Mar 09 2008
Nings: Social Networks for Every Interest
If you’re like me, you might be relatively new to the world of social networking. I’m hoping that getting involved with these networks will expand both my knowledge and ability to share what I’ve learned about helping children reach their learning potential.
While I don’t have a Facebook or MySpace profile yet, I did learn over a week ago that a link to this blog was featured on the Ning, Our Gifted Online Conferences: A Gathering Place for All Things Gifted.
The day after I first saw a link to my blog on this Ning, I attended the IL-TCE Conference on February 28th in St. Charles and learned that there are around 170,000 Nings (social networking sites focused on a single interest). I also learned that the number of Nings is growing daily and that Nings are quite easy to create. If you’re interested in creating your own education related Ning, I’ve included a link in the Blogroll on the right that will help you get started.
Joining Our Gifted Online Conferences, http://giftedonlineconferences.ning.com/, will let you get involved in an active online gifted community where you can share resources and information on many aspects of giftedness. If you’d like to get connected with other parents and teachers who are interested in “all things gifted,” this looks like a great place to start.
Please let us know about other Nings that might be of interest to teachers and parents – I’ll list these in the Blogroll. Thank you!
Getting involved in social networking can be a powerful tool for parents and teachers. I’m looking forward to learning more about how these networks can help us all work together to discover and nurture the gifts in every child.
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