More unfamiliar tools today with Wiki's & Nings.
A Wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it, while Wiki's offer the opportunity to share knowledge & information collectively. My visit to the wiki's with books - http://bookleads.wikispaces.com/ebooks+portals, has me hoping to access a wider range of books for some of our sight impaired students to use not only for pleasure but to enhance their studies. My visit to wetpaint did not inspire me greatly, I suppose I am not their target market of 'young women who love TV & fashion' but I did appreciate the professional manner in which the site was presented. I was very disappointed to find that I was unable to join the CEO wiki at http://ceosyd-web2.wetpaint.com - apparently I need an invitation, so I guess its off to e-mail to ask for one.
I had never heard of a Ning before this morning. Nings such as 'classroom 2.0' & 'ning in education' are very valuable resources for educators. I am waiting for my full acceptance to both sites and will definately be back to join in many of the forums. I was impressed how well organised both these sites are and their desire to keep 'hackers & spammers' out by requiring an actual application and request to join, rather than let every Tom, Dick & Harry join up.
As educators of the next generation it is our responsibility to continually search for and take part in, personal development that will expand our knowledge of what is available in the rapidly expanding web. Being members of and regularly taking part in the forums available in such nings as mentioned above, allows access to educators from around the world, a sharing of resources and a valuable insight into what is happening in classrooms everywhere.
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