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A listing of social networks used in educational environments or for educational purposes. Please add to this list (alphabetical by category and within categories).


 * Diigo:**
 * http://groups.diigo.com/educators/bookmark


 * [|Schools in ME] - Schools in Middle East social network and community.Schools in ME, is welling to be the biggest social network and community for education in Middle East, it’s a good place for schools, students, teachers and parents to meet all together using the power of community communications to set their goals.
 * [|The Schools United] - The Schools United website is a networking site dedicated solely to the education community worldwide. It provides schools and staff with the no-cost facility to share educational resources, ideas and experiences. The site encourages schools from around the globe to 'link' with each other prior to sharing these resources.
 * [|LL4Schools] - Learning Landscape for Schools - an e-safe Social Network (based on Elgg) for schools including blogs, wikis, social bookmarks, file storage, access controls, etc.
 * [|Primary School Teaching] - Primary School Teaching is a site for teachers to share resources, lesson plans and other teaching materials. Contributors recieve a profit share from ads placed on the site. Primary School Teaching is mostly a UK focused site.

**Facebook:**

 * [|don Quijote School]on Facebook. Here you can find a network of Spanish students.
 * [|Schools on Facebook] private, secure Facebook application.
 * [|Multilingualism] Global group to discuss the learning and teaching of languages
 * [|e-Learning in developing and developed countries] - The challenges facing e-learning in developing countries are ongoing and require everyone's attention. Global learning and cultural exchange via e-learning can unite and contribute to co-existence and world peace. The group was created on Facebook to collaborate and hopefully bridge the digital gap so that all learners can benefit from e-learning. Please join the group so we can collectively search for ways to promote, develop, and encourage others to see the value of connecting the world via e-learning.
 * [|Active Learning Group] is a discussion group in Facebook for discussing methods of engaging students.
 * [|Teaching Critical Thinking] is a discussion group in Facebook about teaching higher order thinking.
 * [|Teacher2Teacher Network Group]is a discussion group in Facebook concerning the private and exclusive social network for educators around the world.
 * [|Wikieducator] - Turning the digital divide into digital dividends using free content and open networks. Vision: A free education curriculum for all sectors and levels by 2015. Register for free online courses on how to use Wikieducator for instruction and learning.
 * [|Atlantis] - EU - US Exchange Scheme for Staff & Students at Universities in Sunderland, Algarve, Hagen, Little Rock Akansas, Troy Montgomery, San Diego
 * [|CMU Off-Campus Programs] - Here any current, past or prospective students of Central Michigan University's Off-Campus Programs can join and receive updates on current news, events, and programs.
 * Class Connector by 9thPeriod.com - Class Connector on Facebook allows you to find other Facebook and 9thPeriod.com users that are taking the same classes you are from around the world.

**Linked In:**

 * Great Books Group
 * Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group
 * Response To Intervention & Universal Design For Learning Central Group
 * [|Teacher2Teacher Network Group] - This network is meant to be a meeting place for teachers (k-HED, SPED to Gifted), parents, Education Professionals, etc. to share resources for Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning.

**Ning:**
(Updated list will be posted to [|http://education.ning.com] regularly.)
 * http://teachebonothinking.ning.com - Edward de Bono's New Thinking methods for schools. An international site.
 * http://teachthinkingresources.ning.com - Teaching resources to complement Edward de Bono's New Thinking in schools.
 * [|ArtEd2.0] - Using New Technology in Art Classrooms
 * Assessment FOR Learning - educators collaborating on how to included AFL ideas into the classroom
 * [|Business Social Network]
 * Called to Teach - for teachers who want to live their faith in an appropriate manner in a classroom setting
 * [|Classroom 2.0] - the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. Classroom 2.0 is a free, community-supported network.
 * [|CMU Off-Campus Programs]
 * [|Designing Learning Experiences Ning] - Technology educators supporting those who need assistance with technology integration
 * [|The Educator's PLN] - dedicated to the support of a personal learning network (PLN) for educators
 * Freshman Transition Network - dedicated to helping schools transition freshmen into successful high school students
 * [|www.Mindsetsineducation.ning.com] - a social network for educators who are interested in teaching studetns explicitly about memory, the brain, emotions and learning, and how to be resiliant in the face of setbacks.
 * [|NCTE Ning]- National Council of Teachers of English
 * [|NMSA Ning]- National Middle School Association Ning
 * Response To Intervention & Universal Design For Learning Central
 * saltash.net rainbow saltash.net community school in Cornwall England has a growing educator network
 * TCEA - Texas Computer Education Association
 * [|www.teach-with-internet.ning.com] a social Network for teachers to share and learn from each other.
 * [|The International School Teacher]a social and professional network for teachers working in international schools.
 * Innovative Urban Learning Community Urban educators collaborate for success in the 21st century
 * [|iTeach Mobile] - Community of Educators exploring the use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning.

General:

