market. It's a good service so I don't have an issue paying for it. In case
they don't come up with reasonable pricing it's great to have the list of
Ning alternatives as a backup.
On the broader subject of the benefits of breaking out of our school silos,
this delightful video of a talk by John Seely Brown (ttp://vimeo.com/7650988)
provides some strong evidence.
Fred
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:48 PM, elisabeth abarbanel
<eabarbanel@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi -
> Do you know that Ning is changing and will no longer be free? This blog
> piece has some alternatives:
> http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/ning-alternatives/
> or
>
> http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/04/ning-ends-free-networks-try-these.html
>
> Keep us posted on what you do -
>
> Elisabeth Abarbanel
> Librarian
> Brentwood School
> Los Angeles, CA
>
> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Fred Bartels <fredbartels@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to create a Ning for independent school students and teachers
> who
> > are doing Apple handheld programming classes next year. The Ning will be
> a
> > place where teachers and students working on this subject can support
> each
> > other, share ideas and tips, ask questions when stuck, get exposed to
> > different approaches to solving programming problems, etc.. If you are
> > teaching a iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad programming class in the 2010-2011
> school
> > year, and are interested in participating please get in touch.
> >
> > This idea is easily transferable to other subjects. :-)
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fred Bartels
> > Dir. of Info. Tech.
> > Rye Country Day School
> >
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Rye Country Day School
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