tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post4303696568325128888..comments2023-04-14T06:11:34.177-04:00Comments on Connecting 2 the World: Ning vs. Learning Management Systems (LMS)V Yonkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post-66722226040237669772009-02-07T12:39:00.000-05:002009-02-07T12:39:00.000-05:00Yes, Jenny, I agree that there is a time and place...Yes, Jenny, I agree that there is a time and place for everything and "instant" communication in class should be class focused! This brings up a good point however. I wonder if you would get the same enthusiasm in working on a classroom project with a program like Blackboard as you seem to have with the NING. Do you have the chat function enabled?<BR/><BR/>As we don't have computer access in class, I don't have the same problem in making sure the students are on task during class.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post-46522714614138969722009-02-06T16:47:00.000-05:002009-02-06T16:47:00.000-05:00Straight up I could see the potential for nings as...Straight up I could see the potential for nings as LMS systems. Can I clarify one thing that I probably should have made clearer in my post. I have absolutely no objection to students using it as a communication tool for them to say hi and the like. My reason in speaking to the students emanated from the fact that they were doing this in class when they should have been focused on our group activity. Always hard to manage in a 1:1 laptop situation. If they want to communicate socially on the ning at appropriate times I'm OK with that. <BR/>It will be interesting to compare notes Virginia. Thanks for highlighting the work I'm doing in this post.jennyluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613696084721098766noreply@blogger.com