decide. Jenny Z
On Apr 16, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Renee Ramig wrote:
> For our middle school, Nings have been the perfect tool. You can =
upload
> lots of content in an organized way, you can turn on and off things =
you
> want to use or not use, and it was easy to use.
>=20
> I would gladly pay to use Nings, especially if they continue to make =
the
> product even better than it is. =20
>=20
> I know we are all looking for the "free" but sometimes having a tool
> that teachers use and just works for them, is worth paying for. We =
are
> used to having Web 2.0 tools all be free, so I think the first thing =
we
> all think about is what can we use instead of Nings that are free. I
> think maybe a better thing to think about is do Nings work well for =
the
> teachers and students that are using it. If it does, then why not pay
> for it?
>=20
> Renee Ramig
> Seven Hills School
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Lemieux
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:24 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Ning no longer free
>=20
> I am curious as to what other tools schools are migrating to if they
> have
> been using Ning. We have some faculty using Ning networks in class and
> have used it in professional development here at my school. We really
> liked the ease of use of Ning, the ability to add embedded content was
> particularly nice allowing video, Prezi, Slideshare and other
> presentation
> tools to be incorporated. What migration options have folks found? Any
> ideas?
>=20
>=20
> Sincerely:
>=20
> Bruce Lemieux
> Director of Technology
> Cushing Academy
> 39 School Street
> Ashburnham MA 01430
> blemieux@cushing.org
> Phone: 978-827-7075
>=20
>=20
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> writes:
>> Just an FYI
>>=20
>> One month after long-time Ning CEO Gina Bianchini was replaced by =
COO
>> Jason Rosenthal , the company is making some major changes: It has =
just
>> announced that it is killing off its free product, forcing existing
> free
>> networks to either make the change to premium accounts or migrate =
their
>> networks elsewhere. Rosenthal has also just announced that the =
company
>> has cut nearly 70 people - over 40% of its staff. Here's the email
>> Rosenthal just sent out to the company:
>>=20
>> =
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/nings-bubble-bursts-no-more-free-netwo
> rks-cuts-40-of-staff/#comment-1030783
>>=20
>> So the question is, do you pay for a premium account or use a =
different
>> tool.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> Garry Clum Jr
>> Network Manager
>>=20
>> St. Paul Academy and Summit School
>> 1712 Randolph Avenue
>> St. Paul, MN 55105
>> 651-696-1497
>> gclum@spa.edu
>> www.spa.edu
>>=20
>> =1A Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> [ For info on ISED-L see
> https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons,
> attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
> RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L
>=20
> [ For info on ISED-L see =
https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, =
attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
> RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L
>=20
Jennifer Zagariello
Director of Educational Technology
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
jzagariello@mka.org
973-509-4861
[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L
