Comments on: Summer Projects: Getting Started With Ning http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:42:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Angela http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2767 Angela Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:41 +0000 http://www.angelastockman.com/?p=1022#comment-2767 Thanks so much for sharing! Heading over to visit.... Thanks so much for sharing! Heading over to visit….

]]> By: msward http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 msward Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.angelastockman.com/?p=1022#comment-2759 I'm finding this post a bit late, having just recently found time to scour through the posts in my RSS reader. I loved using a Ning with my 10th grade English students. It is amazing how much it opens up class discussion. Students were excited to go home and respond to each other, post questions, and discuss our current reading. They would come into class ready to discuss. And even more powerful was that it was a great way to hear from those students that wouldn't necessarily take the lead in our in class discussions. Many of the teachers in my building are now starting to use Nings as a way to take learning outside the confines of the classroom. Some really cool stuff happening. It's pretty empty right now because it is summer, but here's my Ning: http://msward.ning.com and a link to something I put together for a conference session where I presented to those just starting out with Nings: http://wardsworld.pbworks.com/Nings I’m finding this post a bit late, having just recently found time to scour through the posts in my RSS reader. I loved using a Ning with my 10th grade English students. It is amazing how much it opens up class discussion. Students were excited to go home and respond to each other, post questions, and discuss our current reading. They would come into class ready to discuss. And even more powerful was that it was a great way to hear from those students that wouldn’t necessarily take the lead in our in class discussions.

Many of the teachers in my building are now starting to use Nings as a way to take learning outside the confines of the classroom. Some really cool stuff happening.

It’s pretty empty right now because it is summer, but here’s my Ning: http://msward.ning.com and a link to something I put together for a conference session where I presented to those just starting out with Nings: http://wardsworld.pbworks.com/Nings

]]> By: Kevin Jarrett http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 Kevin Jarrett Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:40:17 +0000 http://www.angelastockman.com/?p=1022#comment-2456 Angela! Thanks for the mention. Just to clarify, while we started off intending for the T-Bird Times to be a 'newspaper,' it quickly morphed into more of a 'media club.' To wit: there isn't much in the way of 'school news' there but the kids all had a blast and learned a lot! For what it's worth, members of our club will be presenting a Student Showcase at NECC in a couple of weeks - Wednesday, July 1st, 12:00 am - 2:00 pm. It's going to be awesome to see them talking about their experience with teachers and other students! Thanks again for the mention! -kj- Angela!

Thanks for the mention. Just to clarify, while we started off intending for the T-Bird Times to be a ‘newspaper,’ it quickly morphed into more of a ‘media club.’ To wit: there isn’t much in the way of ’school news’ there but the kids all had a blast and learned a lot!

For what it’s worth, members of our club will be presenting a Student Showcase at NECC in a couple of weeks – Wednesday, July 1st, 12:00 am – 2:00 pm. It’s going to be awesome to see them talking about their experience with teachers and other students!

Thanks again for the mention!

-kj-

]]> By: James http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 James Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:58:00 +0000 http://www.angelastockman.com/?p=1022#comment-2453 Steve tweeted this blog post, so I'll share my two nings as well. They are both only a year old, and one is void of just about any student work because I'm just making room for new students (a decision I'm not sure I totally like right now, but I didn't know how else to get rid of the old content without manually deleting all of it. I'd rather reuse my discussions and questions than create all new...) Creative Writing: lhscreativewriting.ning.com Freshmen English (check mostly the summer work tab-that's what's going on right now): lhshonorsla9.ning.com Steve tweeted this blog post, so I’ll share my two nings as well. They are both only a year old, and one is void of just about any student work because I’m just making room for new students (a decision I’m not sure I totally like right now, but I didn’t know how else to get rid of the old content without manually deleting all of it. I’d rather reuse my discussions and questions than create all new…)

Creative Writing:
lhscreativewriting.ning.com

Freshmen English (check mostly the summer work tab-that’s what’s going on right now):
lhshonorsla9.ning.com

]]> By: Steve http://www.angelastockman.com/blog/2009/06/17/getting-started-with-ning-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Steve Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:54:06 +0000 http://www.angelastockman.com/?p=1022#comment-2452 Here are a couple of Nings I'm currently working on with my students. 1. A year 11 extension class currently reading 'The Odyssey' and exploring the theme: text-culture-value and 'Why are certain texts valued?' http://extension11.ning.com/ 2. Two Year 10 classes doing a unit on Satire: The work the boys are currently doing is less interesting (for a wider audience wanting wanting to find out about how Nings might be used, but some of the earlier blog posts and discussions have been good.) http://2009satire.ning.com/ Here are a couple of Nings I’m currently working on with my students.

1. A year 11 extension class currently reading ‘The Odyssey’ and exploring the theme: text-culture-value and ‘Why are certain texts valued?’
http://extension11.ning.com/

2. Two Year 10 classes doing a unit on Satire:
The work the boys are currently doing is less interesting (for a wider audience wanting wanting to find out about how Nings might be used, but some of the earlier blog posts and discussions have been good.)
http://2009satire.ning.com/

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