Introductions

Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on November 3, 2008 at 5:18pm

BAD news, your kiddos have to be 13 to participate in a ning. Why don't you do some research at epals.com. That's what they do, collaborative projects. Good luck, N.

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Permalink Reply by Hyejung on November 10, 2008 at 9:04pm

Hi Nancy,
Thank you for the information! I took a look at epal site and think this is what we need for our collaboration project. I signed up for epal site but I am still trying to figure out how to use it. Is there any other simple how to site I can get help from?

I am also thinking about using classblogmeister.com for younger students. Any suggestions? Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on November 11, 2008 at 6:17am

The only thing I know about classblogmeister is it is slow. Check the epals "help" section.

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Permalink Reply by Diana on November 3, 2008 at 5:08pm

Hi Everyone! My name is Diana. I am currently a graduate student at C.W Post. As part of my final year assignment I have decided to start a global connections project. So, I just started a ning network:

I am looking to spread the word about my network and get some suggestions about how to collaborate with other teachers. Any ideas? I have a third grade special education class in New York. I'd love to find some international partners to join in some activities with my class.

Thanks,
DIANA

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on November 3, 2008 at 5:20pm

FYI, your kids have to be 13 to use ning. That aside, why don't you check out epals.com. Their thing is collaborative projects.

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Permalink Reply by Gaurav on November 3, 2008 at 11:28pm

HI all !! I am Gaurav Kumar from Noida thats India. I am working as a software engineer and i like making friends from differnt part of the world.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Phillips on November 4, 2008 at 10:29am

Hey all, I'm Chris, this is my first year working in education, as an Instructional Technology Specialist in Pittsford, NY. I'm looking forward to learning from all the discussion here and trying some new things with technology in schools.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Hess on November 4, 2008 at 11:51am

Hi! I am Amy Hess, a 5th grade teacher recently (in the past week!) turned tech coach for my district for (K-8) teachers. I should now have the time to explore all of the web tools I have dreamed of and share those with teachers in my district. I am looking forward to networking with others who have more experience and those others who are starting out in this capacity. I am in Elizabethtown, PA.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Nikula on November 4, 2008 at 12:52pm

Hi everyone! Jessica Nikula, high school English and social studies teacher from Parksville, BC, Canada, here. I would love to collaborate with other English and social studies teachers. Through a Univeristy of Alberta course that I am taking, I have been learning about many of the great "new" Web 2.0 tools available. I would love to hear about how other educators are incorporating these into their teaching. I am looking forward to the dialogue that takes place here.

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Permalink Reply by Maureen Schoenberger on November 4, 2008 at 6:00pm

I am Maureen Schoenberger. A teacher in Medford NJ. I teach k-5 computers and teach 4th and 5th Grade Gifted and Talented. I also am the webmaster for our school. I have been teaching for 9 years now (only 6 in tech) and LOVE IT! I couldn't imagine doing anything else! I am also the mother of two little cuties! So my life is pretty hectic and crazy like many of you and love NING. it is the only network site I check reguarly. Sorry, not a twitter bug! I like NING better because everything is in one spot. I don't have time to be checking anything else. Love all of the great resources and forum questions. Looking forward to participating:)

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on November 4, 2008 at 9:00pm

I teach gifted kiddos, too. You might enjoy http://giftededucation.ning.com

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Permalink Reply by Christine Robinson on November 6, 2008 at 8:38am

Hi everyone, Christine Robinson here. I'm a middle years teacher from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and I'm exploring this site for an assignment in one of my master's courses. I am currently enrolled at The U of Alberta and am taking master's courses online, and one of my classes is all about Web 2.0 tools. It's very interesting and I am learning a lot. Looking forward to learning more.
Christine :)