sites for our community

Just want to compile here the resources we want to provide in our e-comm:
blendedschools.net
surfyourwork.com
glef.org
learningtimes.org
reta.nmsu.edu
I will keep adding to this list

Link for Wrtiting Grants

http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4827.cfm

Ning Resources

Thanks to Vicki for the following resources:
The “educational” applications I’ve been able to discover so far are:
something that looks like a delicious clone (for social shared bookmarking)(http://bookmarks.ning.com/)
an idea “bank” – very primitive – for collecting ideas during brainstorming
An Amazon book review clone
Here are some discussions of the implications/uses of ning:
http://www.gonze.com/weblog/story/10-4-5
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/04/ning_roll_your_own_f.html
http://www.tiara.org/blog/?p=5
http://web2.0central.com/archives/96
http://www.chuggnutt.com/2005/10/06/ning.html
http://faq.ning.com/group.php?FAQGroup:title=General+Questions+About+Ning
http://thecommunityengine.com/home/archives/2005/10/developing_with.html

Discussion w/ a 14 year-old on “stickiness”

So I was telling my son about the sticky concept with sites like myspace.com and we talked about why he prefers myspace to another community he’s in called hi5.com.
- Myspace is more personizable, i.e. you can go to other sites to get code to insert into the edit fields in myspace (see http://mygen.co.uk/).
- Myspace [...]

Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities

This book is unavailable right now
Here’s what one reader had to say that I want to keep in mind for our e-communities…
As the author says, “This book is a strategic handbook for community builders.” It espouses 9 design strategies:
(1) Define and articulate your PURPOSE
(2) Build flexible, extensible gathering PLACES
(3) Create meaningful and evolving [...]

Investigating Ning

Ning looks interesting, thanks Alli.
http://www.ning.com/
I’m interested in how to use e-community and social apps for several projects:
-dissertation of the month club
-online professional development community for K-12 educators
-opd for pre-service and new educators
-latinas and politics e-community
~julz
still pondering, not so verklempt today

MySpace and e-Community

So my mini-cadre is pondering our next project, a 20-page paper on any combination of:
1. games/simulations,
2. knowledge repositories/KM systems,
3. professional e-communities,
4. and, formal e-learning.
And so I was reading an article in the NY Times called Suddenly An Affinity For Teenagers which talks about Rupert Murdoch’s purchase of MySpace.com, which my 14 year-old son [...]

Yahoo Portal

James and I have been talking for a while for the need of a personal portal service. Right now I’m playing with a Geeklog, but I think that I would prefer something simpler. Could this Yahoo Portal Service provide what we’re looking for?
~julz
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Yahoo to Offer Portal Service to BellSouth
By KEN BELSON
Published: October 18, 2005
BellSouth, the [...]

New list of grants 10/17/05

EducationPosted: October 16, 2005Deadline: January 5, 2006
Applications Invited for Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards
For complete program, see the program’s Web site:http://www.schoolsofdistinction.com/
EducationPosted: October 14, 2005Deadline: December 1, 2005
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership Accepting Applications forEducation Program Grants
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership is a grantmakingorganization that works to promote mutual understanding between [...]

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Blueberry Coffee Cake recipe from RichINGREDIENTS:1 cup packed brown sugar 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk 1 cup fresh blueberries 1/4 cup confectioners’ [...]