TeacherPop is a pretty cool site, I have to say. It's got that attractive (and interactive) quality vital to a good networking site, and has a really specific focus, making it a very immediate, useful resource for those of us grinding through the MAT program. I took some time to add the TeacherPop and Classroom 2.0 widgets to my blog (they look good, right?) and was impressed with the layout and all. I see Ning as being a pretty cool place to create networks, if you're into that kind of thing. ;)
Do I find any of the mentioned networks appealing? Certainly, as long as they talk about stuff that interests me (I'm looking at you, IMDB!) Perhaps the most appealing thing about these specific networks is just that- their specificity. I like being able to go to a place like IMDB and catch really in-depth discussions and comments about a movie or tv show I like. You might not find that kind of down-low elsewhere. And I like getting the down-low on movies. Finding a forum where users speak a similar language can be extremely beneficial to a variety of professions or personalities.
To answer the question regarding my online affiliations, I am a member of virtually every online community that this or any of my other classes tell me to be a part of. I tend not to commit to joining online groups, mostly because I'm so bad at staying involved (my attention span seems to wane dramatically in the initial days of membership), but that's not to say I don't find networking sites highly valuable and user-friendly. If nothing else, these social network-related Things have taught me not to undervalue social networking as a powerful tool for educating oneself, gaining new resources, and providing endless feedback (hopefully you asked for it).
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