tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post6520519604033036351..comments2024-03-29T01:46:51.442-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: How I Use Social Networking to Keep My Students Engaged All Summer LongLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-78636200380338369152010-06-30T20:16:21.586-04:002010-06-30T20:16:21.586-04:00One thing I would love to share with you guys is a...One thing I would love to share with you guys is a great teacher networking site called:<br /><br />Teacherlinx.com<br /><br />Meet Teachers<br />Share Lessons<br />Improve EducationStephen Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020923327794384305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-38400336127870807822010-06-27T13:00:00.808-04:002010-06-27T13:00:00.808-04:00I have had a very similar experience using Ning wi...I have had a very similar experience using Ning with my students, which I did this past year. What I liked most about it was that in addition to students being familiar with the social network format, it gave students a place to post their work for others to see and comment on. <br /><br />I began the school year using a Ning site for social networking, a Weebly site as a class homepage, and a Wikispaces site as a class wiki. By the end of the year, the Ning site was about the only one we used because of how much we could do with it. Without question, I will keep social networking as part of my class......but....<br /><br />With Ning switching to pay for use, I began looking at other sites to replace it. I liked both http://grou.ps and www.wackwall.com better than Ning. Recently I got an email from Ning saying that Pearson would sponsor educators still looking to use it, but I think that I will probobally change over to grou.ps because I like its format better.SteveFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-12737020657329634952009-11-05T10:01:39.829-05:002009-11-05T10:01:39.829-05:00Good way to provide individual feedback. Excellent...Good way to provide individual feedback. Excellent way to motivate the students to complete assignments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-62641022720966422882009-10-06T11:26:36.115-04:002009-10-06T11:26:36.115-04:00Thanks for sharing your experience. It's alway...Thanks for sharing your experience. It's always interesting to know the way in which teachers engage students in the process of learning.<br />Regards,<br />MarisaMarisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736975192139538502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-44157357279914471592009-10-06T09:26:51.585-04:002009-10-06T09:26:51.585-04:00Great post about the Ning. EnglishClub.com tried o...Great post about the Ning. EnglishClub.com tried offering blogs to members for a while, but switched to the Ning form http://my.englishclub.com last January. MyEC is going very well and we have a good balance of teachers and students. Our main concern is that students need to be reminded to create their own content. It is too easy for them to copy and paste text and photos from the web. Many don't realize it is wrong. We created "How to Avoid Plagiarism" to help them out. It explains how, what, and why to cite and has an audio intro: http://www.englishclub.com/writing/plagiarism.htm<br />I hope other teachers will share it with their Ning students. Best of luck with your Nings! <br />Tara BenwellTara Benwellhttp://my.englishclub.com/profile/EnglishTeachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-69345396359022165502009-09-22T01:48:18.220-04:002009-09-22T01:48:18.220-04:00Thank you for sharing this information...Thank you for sharing this information...Student Talkhttp://www.studenttalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-69010143760878211232009-09-10T01:24:31.581-04:002009-09-10T01:24:31.581-04:00This certainly hits close to home for me. I have s...This certainly hits close to home for me. I have students, past and present, on my Facebook friends list. Since the account started as a personal account, these middle school students are jumbled in with my more personal Facebooking. I think I've done a reasonable job of keeping all things professional or at least appropriate, but it makes me uncomfortable at best and concerned about professional and legal issues at worst. Thank you for the word on Ning. I had not heard of it before this, and it looks like it might just be a fine solution to keeping student connectivity at a high while keeping the focus comfortably on learning.Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785696335128842001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-2030098247405597902009-08-28T09:29:28.003-04:002009-08-28T09:29:28.003-04:00Check out this new site. it appears to be a protec...Check out this new site. it appears to be a protected social networking site designed just for learning. <br />live2sync.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-51558958611719644252009-07-26T22:12:30.553-04:002009-07-26T22:12:30.553-04:00@Karli, I can see how the messaging feature would ...@Karli, I can see how the messaging feature would become an issue. To be honest, we didn't give our students a lot of time to log on and get their work done. I also disabled the customize page feature, I figured tweaking their profile photo would be enough. We didn't have any issues with inappropriate emails, that I know of. I imagine if we had they would have to be dealt with the same way our administration handles harassment through MySpace or AIM.Dana Lawithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692908847480164213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-76260828938977651712009-07-26T22:11:48.296-04:002009-07-26T22:11:48.296-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dana Lawithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692908847480164213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-63337076667421546652009-07-26T14:43:03.474-04:002009-07-26T14:43:03.474-04:00I was wondering if you had a problem with the mess...I was wondering if you had a problem with the message feature on Ning? We used Ning - and I would continue to do so - but I couldn't control the message feature and at the time (last winter) I could not turn it off. We had students who would spend a lot of time messaging each other, sometimes inappropriatly - and it became quite an issue for me. I liked using the Ning otherwise, especially since it has a format allowing the students to design - and redesign their own page (althought that too can be a distraction).karli whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-40296019572315539302009-07-25T14:56:25.280-04:002009-07-25T14:56:25.280-04:00Great Post!! I love your idea on using Ning to ex...Great Post!! I love your idea on using Ning to expand your communication and connection with your students (especially after school ends).<br /><br />I just recently set up a Facebook Alumni group for all my former students. In one week, there are over 200 former students (who are now working). They are using it in a professional manner; posting jobs, networking, sharing resumes, and experiences. So much power in the social network.Liz Kolb, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18147635409958224171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-33184719288363482072009-07-25T14:10:58.597-04:002009-07-25T14:10:58.597-04:00Wow, what a great experience! I just started a Nin...Wow, what a great experience! I just started a Ning for technology teachers in my district and I am so excited about the possibilities there. The adults, however, are more reluctant to use the tool. I can imagine how quickly your students picked it up.<br /><br />Please keep us updated on your experiences in the future. Congrats on a wonderful project!<br /><br />Just a side note: Even Nings are blocked by my district (Philadelphia)! I'm going to petition to get our teachers' Ning unblocked.<br /><br />Mary Bethmshertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995665815087186953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-10320898130108093192009-07-25T08:51:45.934-04:002009-07-25T08:51:45.934-04:00@Shelly Terrell, Thanks for your comment! Some kid...@Shelly Terrell, Thanks for your comment! Some kids experience online social networks as a place they want to be known and contribute to (spruce up their profile, post something public). I wonder if they bring the same enthusiasm to the classroom? So do, but some definitely don't.Dana Lawithttp://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-27598124299949556542009-07-25T01:13:16.333-04:002009-07-25T01:13:16.333-04:00Great post! I think using a private ning is a very...Great post! I think using a private ning is a very innovative way of getting students involved in learning tasks. Most students I have taught all have Facebook or Myspace pages they interact on daily. Directing some of this energy and excitement for learning is a great use of their time. Moreover, they will know how to do this for their future careers. Every important professional these days has a LinkedIn profile and knows how to network on Ning like sites!Shelly Terrellhttp://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.com