NINGs

NINGs are social networks that offer a lot for those with a common interest. These NINGs revolve around education and the different aspects of education.


 * Classroom 2.0 – Dedicated to using Web 2.0 and collaborative tools in education. It also is a great place for those who are beginners when it comes to integrating technology and collaborative online tools into the classroom.
 * The English Companion – Built upon the success of Jim Burke’s past and current work in his English classroom, The English Companion is a place where English teachers can come together and chat about their content area. It is the online community that offers a little of everything when it comes to English Language Arts.
 * Learn Anywhere – The title pretty much says it all. Learn Anywhere prides itself on sharing ideas on how to learn practically anywhere with mobile devices. In the classroom, these tools are more than flashy and attractive, but they have great potential in truly doing the classroom a great service by being integrated into the curriculum. The members of this particular network offer ideas, suggestions, and what works and doesn’t work when it comes to the devices in the classroom.
 * Making It Personal – MIP dedicates itself to helping students build their own PLNs, own their education, and promoting student personalized learning. I love MIP because it strives to place a collective means upon student-owned learning, which I am a huge advocate for when it comes to my students and their learning.
 * PLN for Personalized Learning – Another source for PLNs, whether it is for yourself or to help your students build their own. Great ideas and collaboration goes on at this site. This site always has great guiding questions to gear people into collaborative thinking towards the ultimate goal of PLNs.
 * Teachers 2.0 – This is a great group to be among when it comes to Web 2.0 and the various technological and online tools that one can integrate into the classroom. Teachers 2.0 has a great blend of beginners to advanced users. A lot can be learned by those who are using the tools and questioning the future when it comes to technology.
 * Technology Integration in Education – TIE is more for professional development when it comes to Web 2.0 and collaborative tools used within the classroom. Through the use of webinars and sharing resources, TIE helps those on a more professional level to gain understanding of technology integration within the classroom.
 * The Global Education Collaborative – Just as the title suggests, GEC helps classrooms connect globally. GEC helps teachers and students to collaborate with other classrooms around the world. How cool is that?!?!?
 * Universal Design for Learning – If you believe in the philosophy, strategies, and techniques of Universal Design for Learning, then UDL4All is for you! UDL4All is dedicated to bringing teachers who use UDL in their classrooms together to discuss how they use it within their classrooms.