http://englishcompanion.ning.com

Burke, Jim. English Companion Ning - Where English teachers go to help each other. English Companion Ning - Where English teachers go to help each other. Retrieved April 13, 2010, from http://englishcompanion.ning.com

Summary: This award-winning, interactive website created by Jim Burke has over 15,000 members who log in to share lessons, ask questions, and discuss what is current in the world of teaching English. There are 156 groups ranging from “New Teachers,” to “AP Lit and Language,” “Teaching with Technology,” to “Teaching Shakespeare.” Each group has as many as 500 members, all ready and willing to share their expertise. There is a limitless number of resources already posted, and the options are endless as more teachers join and share on the site.



Evaluation/ Reflection: I have found so much great information on this website, and it is amazing to be connected to other language arts teachers from around the world. Teaching seems like such an isolated experience sometimes, and this website opens the possibilities for collaboration to a level I never imagined. The only downside, so far, is that I posted a request for ideas for articles or song lyrics to use in Socratic Seminar, and unfortunately, not one of the 15,000 members has replied as of yet.