 * [|12SCR - the greatest tutor group in GCUS, UK] - A social networking area especially for 12SCR Tutor Group at GCUS, UK.
 * 9thPeriod.com - A new, exciting, and completely unique global social education network and academic platform. 9thPeriod.com Web 2.0 tools bring education outside the walls of the classroom, revolutionizing and enhancing learning by truly Making Education Social ™.
 * [|A Little West of Somewhere] - A social network for teachers on the rural Olympic Peninsula in the northwest corner of Washington State.
 * [|Alabama Educator's Network]- For teachers living in Alabama (Please join if you live in AL.)
 * [|Alaska 2.0] - A network for educators in Alaska to facilitate sharing and collaboration within Alaska, and the world. Everyone welcome.
 * [|Apprendre 2.0] - Social Network across the world about Education 2.0 and Learning 2.0 - Most of the activities are in French on this network !
 * [|AsiaTeach.ning.com] - Teaching and Education in Asia: Communities of Hope - Asian Educators discover and discuss common and unique challenges and experiences in Asian teaching contexts.
 * [|Brainify] - an academic social bookmarking and networking site for college and university students. If you are looking for the best sites and a great community to help with your courses, this is the place for you.
 * [|Blended Learning and Instruction] - where educators and students discuss online and face-to-face instruction and learning ideas.
 * [|Bloombla] - Storytelling network that has an english structure way of presenting ones stories.
 * [|Campus FLE Education] - A network for FLE (français langue étrangère)
 * [|Caribbean Educators Network] - A professional development community for educators, educational innovators, educational consultants within the Caribbean region.
 * [|Classroom 2.0] - Web 2.0 in the Classroom
 * [|ClassScene] - Safe, secure media sharing site developed
 * [|Creating an Online Learning Community]- this space is open for discussions about online learning and sharing. How can we optimize online learning spaces to share and learn from each other? How can online learning communities improve student learning and engagement? specifically for schools
 * [|http://www.classesonlineusa.com] - Online Classes Resource
 * [|College 2.0] - Higher Education, Online Education and Web 2.0
 * [|College of Education at NC State] - Ning for students and alumni at the College of Education at NC State University.
 * [|Comenius Programme Network] A network for teachers accross Europe to seek support, share ideas and experiences to help ensure successful Projects
 * [|Coming of Age] - The Book on Web 2.0 in the Classroom
 * [|Connecting Online]- Sharing personal and professional online learning experiences in preparation for a live online conference in February 6-8, 2009
 * [|Content Literacy] - Promoting a literate approach to teaching content.
 * [|Custom Essays] - Online academic writing resource.
 * [|Digital Arts Education] - A place for [|Digital Arts Technology Academy] students, staff, and alumni to converse and display.
 * [|eCollege] - This is a Network for e-Learning professionals to share their experiences and discuss the evolving world of on-line learning. We have a particular interest in ubiquitous technologies, global learning resources, web 2.0 services, social networking software and all things open source. We think this is where the future of learning lies.
 * [|eLatin eGreek eLearn] - Helping Classics teachers (Latin and Greek) understand and incorporate technology into the classroom.
 * [|elearningAdda.com] - A social network of e-learning professionals India.
 * [|Edu4DRR] - A social network by and for teachers who want to make a difference in disaster prevention.
 * [|EduBloggerWorld] - International Edubloggers
 * [|Edusim Users] - Social network for Edusim virtual worlds in the classroom
 * http://enforex.ning.com/ - Social Network for Studying spanish as a second language.
 * [|www.eSpecialMatch.com] -Social Network dedicated to families of individuals with special needs and the profesionals that serve them. Deals with Autism, Aspergers, Down's Syndrome, Sensory Processing disorder, Visual impaired, Physical impaired, Neurological disorders.
 * [|Fielfindr] A portal to connect classrooms to the world: Global citizens can share talents and skills with students.
 * www.fivefreedoms.org: A site that provides resources on school leadership, democratic practice, and youth voice. FFP also has an online network (network.fivefreedoms.org) that connects people who share a commitment to First Amendment freedoms, democratic schools, and the idea that all children deserve to be seen //and// heard.
 * [|Fireside Learning] (ning) - "Conversations about learning. Sit by the fireside and share your thoughts." This is a network of educational leaders and do-ers, people from around the world who care about educational reform and want to share and think things through as "reflective practitioners."
 * [|www.florin.pbwiki.com] - is an online learning and social network/collaboration site for educators in Sacramento, CA
 * [|Foreigners in Lille] - French as a foreign language in the french learning communauties of Lille - University of Lille 1 USTL.
 * [|GeographyNQT] - set up to support Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) of Geography in the UK (and elsewhere)
 * [|Gifted Education Ning] space for parents and teachers started by Ginger Lewman to discuss gifted issues
 * [|Global Classroom] - A social network of students, teachers and adult learners who want access to education and top educators across the globe. Providing free online classrooms for Teachers in order to integrate the internet into today's classrooms.
 * [|The Global Education Collaborative] - Promoting Global Awareness
 * HSC Ancient History NSW This Wiki aims to help Ancient History students studying for the HSC by forming a brains trust on the Ancient History topics. Both teachers and students are encouraged to contribute and join discussion groups.


