To be honest, I have been using Facebook at home for years, and there are only a few features that I like about it. I use it to communicate with friends (which I do more successfully via e-mail), but what I mostly do it use it to share photographs. I may be wrong, but it really just seems like a form of blogging. There are so many gimmicky little polls, games, etc. that I get annoyed with all the clutter.
On the other hand, Ning.com might be an easier way to create a “social networking site around a topic” that is relevant to the curriculum I must teach (p. 140). I especially like the idea that I can start out private until I fully understand how it works and what to expect from my students, then slowly open it up to the public in stages as appropriate and/or needed to meet my set goals. However, I still feel like I need to try something that someone else has already done, learn from their mistakes, and fully understanding the ins and outs before I think I’ll be able to figure out what I can do with it. This is all still pretty overwhelming for me.
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