communication. Just ask any teenager about My Space or Facebook and they will be talking about their "friends" or messages left on their "wall". I know that many adults are afraid of these social networks... but sometimes it is just because we don't understand the tool and the communication systems and therefore cannot envision the value these tools have for learning.

What is Ning? Are you LinkedIn? Have you found out what's GoingOn? How can I learn more about KickApps? Isn't it all about me.com? And then ofcourse, what the heck is a CrowdVine?

Teachers, explore these sites, test a few by starting your own social network. Think about how you can get your student/parent/teaching community talking about learning on your customized social network!!

Here is a blog post that does a nice job of sharing details about some of the social networks.