Thing #22 Ninging around

There are so many possible uses in the academic setting for Nings. Elizabeth Bayer's idea about a support system for new, and older, teachers is a great idea. I looked over the Ning in Education site. It's pretty impressive; I loved the interactions, problem solving, and idea sharing that was going on. Didn't find but a little bit about music; maybe a little more exploration into my TMEA colleagues will yield a music education Ning community.

Honestly, I have never been interested in the Facebook world! I have a page, to which many post, but rarely post on it myself. I can sit with someone and talk for hours about anything and everything, but the even light of the computer screen leaves me cold and eventually impatient. Is this generational? I think to some degree, yes. (Have to confess Twitter misses me entirely!) But I know this is a dominant method of social interaction in the technologically-up world...there is a huge divide there, but that's another subject. One of the best parts of 23 Things is learning what a wide world of techniques and strategies are out there being used effectively. Maybe this old dog...

In the article 7 things you should know about Nings there was a good suggestion about institutions using Nings as a way to maintain contact with constituent groups; I immediately thought about our Alums.