Ning in the classroom - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T16:16:42Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:191681?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A192603&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm making a presentation thi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-03-29:649749:Comment:6191982011-03-29T00:13:22.226ZAdam Babcockhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AdamBabcock
I'm making a presentation this week to teachers at a local conference... I'd love an invite to display some student work.
I'm making a presentation this week to teachers at a local conference... I'd love an invite to display some student work. These both blogs are absolute…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-04:649749:Comment:2102422008-11-04T22:15:13.070ZMaria Fleyshgakkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaFleyshgakker
These both blogs are absolutely great :) I will show them to our History teachers and use simmilar idea for my next blog. Thank you.
These both blogs are absolutely great :) I will show them to our History teachers and use simmilar idea for my next blog. Thank you. A couple of weeks ago I start…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-04:649749:Comment:2102392008-11-04T22:04:39.103ZMaria Fleyshgakkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaFleyshgakker
A couple of weeks ago I started a network for my students on Ning: <a href="scienceclassblogs.ning.com">Science Class Blogs</a> To get a grade on the report card they have to post once a week an answer to a given question and comment on 4 posts of their classmates. Because I give each student individual question to report on the forum for other students to learn and comment, I hope the posts will not repeat each other. (I apply a jigsaw idea here).<br />
I can't predict what is going to happen next,…
A couple of weeks ago I started a network for my students on Ning: <a href="scienceclassblogs.ning.com">Science Class Blogs</a> To get a grade on the report card they have to post once a week an answer to a given question and comment on 4 posts of their classmates. Because I give each student individual question to report on the forum for other students to learn and comment, I hope the posts will not repeat each other. (I apply a jigsaw idea here).<br />
I can't predict what is going to happen next, but so far all of us, who participate, are very happy. This week's assignment requires each student to post a picture, and the next week they will learn how to include a link into the post or comment. It is used for Environmental Science class. The other classes have not picked up yet :)<br />
We all learn from this experience: I learn how to be a better teacher and my students learn using Internet for research and communication.<br />
I set the page as public to allow everybody see what's there, but the kids do not use their real names or pictures. I created the "Great Debate o…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-04:649749:Comment:2099902008-11-04T16:10:25.541ZTom Daccordhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TomDaccord
I created the "Great Debate of 2008" project to provide middle and high school students from around the country with a forum to explain and discuss issues related to this year's presidential election. Participating students contribute information on campaign issues to the Great Debate of 2008 wiki and discuss the campaign in the Great Debate of 2008 online social network. At the Ning network students start & contribute to discussions, participate in online polls, meet students in other…
I created the "Great Debate of 2008" project to provide middle and high school students from around the country with a forum to explain and discuss issues related to this year's presidential election. Participating students contribute information on campaign issues to the Great Debate of 2008 wiki and discuss the campaign in the Great Debate of 2008 online social network. At the Ning network students start & contribute to discussions, participate in online polls, meet students in other states, and submit multimedia materials. Several students created videos for the project and I am very happy that students have taken ownership of both the wiki and the online social network. As of today (election day) there are 146 Great Debate 2008 members representing eight states; the project runs for one more week.<br />
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Project information and student work is up on the wiki:<br />
Great Debate of 2008 wiki: <a href="http://greatdebate2008.wikispaces.com/">http://greatdebate2008.wikispaces.com/</a><br />
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The Great Debate of 2008 online social network is private, but I am happy to invite you if you'd like to look around: <a href="http://greatdebate2008.ning.com/">http://greatdebate2008.ning.com/</a><br />
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FYI, I was interviewed about the project for an EdTechTalk webcast: <a href="http://edtechtalk.com/21cl_82">http://edtechtalk.com/21cl_82</a> Chuck:
I'd really like to int…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-04:649749:Comment:2096542008-11-04T00:26:39.439ZWilliam Kisthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/WilliamKist
Chuck:<br />