 * [|ICT in Education] Community of ed tech folk started by [|Terry Freedman], a UK-based practioner.
 * Inquiryschools - freely sharing good primary educational practice
 * I[|NTERACTiC 2.0 School With Social ICT] - An informal Portuguese researchers and teachers community of practice. It //takes the potential of multiple collaborative tools available on the Internet to join people able to reflect on Education, teaching methodologies and learning using ICT.//
 * [|International Collaboration] - High school and university students worldwide collaborate and learn about each others' cultures and life styles
 * [|International Classroom] - Social network created for classes around the world. Space where pupils can share, talk about themselves ,show pictures and videos etc,and get to know each other's culture.
 * [|ISTE Member Ning] - Community network for members of the International Society for Technology in Education.
 * [|Internet en el Aula] - //Internet in the Classroom// is a social network where teachers share experience and resources. Born related to 2008 Internet in the Classroom Spanish Conference, it is aimed to the creation of communities of practice. It has more than 2000 members; 58 groups have been created so far.
 * [|ILTCE] - Illinois Technology Conference for Educators - Learning Without Boundaries 2008
 * [|ISEnet] - Independent School Educators Network for k-12 educators & students
 * [|Jumbo Tests] - Social network for test prep enthusiasts, including [|GMAT], GRE, SAT, etc. Just launched.
 * [|Laptop Learning Community] - Preparing Students with 21st Century Skills
 * [|Learning 2.0] - Creating Collaborative Learning
 * [|Literacy in a Digital Classroom]- A social network for educators to share ideas for using digital media in reading, writing, speaking or other areas of your curriculum.
 * LITE - Leading Innovative Technology use in Education - Glenview School District 34
 * [|Long Island School Leadership Center (New York)] - Open Community Discussions about Education in New York State
 * [|MACICT] - A social network for educators visiting Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre in Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia either in person or virtually.
 * [|MACUL Space] - Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning. Educators Pre-K to 20.
 * [|Michigan Classroom 2.0] Michigan Classroom 2.0 is for Educators interested in integrating technology into the classroom. A collaborative site where"beginners" and pro's can find a comfortable place to start being part of the digital dialog.
 * [|Montclair Educators Network] A social netowork for educators in Montclair, NJ.
 * [|Mr. Bruns 360] A social network for my 9-12 grade social studies students.
 * NaMaYa NaMaYa is an online educational center that is revolutionizing the method people study and learn as well as the way educational content is created and delivered. Combining state of the art technology that is integrated with other powerful Web 2.0 functionality NaMaYa offers an unparalleled learning, teaching and parenting experience. Relying on its three main pillars – Educational Content, Educational Communities & Technology, NaMaYa enables previously unavailable learning material to be accessed by web, thus enabling existing educational content while allowing the production of new and high-quality content.
 * [|Nanopaprika.eu] - Network of NanoScience
 * [|National Sports Academy] is the online learning and social networking community for National Sports Academy in Lake Placid.
 * [|Nebraska Educators Ning] - A place for Nebraska educators to collaborate, communicate and share.
 * [|NewEdexcelGeog] - to support UK Geography teachers who are preparing to teach a new 'A' level Geography syllabus from September 2008
 * [|NewLearning] - a community for teachers and educators interested in continuous new learning
 * [|Next Generation Teachers] - Improving Teaching and Learning with New Technologies
 * [|Pre-Service Teacher training]] - (A community for Improving Pre_Service Teacher Training)
 * PYP Exhibition Members - Inquiry Schools - A community of teachers involved in teaching the Exhibition year in the Primary Years Program of the IB
 * [|NYSCATE] - Leading the Transformation of Teaching and Learning through Technology
 * [|Ohio Education Technology Network] - A social network for Ohio educators to collaborate about education and technology
 * [|Voices Of The World] - Teacher's community to learn about new technologies to connect children around the world together using their voice rather than the written or typed word.
 * [|Online Instruction] - Teachers need ongoing support and information to facilitate online classes. Online Instruction caters to instructors' needs.
 * [|Online Projects 4 Teachers] - Linking Teachers Together
 * [|PBS Teachers] - Using a private Ning network to Connect with our Teacher Advisory Group
 * [|PINOT] -- Performance Improvement Non-Training interventions...The PINOT network is a community dedicated to performance improvement and results using solution systems that go beyond training. PINOT contains a collection of short articles, experiences, and discussions about a variety of performance improvement interventions that go beyond training. Are you intrigued with performance technology, improvement and results? Do you work in a field related to training, human resource development, or OD? Then please join us!
 * [|ProjectsByJen] - PreK - 6th Grade Teacher Collaboration
 * [|Promethean Whiteboard Resources and Training Companion]- A site created for teachers who recently received ACTIVboards in their secondary classroom. A compilation of sites for training and tips as well as content sites that work well on interactive whiteboards. (Just started-work in progress!) **NOTE: This Ning is by "invitation only" -- no information is available about how to be invited.**
 * [|PSUCast] PowerSchool users network.
 * Response To Intervention & Universal Design For Learning Central -This network is meant to be a meeting place for teachers (k-HED, SPED to Gifted), parents, Education Professionals, etc. to share resources for Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning.
 * [|Rolling on the River] - An educational resource for the interdisciplinary study of water; collaboration opportunities.
 * [|RBG Worldwide 1 Nation] (ning) Afrikan Centered Cultural Development and Education
 * [|School 2.0] - The Changing of Education
 * [|School Leadership Center Long Island] - New York State Leadership in Education Community
 * [|SchoolRack] - Free service for K-12 teachers and faculty to establish a classroom website or blog for sharing information online with students and parents
 * [|Schoolwork Together] - Space for teens from Israel and Dutch school to meet and discuss ideas for a common project
 * //SIGTE 2008 Book Discussion; Steering committee currently discussing book choices. Using NING as communication tool.//
 * [|Smallsteps] - a class based network set up to support 14yr old design students with a design and make project centred around the topic of waste reduction.
 * [|Social Students Network] - An Educational Network dedicated to connecting social college students interested common and modern Technology (cell phones, television, etc.).
 * [|SPEMFS] - an educational network dedicated to helping people become the best that they can be - spiritually, mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and financially; and teaching them how to learn from everything in their lives and to be creative.
 * [|SPLICE] - this is part of a JISC funded project run by CETIS at Bolton University to explore social networking for creative industries students, teachers and practitioners. SPLICE = social practices, learning and interoperability in connected environments.
 * [|Teacher2Teacher Network]A private and exclusive online network of educators around the world.
 * [|teachustech.ning.com] - A network of teachers using technology
 * teach-with-internet.ning.com - A network for teachers to share ideas, discuss different issues, suggest tools for and learn more about the use of internet in teaching
 * Teachers.net - A network of educator message boards, divided by interest group, areas of specialization, grade level, and social interests. Monthy newsletters, Harry WOng exclusive articles, and live chats with fellow educators make this network a worthwhile bookmark to visit everyday.
 * [|Teacher Content] - A network of teachers using technology to teach content
 * Teach-with-internet.ning.com - A social network for teachers to share ideas, suggest useful tools and discuss relevant issues connected to the use of internet in teaching.
 * [|The Innovative Educator] - Connecting educators passionate about educating innovatively. Mostly New York City.
 * [|Tictech 2.0] - A forum for Seattle (and beyond) educators to explore/share ideas on using web 2.0 technologies in education.
 * [|Transforming Education for the 21st Century] - Helping educators innovate, communicate, collaborate and create. Started in NYC.
 * [|We Are Teachers IMAGINE Network]- Online Knowledge Marketplace (this is a users focus group / forum to gather input and development)
 * [|WorkForce Educators] - Distance Learning and Teaching
 * [|World Englishes Project]- Blended Learning Course about World Englishes in collaboration with Waseda University, Japan.
 * [|WEBTAS] (Web Teaching and Academic Support Learning Community)
 * [|Web2learning] (For Teachers interested in using Web 2.0 technology’ to enhance online teaching and learning activities)
 * [|Web 2.0 Applications and Tools] (Web 2.0 online discussion site about applications and tools related to multiple topics in research and education. Mainly in Portuguese.)
 * [|Self-educate.com] -A free online self-education knowledge and social network on IT
 * [|Information Technology Tools for Engineers]- A course that is offered to the graduate engineers to built up their skill levels in the use of Internet for gathering, communicating and sharing information. The course topics also includes social bookmarking and social network. The course topics are general enough to interest and benefit wider audience, therefore, it is open to visitor, guests, and non-credit students
 * [|WiZiQ Meeting Place] This is a meeting place on Ning for users of WiZiQ, the online teaching and learning platform, which provides a[|free virtual classroom] for teachers and students to interact online in real time.
 * [|21C Learning @ Hong Kong] this was set up following a conference in May 2008 which was the first time International School educators had gathered in Hong Kong to discuss authentic 21st century learning in English Instruction schools in Hong Kong and the region. We want the conversations to continue and we welcome outside input.
 * __Logo in Education: a Learning Community of Practice__ – A social network in Greece (Greek language) with the purpose to facilitate communications and interactions, exchange of information, ideas and pedagogical resources and to promote co-operation and collaboration between the members of the educational community mostly interested in Logo programming language and philosophy.

