Wiki vs. Ning
Connie Cossar
project. I was wondering if you have used these two tools, what you
see as the pros and cons of using either tool. Any feedback is
welcome. Thanks :)
Alec Couros
I have most recently used Ning when setting up a community for our
"digital interns". If you would like to check it out, it's available
at http://www.digitalinterns.ca
It's a very nice tool. Members can have their own space (photos,
profile, etc.) and customize the look and feel. And then, in the
common area, participants can share video, audio, photos, write blog
posts (that show up for everyone) and there is a discussion forum. All
of this can be relatively controlled by the administrator (the one
that sets it up).
Also, once you have joined one Ning group, you can use the same
account to join other Ning groups.
A great one for anyone reading this would be to join the Classroom 2.0
Ning community. It is a very dynamic community and a great example of
Ning use. Steve Hargadon (a big open source advocate) is the
individual that set it up and it has hundreds of members around the
world. It would be a great place for networking. http://www.classroom20.com/
Ning is also ad-free and free for K-12 educators. See Steve's post on
how that works.
http://www.stevehargadon.com/2007/11/big-news-from-ning-ad-free-student.html
As for wikis, you probably have some experience with them, especially
from looking out our course wiki. I won't bother talking about that to
the same detail.
I encourage anyone to either join a Ning group (like classroom 2.0, or
there are MANY others) or try setting up your own.
Good luck.
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Connie Cossar
Thanks for your input, Alec. I actually signed up for a Ning that
injenuity started called Mom Reality - http://momreality.ning.com/
when she suggested it to me on one of my blog post comments. I liked
the format and thought it might be fun to try something new since I
have worked with the wiki in class already and will do more with that
on the collaborative project.
Cindy
exploring and quickly came across a Canadian also working in my
interest area (parent engagement). I didn't realize it was a Ning!
On Feb 7, 9:06 pm, Connie Cossar <conniecos...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your input, Alec. I actually signed up for a Ning that