I'd really like to interview you for a book I'm doing on Web 2.0. Can we set up a phone or email interview?<br />
Thanks!<br />
Bill Kist<br />
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<a href="http://www.williamkist.com/">williamkist.com</a>
Chuck:<br />
I'd really like to interview you for a book I'm doing on Web 2.0. Can we set up a phone or email interview?<br />
Thanks!<br />
Bill Kist<br />
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<a href="http://www.williamkist.com/">williamkist.com</a> check out the comment two up…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-10-13:649749:Comment:1995912008-10-13T14:50:07.295ZMatt Montagnehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MattMontagne
check out the comment two up ;-)
check out the comment two up ;-) Hi Jim -
I have used ning as…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-10-13:649749:Comment:1995882008-10-13T14:46:29.817ZChuck Tafthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChuckTaft
Hi Jim -<br />
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I have used ning as a historical social network for my 8th graders in the areas of the Constitutional Convention and the Civil Rights Movement. Students are assigned roles and create "facebook" pages, completing a profile, adding postings to forums, posting photos and videos, and using the platform to "become" the role. Most kids love it.<br />
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You can check out examples at <a href="http://constitutionalconvention2.ning.com/">http://constitutionalconvention2.ning.com/</a> and…
Hi Jim -<br />
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I have used ning as a historical social network for my 8th graders in the areas of the Constitutional Convention and the Civil Rights Movement. Students are assigned roles and create "facebook" pages, completing a profile, adding postings to forums, posting photos and videos, and using the platform to "become" the role. Most kids love it.<br />
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You can check out examples at <a href="http://constitutionalconvention2.ning.com/">http://constitutionalconvention2.ning.com/</a> and <a href="http://civilrightsfacebook1.ning.com/">http://civilrightsfacebook1.ning.com/</a>. Let me know if you have any questions. Matt Montagne already commented on one of the facebooks below. Take a look at http://edtech.…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-10-01:649749:Comment:1950002008-10-01T19:12:35.890ZJohn Thompsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnThompson
Take a look at <a href="http://edtech.ning.com/">http://edtech.ning.com/</a>, which one of my grad student put together.
Take a look at <a href="http://edtech.ning.com/">http://edtech.ning.com/</a>, which one of my grad student put together. What a wonderful project. I'v…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-23:649749:Comment:1926102008-09-23T22:56:35.258ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
What a wonderful project. I've visited some great Web 2.0 projects focusing on primary sources. I've visited a ning that focused on the 1950s, I've seen blogs "written" by Harriett Tubman and written as someone who lived through the 1906 San Francisco fire. These projects, IMHO, raise the bar for critical thinking, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation.
What a wonderful project. I've visited some great Web 2.0 projects focusing on primary sources. I've visited a ning that focused on the 1950s, I've seen blogs "written" by Harriett Tubman and written as someone who lived through the 1906 San Francisco fire. These projects, IMHO, raise the bar for critical thinking, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation. Last spring one of our 8th gr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-23:649749:Comment:1926032008-09-23T22:36:35.654ZMatt Montagnehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MattMontagne
Last spring one of our 8th grade US History teachers at my previous school did a fantastic activity where each one of his students took on the role of figure from the US civil rights era. He called it the "Civil Rights Era Facebook" project. Students engaged in discussions and other virtual interactions (posting photos, videos, completing polls, etc) using the 1st person point of view of their figure. They had to "friend" others in the community that they would've friended in the physical world…
Last spring one of our 8th grade US History teachers at my previous school did a fantastic activity where each one of his students took on the role of figure from the US civil rights era. He called it the "Civil Rights Era Facebook" project. Students engaged in discussions and other virtual interactions (posting photos, videos, completing polls, etc) using the 1st person point of view of their figure. They had to "friend" others in the community that they would've friended in the physical world (for example, ML King wouldn't have friended Malcolm X, as they had different approaches and philosophies on the movement).<br />
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Anyway, the network that they used may be browsed online here: <a href="http://civilrightsfacebook1.ning.com/">http://civilrightsfacebook1.ning.com/</a><br />
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Pretty neat project done by one of the best teachers I have ever worked with.