Art:

 * [|ArtEd2.0] - Using New Technology in Art Classrooms
 * [|Asia Region Art Educators] A personal learning network for art educators
 * [|Art Snacks]- Teaching Art
 * [|Arteda.net] Art Education in the Digital Age - lots of videos of Exhibits/Lectures/Artist from Boston and a Web 2.0 Hybrid Drawing class.
 * [|Comic Art School] Open community with resources for drawing and making comics.
 * [|Drawing Faces] - Course for drawing faces, portraits, cartoon heads and caricatures.
 * [|IBART]Class Beijing A network for IBART students to collaborate,share and respond
 * [|Museums and Students] - A network for museums and students to interact and learnAg
 * [|UTA Film and Video Network] - for art (film) students and faculty of the University of Texas, Arlington
 * [|UTA Animation Network] - for animation students and faculty of the University of Texas, Arlington
 * [|National Art Education Association - Elementary Division] - Interactive tool for Elementary Art Specialists

Classroom Networks:

 * [|Across Generations] Homework help, resources, projects from students, resources for students and parents.
 * [|Big Dog Science] - eighth grade science class network for student collaboration on chemistry projects
 * [|CCM Music] - a network to connect students and staff across music courses at City College Manchester, an FE and HE college in the UK. This is a closed network but a [|video tour is here].
 * [|The Connected Classroom] - Private network connecting 7 grade 4 classes in international and public schools around the world (looking for members in Japan, Australia and China).
 * [|Creative Media Classroom] - Private network for 11th-12th grade students taking Creative Media (an evolution from Creative Writing) as an elective at a college preparatory school.
 * [|Dio Digital Learning Lab] Classroom based interactive network at Diocesan School for Girls in New Zealand (Private)
 * [|ESCOLA 2.0] - Learning the potential of social networking to education goals. A portuguese experience at the university as a support to the tradicional face to face classes.
 * [|Flat Classroom Project] - Planning, communication and collaboration Ning for the Flat Classroom Project
 * [|The French Connection] - Private network connecting 2 grade 6-7 classes in the US and France for communication, language practice.
 * [|FreshMontanaTheory] - 1st year music theory at the University of Montana
 * [|GCHS Theater Arts] Online reflection space for GCHS theater arts students (closed)
 * [|Global Classroom] - A social network of students, teachers and adult learners who want access to education and top educators across the globe. Providing free online classrooms for Teachers in order to integrate the internet into today's classrooms.
 * [|The Global Cooling Collective] - Planning World Concerts, Creating World Change, Empowering Global Youths
 * [|HSTE Project Ning], & HSTE Project Wikispace A project for Hereford High School Health Science Technology students for the 2008 - 2009 school year, Hereford, TX.
 * [|historycentral.net] A networks for 7th grade history students in a small K-8
 * [|Hurricane Maine] - Network for my students but hope to open it up for collaboration
 * [|IntroTV/Video] - 9-12th grade TV/Video students use this as a place to upload their work (closed - due to copyright issues)
 * [|Kerr Honors] - 9th grade English Network for Reading Reflection (closed - could open up)
 * [|Kingswear Network] - a private UK primary (ages 5-11) classroom network but main page is public - sadly closed due to COPPA and dearly missed by staff, parents and students.
 * [|McCorrmick31] - 11th grade English Network for reflection on independent reading projects. (closed - could open up)
 * [|Maine Holocaust Education Network] - We are a group of educators and students sharing and collaborating with each other in order to understand the Holocaust and work towards preventing future holocausts, genocides, and other human rights atrocities.
 * Mr. Edge's English I Space at [|edgespace.ning.com]
 * [|newentenglishsixth] - private Ning for 6th Form students of English Literature at Newent Community School, UK (closed)
 * [|Odyssey of the Mind] - A closed network for students at Odyssey Charter HS in Nevada. There are seven teachers participating with about 250 students currently in the network.
 * [|Readin' Writin' Techin'] - Closed network run by four teachers in Southern NJ as part of a study group looking at ways Web 2.0 technologies can be used to generate interest in reading and enhance writing skills. Network has 14 members (four adults and ten students).
 * [|Reading Revolution] - This network is to promote student interest in reading books. The network is between a class in an inner city school in California and a class in rural Iowa. Students are encouraged to be social and talk about the books they are reading or want to read. Students make and post videos and podcast about their favorite books, authors and their communities.
 * [|Second Grade] - Private network for a 2nd grade class students and parents to share multimedia, to communicate and practice writing in an informal environment.
 * [|Local NYS STEP program] - Educating students through the Science Technology Entry Program at New York Institute of Technology in NYS including providing resources and areas to reflect, obtain college and career information and more. (Long Island, NY area)
 * [|Sharing Learning] A learning experience involving my 2008 students, willing to sit for the CAE examination, in Rosario, Argentina, but also willing to communicate with other people worldwide, using English. And their wiki with project work at [|Sharing Culture]
 * [|StroudAce] - Private network for Stroud Access to Education staff, students and their families to communicate.
 * [|TLGplace] - Taking Learning Global, a private network for students 15+ and their teachers to share inter-cultural experiences while learning.
 * [|Truss2YPI] - one of several //private// Gr. 10 class networks, "Learning about grassroots organizations in our community." see [|YPI]
 * [|WellesleyHigh] - High School Faculty/Staff Network (closed)
 * [|Who do you serve?] a gathering of people from medieval realms "Figures from 600 - 1492 AD gather to share life experiences" A private network for Year 8 Humanities Students at ISG - Campus des Nations.
 * [|World Village] - Private network connecting 3 grade 2 classes in Thailand and the US to learn about different cultures.
 * [|Xtreme Learning] - Private network connecting highly able students in 9 grade 5 classes in international and public schools around the world - focus on reading and literature.
 * [|Learning Options Social Network] - A private social network of students in a very small high school in northwestern Wisconsin, who are taking online classes through a variety of vendors for enrichment or credit recovery.
 * [|OraDeInfo] - A private network of Romanian students (Psychology field) using Web 2.0 tools

Conferences:

 * [|Connecting Online] - Live online conference via WiZiQ on February 6-8, 2009. Proposals accepted until November 30, 2008.
 * [|CUE Community] - Conference website for CUE.org and 2008 CUE Conference (with individual forum threads for every session and speaker pages).
 * [|ECOO] - Educational Computing Organization of Ontario - Conference Nov. 11- 13, 2009.
 * [|ePals Conference] - The world's largest social network for learning hosts a one-day conference, Tuesday, July 28, in Boston. Speakers and participants from China, UK, El Salvador, Canada and US.
 * [|Flat Classroom Conference] : Leadership Workshop and Student Summit with educator Ning at [|Flat Classrooms]
 * [|The Illinois Technology Conference for Educators]- A social networking site for conference attendees, vendors and speakers. Educators following the conference from afar as also encouraged to join this ning. Stay tuned for handouts, pictures, and video of our 2008 event!
 * [|Learning 2.008 Shanghai] - Educational Technology Conference held in Shanghai in September for international teachers in the Asia region.
 * [|MACUL Space] - The __Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning__
 * [|NECC Ning] - Ning for ISTE's National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
 * [|NYSCATE] - Leading the Transformation of Teaching and Learning through Technology
 * [|TCEA] - Texas Computer Education Association - 30th Annual Conference & Exposition February 8-12, 2010 in Austin, Texas.

