Communication and Discussion Between Distant Classrooms

If anyone is interested:

I have created a Ning (http://sauconvalleyenglish.ning.com/) with the idea that teachers can connect their classroom with other classrooms from around the US (and hopefully the world.) Teachers can create discussion boards and share various media. In turn, their students, once registered, can reply to and discuss the responses of distant students. Teachers can also schedule Skype or instant discussion times between their classrooms. This Ning will serve as an inquiry into intercultural discussion and the students will hopefully gain the benefits of a more worldly view. The idea for this Ning is modeled after the website Piccle. However, I find this website hard to use and believe that Ning will be a much easier platform for students to quickly gain access to.

Please join if interested and let me know of ways to improve it!

http://sauconvalleyenglish.ning.com/