Nings

A Ning is an online site that allows you to create your own social network. The site recently went commercial, but educators may still create a Ning mini-network at the following link: http://education.ning.com/

Nings allow you to share blog posts, videos, photos, and more. Nings are easy to set up if you wish to create your own specialized education Ning for your school or classroom.

Nings of interest to teacher librarians include:

http://edupln.ning.com/group/schoollibrarians
A social network for personal learning networks for school librarians. A small group but I imagine it will grow in popularity.

http://www.classroom20.com/
A social network about web 2.0 tools for the classroom. Great resources and discussions!

http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/
A well-established and active social network for teacher librarians. Great site!

http://21centurylibrarian.ning.com/
A large Ning with a number of groups to join within the network.