Course Material:

 * [|openlearn] - Open University Course Material

**English as a Foreign Language:**

 * [|APAC] A network of teachers of English in Catalonia
 * [|ePals] Find native speakers of English in US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa to pair with your EFL students, using free SchoolMail, SchoolBlog, student forums, and protected chat.
 * [|EFL Classroom 2.0 - an international community of thousands of teachers and resources. Always Free, Always New. >]
 * [|EFL University.] Teachers and Students have FUN = Frivolous. Unanticipated. Nonsense to learn together in English and Spanish
 * [|Im with Benjamin] A page for my students (primarily English classes, but others as well) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Closed right now, but could become open.
 * [|Inglês Verde e Amarelo] - IVA is an established network of Brazilians learning English and English-speakers learning Portuguese of interested in Brazil.
 * [|ListeningPlus] A network for students who felt they wanted to keep in touch and practicing English after their online session at [|Casa Thomas Jefferson] (Brasilia, Brazil) was over.
 * [|Mexico English Teachers' Alliance :: META Web 2.0] - META is a social and educational network for English teachers that promotes learner-centered teaching methods and Web technologies in and out of EFL classrooms.
 * http://internationalclassroom.ning.com/ Where pupils from all parts of the world can meet chat, share, work together. Created for younger teens 12 to 14, who would like to join us?
 * [|TOEFL Prep] - stands for "Test of English as Foreign Language", used broadly as an entrance requirement for higher education studies in English.
 * [|IELTS Prep] - "Internation English Language Testing System", similar to TOEFL.

English as a Second Language:

 * [|CSWE 3 Werribee] - An adult ESL network for my class of new refugees and immigrants to Melbourne, Australia (closed - may open up)
 * cswe3class.ning.com - An Adult ESL network for migrant students at Mt Gravatt, TAFE, Brisbane, Australia
 * Talking in Tongues - (Private) A social network for an advanced academic speaking and listening course at North Dakota State University

English Education (Pre- and In-Service):

 * [|FSC-KU M.Ed. (TESL)] - (private) a network for those taking the Framingham State College Masters in Ed. program (IEP - International Education Program)
 * [|Montclair State English Education] - Support Network for [|Montclair State University] (New Jersey) English teacher certification students—including pre- and in-service students and novice teachers during their induction period.

Russian Education:

 * [|edu.ru] - System federal educational portal
 * [|edufa.ru] - Portal about education in Bashkortostan

**Georgian recruiting :**
mycareer.ge - Business Network of Alumni, CEOs and Middle level managers in Georgia

**French as a Foreign language :**

 * [|Echanges FLE] - Communication - Collaboration in FLE (FFL)
 * [|ePals]- Teachers of French pair students as pen pals, for twin blogs, using free, safe and protected communication tools such as email, blogs, forums and more
 * [|fauxamis.ning.com] - False friends alias words that look the same but have a different meaning in French and in an other language.
 * [|Foreigners in Lille] - French as a foreign language in the french learning communauties of Lille - University of Lille 1 USTL.
 * [|FLE Education] - FLE (français langue étrangère) and Web 2.0
 * [|frenchteacher.ning.com] French teacher (closed network)
 * [|grammaire.ning.com] - French grammar.
 * [|vocabulaire.ning.com] - French vocabulary.

Language Learning:

 * www.bilingual seeds.ning.com
 * [|Enfoidiomas]: Nuestros Centros en [|Barcelona], [|Madrid], [|Marbella], [|Salamanca] y [|Valencia] imparten cursos de idiomas (inglés, francés, alemán, español, catalán y chino mandarín), así como cursos para la preparación de exámenes oficiales.
 * [|Talkabout Primary MFL]- for those teaching (or considering teaching) foreign languages in Primary schools (ages 3-11)

Leadership:

 * Accomplished California Teachers - a Stanford University based network made up primarily of California National Board Certified Teachers. Operates in a Ning network and seeks to bring teacher voice to policy debates, while sharing information and strategies to promote teacher leadership statewide.
 * [|Education Leadership] - A community for educators to discuss effective leadership, to share best practices, and work toward - lead - a culture of positive change in education.
 * www.fivefreedoms.org: A site that provides resources on school leadership, democratic practice, and youth voice. FFP also has an online network (network.fivefreedoms.org) that connects people who share a commitment to First Amendment freedoms, democratic schools, and the idea that all children deserve to be seen //and// heard.
 * [|Progressive Learning Community]- A place to share strategies, exchange ideas, to lead, to teach and to learn
 * [|School Leadership Center Long Island] - New York State Leadership in Education Community
 * [|SMS 5 Year Program Collaboration] - A collaboration network for all preservice teachers at Suncrest Middle School in Morgantown, WV. Members are in the 5 year teacher education program, host teachers and associated administrators.
 * [|PYP Threads] - A community for those involved with the [|International Baccalaureate] Primary Years Program. This ning grew out of a one day workshop of PYP coordinators in Switzerland, and is opened to anyone PYP. It is "a place to weave, unravel, and re-weave PYP threads into fabrics of communication with a choice of threads, colors, patterns, and textures."
 * [|TICAL Community] - Join other administrators and leaders to discuss and share effective decision making in our schools and districts today. This site was started by The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership ([|TICAL]).
 * Innovative Urban Learning Community urban leaders collaborating for success in the 21st century

**Music:**

 * [|General Music Co-op] - A global networking space for general music teachers, pre-service music teachers, music teacher educators, and all those interested in general music education.
 * [|MusicTechieTeachers] - A community for music educators that use technology in their classrooms.

Libraries

 * [|Library 2.0]
 * [|TeacherLibrarianNing] - A community for teacher-librarians and other educators

**Other Languages**

 * [|Edublogger Argento] Community of Argentinian Edubloggers
 * [|Eduteka]- a free Spanish-language web portal for educators, updated every month and run by the Gabriel Piedrahita Uribe Foundation (Fundación Gabriel Piedrahita Uribe (FGPU), in Spanish) based in Cali, Colombia.
 * [|Orientamenti e Disorientamenti (negli usi didattici delle tecnologie).] Orientations and Disorientations (in didactical uses of technologies)., An Italian network of teachers and practitioners wishing to make an awered and informed uses of technologie

