Ning (Thing # 22)

Ning and Classroom 2.0 are really neat. I would be more apt to go back to classroom 2.0 as I found more relevant information there. There’s an infinite amount regarding cool teaching strategies. It’s great to know there’s an easily accessible community of educators out there willing to collaborate. There are times when my creativity has hit the wall and I need fresh ideas or help with a particular problem.

I teach IB classes and often collaborate with IB teachers around the world. It’s so darn difficult to get onto their Online Curriculum Centre (OCC) that I’ve all but given up. It requires these particular passcodes that are gobbly gook and can’t be changed to something I’d remember. Maybe I’ll start a Ning group with the people from the OCC. Reason being, I need more content specific help. Most of these sites are geared towards teaching strategies. I need to discuss content and resources as I’m taking on a new course (economics) starting in January. Nevertheless, it’s great to know all of my options for help. Now that I’ve taken this course I can say I know where to start!