Useful NINGS

I am using Ning.com in another course, so I have been becoming familiar with its functions. I think that is great because there is a lot of control over who can join and collaborate. There is now a "Ning" for students in the English Education program which I just joined. This is a new place for old, current and new graduate students to catch up with one another, stay in touch with professors, share ideas, questions, issues and even job postings.

http://ubenglisheducation.ning.com/

I also found the following Ning site which seems to serve a similiar purpose. This one is for English teachers from anywhere and everywhere who can collaborate and share ideas.

http://englishcompanion.ning.com/

This Ning site seems incredibly useful, especially for a new teacher. There are groups within the Ning that seemed to be organize by sub-topics in English. For example, there is a group for teaching middle school and one for teaching mythology. These might be great places to start if one is teaching a new genre or topic of English. I will definitely use this site as a resource for me in the future.