**Professional Development:**

 * [|Cooperative Learning Community] - Popular community with discussions and pedagogical resources.
 * [|Collaborating with Judy Campf] - Professional network for educators using (or thinking of using) Web 2.0 technologies with K-12 students and staff.
 * [|Digital Citizenship] resources for educators.
 * [|DuBois and Beyond]: Private local Network for PD
 * [|E2T2 Tech Mentor Grant]
 * [|http://florrie.ning.com] is a ning for the parent, teacher student communication of Hoërskool Florida in Gauteng, South Africa
 * [|http://florries.ning.com] is a ning for the professional development of teachers at Hoërskool Florida in Gauteng, South Africa
 * [|EdtechLeaders] is a ning for teachers who participated in an online Web 2.0 course provided by the MA Dep of Ed and EDC. The resources in this ning are open to anyone and all are welcome to join
 * [|Eduteka]- a free Spanish-language web portal for educators, updated every month and run by the Gabriel Piedrahita Uribe Foundation based in Cali, Colombia. Includes many resources for ICT teachers in particular.
 * www.fivefreedoms.org: A site that provides resources on school leadership, democratic practice, and youth voice. FFP also has an online network (network.fivefreedoms.org) that connects people who share a commitment to First Amendment freedoms, democratic schools, and the idea that all children deserve to be seen //and// heard.
 * [|Global Classroom] - A social network of students, teachers and adult learners who want access to education and top educators across the globe. Providing free online classrooms for Teachers in order to integrate the internet into today's classrooms.
 * [|Instructional Designers] is an open group for people who develop instructional materials.
 * [|iTeach] is a site for teachers to share and learn about both technical and nontechnical resources.
 * [|Learning Technologies User Group (LTUG)] - This is an online community where Learning Technologies User Group (LTUG) Members & others interested in learning technologies can share ideas. This is a vendor-neutral community.
 * [|Literacy Coach Network] - best practices in literacy coaching
 * [|OnlineProjects4Teachers] - Linking Teachers Together
 * [|Orientamenti e Disorientamenti (negli usi didattici delle tecnologie).] Orientations and Disorientations (in didactical uses of technologies)., An Italian network of teachers and practitioners wishing to make an awered and informed uses of technologie
 * [|PassionateTeachers] A group of those teachers/educators who are passionate about teaching-learning new strategies to make learning a joyful experience.
 * [|Pima County Regional Support Center] - Collaborative space for teachers in Pima County interested in technology integration. All groups are formed around on trainings and presentations by the Center with agenda, links, and other resources.
 * [|Pixels, Please] collaborate and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, etc. amongst educators about how to use Digital Images in the classroom.
 * [|Professional Development 2.0] - Educators Learn the 2.0 Way
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 * [|Readin' Writin' Techin'] - Closed network run by four teachers in Southern NJ as part of a study group looking at ways Web 2.0 technologies can be used to generate interest in reading and enhance writing skills. Network has 14 members (four adults and ten students).
 * Saint Joseph Digital Express - The network of collaboration and professional development in the Saint Joseph, Missouri school district.
 * [|Tapped In] is a professional educators' collaborative with over 600 professional development groups, university and K-12 classes. Members may create their own office and up to two group rooms (including secure K-12 classrooms for their own students). Tapped In uses a split interface (Java based chat on the bottom frame, Web based on the top) to facilitate real time meetings as well as asynchronous threaded discussion boards, file sharing, etc. Tours of the interface as well as real time meetings may be found by looking at the [|Tapped In Calendar]. Real time help is often available. Membership is free and ad free.
 * [|Teachers 2.0] - Teaching in the digital age.
 * [|The Teacher Collaborative] - A social network of teachers and educators attempting to integrate technology into current curriculum practices by developing global project ideas and classroom partnerships.
 * [|teacher/tearner: minds of our own] - A private network of independent interdependent teachers learning. The goal for this network in 2008 is to become an even more valuable professional learning network. We are also accepting membership by educators who are interested in using and sharing the use of Web 2.0.
 * [|Teachers as Writers] - This is a place where teachers who are writers or wannabe writers can share their enthusiasm for whatever it is they have put on paper or want to put on paper. It's about encouraging people to write and "carve their niches in the edifice of time."
 * [|Tech Camp for Educators]-With literacy as a focus, technology will be infused across the curriculum as a tool for teaching and learning. This is a hands-on, practical class. This is a face to ce week long tech camp taught by Meg Ormiston.
 * [|University of Chicago Charter Schools]
 * [|Virginia Independent School Teachers]
 * [|Web 2.0 4 Teachers] - This network is for teachers and administrators who have attended my workshops and conference presentations that highlight the use of Web 2.0 tools. It provides a place for them to engage during and after the sessions.
 * [|Western New York Powerful Learning Practices]: A social network where teachers and administrators from various school districts explore and learn Web 2.0 tools.
 * [|Vidsnacks]: Video training for teachers wishing to incorporate video into their lessons.
 * [|Virtual Southside] - Virtual Southside is a group of educators at Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO who are exploring learner-centered constructivism through emerging technologies.
 * **Regional:**
 * [|Computer-based study strategies] - for Teachers and students affiliated with the University of Oregon
 * [|Edureshet] - Israeli educators and web20 in the classroom
 * Greenbush Education Service Center
 * [|Profesores ELE en Holanda] - for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language working in the Netherlands (in progress) | Profesores de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) que trabajan en los Países Bajos.
 * [|School Matters] - Knoxville, TN Area Network
 * [|SigTE Book Discussion Group] A book discussion study group for //Reinventing Project-Based Learning// (2007) by Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss, an ISTE publication.
 * [|Sloan-C SL-NET] (Higher Ed)
 * [|Second Life Educational Videos]

**Science:**

 * Bergmann Science Awesome example of an organized online science classroom with resources and activities available! Also thousands of student discussion posts, pictures, videos and much more.
 * RIScienceteachers Ning and wikispace for Rhode Island science teachers.
 * [|Science collaborative projects] from [|ePals]- Climate change, habitats, maps, water, natural disasters, weather are some of the free projects. Your classroom can collaborate with classes in another state or on another continent, using the Teacher and Student Project Forums or the global community.
 * [|Saint Joe H2O] - SaintJoe H2O is the communications network for the Saint Joseph Marine Institute. SJMI is a Dual-Credit Honors program within the Saint Joseph School District.
 * [|Principles of Biology] - A collaborative network linking Benton High School and Missouri Western State University via the dual-credit course: "Principles of Biology."
 * [|Benton Zoologists] - Students at Benton High School in St. Joseph, Mo, who are exploring the animal kingdom, one phylum at a time...
 * [|Extreme Biology] - Mixed group of high school students attending a conference. It will turn into an actual class project for the 2009-10 school year.
 * [|Middle School Science Teachers] - The middle school science teacher has a unique set of challenges in order to connect with students. While 2.0 technologies are important, so are the tried and true hands-on activities. We know, in this day of high stakes testing, that helping students learn content takes time and foresight. So if you have a special lesson plan, demonstration, hands-on activity or other way of connecting with your students, share that knowledge here for others to use.
 * [|The Synapse] **A SYNAPSE** is a minute gap between nerve cells which transmits crucial information through the nervous system. The goal of this network is to perform a similar "synaptic" function between biology instructors of all levels and locations.
 * [|Molecular Forces]- A network for Physics and Chemistry educators to share ideas, ask questions and be nerdy.
 * Science in Greece - A social network for science teachers in Greece (Greek language).

