I want to set up some sort of social learning space for my 10th grade World Civ class, but I'm bumping into some issues: 1. Can I use this site? Is it ready for prime time? 2. Should I just set up a group on Ning? It offers "out of the box" functionality, and we can be up and running in a matter of minutes? 3. Though I really want to improve my drupal skills, can I do that at the same time as we use the site? In other words, can I build the plane while I'm flying it?
I've posted on Steve Hargadon's Using Ning in Education site (on Ning, naturally), and gotten some interesting feedback from both Steve and Bill Fitzgerald of FunnyMonkey fame. Bill runs a drupal in education shop, so that's where he's coming from. I'll continue to think about this and update my progress here.