**Social Studies:**

 * [|The Way We Are Project]- Students will engage in a collaborative learning experience. Through email exchanges, students learn about the daily lives, cultures, climates and geography of children who live in other regions of the world.
 * [|Teaching Digital History] - A community focused on ideas and resources for teaching using digital historical resources.
 * [|I Teach Social Studies] - A community for social studies teachers to share their ideas, resources, etc.

Spanish as a Foreign Language:

 * [|don Quijote Spanish School] - Spanish courses in Spain and Latin America.
 * [|Enforex] - Con más de 24 escuelas de español ubicadas por España y Latinoamérica, Enforex es la organización más grande y prestigiosa en el mundo especializada en la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera.
 * [|Intermediate Spanish in a rural place of the United States] - Videos, música, noticias, fotos, podcasts, ejercicios, ideas... en español y para clases de español como idioma extranjero.
 * [|Profesores ELE en Holanda] - for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language working in the Netherlands (in progress) | Profesores de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) que trabajan en los Países Bajos
 * Profesores de español.- Una red para los profesores de español como segunda lengua para compartir materiales, aprender cosas nuevas, hacer contactos. Indicado también para estudiantes que quieran ser profesores en el futuro.
 * Special Education and Web 2.0:**


 * [|Top culinary schools in America] Research Top Culinary Schools and find the bet Cooking Classes from the best Culinary Arts Schools Worldwide and get free information about Culinary degree.
 * [|Special Ed in the 21st Century] - No Child Left Behind? Special Needs and Self-Contained are often left behind, academically & socially. Our mission: Informing and educating parents, educators, decision makers in the use of Web 2.0 tools and 21 Century Skills for this unique class of learners. The rise of the read/write web provides a voice and creative outlet (and possibly a brighter future) for one of our most isolated and in-need populations.

Student Organizations:

 * [|EARCOS Global Issues Network] - Earth’s Hope is the theme of the [|EARCOS] Global Issues Network Conference to be held in Beijing April 4, 5 &amp; 6 at Western Academy of Beijing. The Global Issues Network is based on the ideas in Jean Francois Rischard’s book “Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them.” Rischard identifies 20 urgent global problems and encourages the formation of small groups around the world to help solve them

Teacher Education:

 * [|DigitalInterns.ca]: This is a Ning-group for the professional development of a group of teacher interns at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. This is an on-going project and will eventually include all students from the Faculty of Education.
 * Exploring Diversity - (Private) A social network for students taking the Diversity and Educational Policy course as part of the North Dakota State University School of Education Masters and Doctorate programs.
 * [|Orientamenti e Disorientamenti (negli usi didattici delle tecnologie).] Orientations and Disorientations (in didactical uses of technologies)., An Italian network of teachers and practitioners wishing to make an awered and informed uses of technologie
 * [|StorahLab] - Jewish educator training program teaching the ancient art of Torah translation through theatrical means. A program of[|Storahtelling].

Technology:

 * [|ArtEd2.0] - Using New Technology in Art Classrooms
 * [|Blended Learning and Instruction] - Engaging students and teachers in active learning by using technology and combining online with face-to-face instruction. Members will share various 2.0 tools and ways of integrating technology effectively.
 * [|Learning 2.0 for Pakistan] - Learning 2.0 Technology for teachers and students from Pakistan. National Education platform for producing teacher-generated content employing collaborative next generation internet technologies.
 * [|Elementary Tech Teachers] This is the place to share plans, ideas, tools, frustrations and any other ideas related to teaching and using technology in the computer lab setting or as an elementary tech facilitator.
 * [|ePals]- Safe and protected Web 2.0 tools for collaboration and communication, including SchoolMail, SchoolBlog, and forums. Embedded language translation for nine years, now offering 35 languages. Social network of classrooms for project-based learning.
 * [|Indiana Tech Teachers] - a new network for educators of technology in Indiana to share ideas.
 * [|Learning Technologies User Group (LTUG)] - This is an online community where Learning Technologies User Group (LTUG) Members & others interested in learning technologies can share ideas. This is a vendor-neutral community.
 * [|Online Instruction] - Teachers need ongoing support and information to facilitate online classes. Online Instruction caters to instructors who wish to discuss ways of developing, implementing, and providing learners with the most effective means of online instruction.
 * [|Promethean Whiteboard Resources and Training Companion] **BY INVITATION ONLY>>>AND THERE ARE NO DIRECTIONS/LINKS TO RECIEVE AN INVITATION : (**
 * [|SchoolRack] - Free service for K-12 teachers and faculty to establish a classroom website or blog for sharing information online with students and parents
 * [|Teachers Collaborating via Technology]- a network for teachers that want to share what they are doing via technology.
 * [|Teaching 'N Technology] - A brand new network designed for teachers and technology specialists to share strategies, ideas, and tools regarding technology integration.
 * [|Tech Integration] - With the growth of web 2.0 applications the phenomenon rises many questions in education. Can any of this new applications be used effectively in the classroom? Should we just stick to the traditional technology integration activities?
 * [|Technology Integration] - Gathering perspectives and best practices from teachers, administrators, students, parents, Board of Education members, support personnel, vendors and others regarding technology integration in education. Site also available by visiting [|TechnologyIntegration.org.]
 * [|Video production and multimedia] - Video is the language of the 21st century. Learn how to do it here.
 * [|WiZiQ] is an online teaching platform, which provides a free virtual classroom environment for teachers to interact online and teach students in real time. Teachers can also build a profile, keep an availability schedule, and maintain a content library, which is associated with their profiles, by uploading PowerPoint presentations and PDF Files.
 * [|Project TREE] - Technology Recycling for Excellence in Education. Partners hardware donors with schools to provide open-source computer technology for 1/10 the cost of traditional computer labs.
 * [|E-Teachers@India] - A community of eteachers from India engaged in sharing and discussion about technology, tools, strategies, etc.

**Virtual Environments:**

 * ISTE SIGVE - International Society for Technology in Education's Special Interest Group for Virtual Environments, linking like-minded innovators for student education and professional development

Vocational:

 * [|Etools and Tips for Educators] - Vocational e-learning and training
 * [|Mobile Communication] - The social implications of mobile communication ( this site is focused on the academic analysis of mobile communication in society)
 * [|SkillsTech Australia] - Stonemasonry students, employers and teachers
 * [|Vocational e-Learning Mentors] - Vocational e-learning and training

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> **Contirbutor:**[|Francisco Athens] > **Description:** HyperEd strives to facilitate exploration of Social Justice and Visual Culture issues through the medium of Free Open Source Software! This wiki allows registrants the ability to edit and create wiki pages, create blogs, post images and participate in the forums to create a supportive community among educators around computer technology.
 * [|Atlantis] -
 * [|Crossroads of Learning]- This website is geared to tutors, tutor training and includes a community Journal, a meeting space, and many free resources for professionals involved in one-to-one education.
 * [|ChitChat] - An 'educational network' that allows educators to find/share course content, make class websites, author interactive study tools, and discuss education-related topics.
 * [|Curriki] - This website is community of educators, learners and committed education experts who are working together to create quality materials that will benefit teachers and students around the world.
 * Delicious - Social bookmarking at its finest. Log in with your Yahoo! ID and create an aggregated list of resources/bookmarks that can be tagged, searched, and shared with others.
 * [|Edmodo] - A private micro-blogging site for educators for use in the classroom with their students. Features include private classes, activities, & groups, posting of Notes, Links, Files, Alerts, Assignments & events. Teachers also have the ability to send a private post to a public timeline to share with anybody with an RSS feed.
 * [|Education Network Australia (edna)] - A network for Australian educators in early childhood, schools, universities, vocational and community education. Free resources, event calendars, group collaboration spaces (Moodle), email lists and professional networking.
 * [|educatorslog.in] - A network for educators in India to connect through a community blog, share and tag resources for teaching, and learn about best practices and professional development opportunities - all relevant to the context of education in India (Started by Shuchi Grover)
 * [|Elluminate] - an online teaching and learning platform, providing advanced synchronous tools enabling K-20 teachers and students connect and collaborate in real-time.
 * [|European Educational Social Network] BONy is a **social network** where users can play a double role of students and/or teachers according to theirs skills and requirements, therefore being able both to satisfy their formative needs and to share their professional and linguistic expertises. At the same time, BONy intends to provide a social network experts fully dedicated to the European cooperation in the domains of research and project management. In BONy it is also possible to find an e-course on **European****Project Cycle Management**.
 * [|Flashcard Friends] - a social network for creating, sharing, learning and self-testing using online flashcards
 * [|Gifted Kids Network] Network for gifted students to collaborate on advanced learning projects and enrichment clusters. (private; will accept new members)
 * [|ICT Schools] - ICT resources and news for teachers.
 * **Wiki:** [|HyperEd.org]
 * [|iEARN] - Global educational network with 20 years experience linking classes in online collaborative project-based learning, now among 125 countries
 * [|italki] - A social network where you can find everything you need to learn a language online, for free. italki is home to a global community of language learners and educators representing over 100 languages worldwide.
 * [|LearnCentral] - A free social network started by Elluminate currently in early public beta, specializing in educators connecting, sharing content, and being able to engage in live online meetings.
 * [|LearnHub - Test Prep, Study Abroad, Career Counseling] - Social learning network with 130,000+ educator and student members. Includes the world's largest free question banks for [|GMAT] and other subjects.
 * [|ManyOne] - A revolutionary new, FREE platform for serious content management under Dublin Core 'light' (international standard), fully-hosted, integrated, directory-based, with white-label social networking and more. Launching December 15, 2008. **"Something special is happening"**
 * [|MasteryMaze.com] - A learning community where teachers and students share educational podcasts, videos, and discussion to improve learning in school subjects.
 * Mindbounce.com - A personal learning environment for academic writers who wish to interact with expert feedback in real-time.
 * [|me.edu.au] - A social network for educators with an interest in Australia
 * [|Muse] - a social utility that connects you with Internet2-enabled technologies and educators in your region and around the globe. Learn how next-generation Internet applications are being used everyday to inspire educational excellence.
 * [|my.nycwp.org] - A social network for the NYC Writing project. This network brings together the project's listserv, flickr photos, twitter tweets, blogs, and more.
 * [|OzProjects] - Moodle-based Australian network of online curriculum projects. Join the teacher network to learn about online projects, join your class up to an existing project or apply for your own project space.
 * [|Promethean Planet] - Free 240,000+ user portal for educators using Interactive Whiteboards, Learner Response Devices and Software and developing best practices in connecting the key educational technologies of classrooms and virual learning together. Features blogs, forums, resource sharing and reviewing and even its own Private virtual island! Promethean Planet content can also be found on Itunes and TeacherTube channels.
 * [|Saywire] Complete private network specifically for the education community. Includes blogs, wikis, profiles, multimedia, eNotes (like email but no mail address or mail server), and also allows members to build and manage their own pages for classrooms, clubs, sports, professional development, personal interests and more.
 * [|SchoolRack] - Free service for K-12 teachers and faculty to establish a classroom website or blog for sharing information online with students and parents
 * [|Sharing Links] - Free social bookmarking site for educators to save, discover and share links. "Delicious for teachers."
 * [|Teacher Leaders Network Forum] - Private professional network of U.S. teachers, with public aspects, based in customized Drupal environment.
 * [|TeacherRated] - free online community where K-12 teachers find, share, rate and review the best online educational resources on the Internet
 * [|Tutor Amigos]- Clases particulares online para Hispano-hablantes. Facilitamos el aprendizaje entre alumnos.
 * ** [|uSync - Social Networking and Project-Based Learning Software for Education] ** I just saw a demo this week on a pre-released software that finally delivers on social networking for schools and as a teacher, I don't have to build it myself. It is stunning! It runs locally on school-based servers and I can best describe it as a combination Facebook and YouTube rolled into one. It blows away anything I have looked at. My kids said they liked it BETTER than Facebook. I am anxious to give it a try. Was told it is pilot phase now and they will launch the product last week of May.
 * [|Virtual Learning Network] New Zealand.The Virtual Learning Network (VLN) supports the concept of classrooms without walls, where students and educators have the flexibility to connect with their classes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Where a rich and diverse range of courses, programmes and activities, from early childhood through to tertiary, are offered by New Zealand-based educators. This site brokers the connections between teachers and learners; joining clusters, schools, groups and individuals who are learning through online programes and/or using video conferencing for curriculum support.
 * [|WiZiQ] is an online teaching platform, which provides a free virtual classroom environment for teachers to interact online and teach students in real time.
 * [|WeAreTeachers.com] - Beta Site for creating your own teacher and learner knowledge marketplace.
 * [|wePapers] - a free social knowledge sharing web application which allows college & university students and lecturers to share their papers, notes and other materials, ask each-other questions and more.
 * [|YouFig] - Custom Collaboration Communities for Academia

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