Ning.com

I recently set up a class website using Ning.com. http://braschlerhistory.ning.com/ is a website devoted to a Modern History course. On the website, it allows for multimedia files to be uploaded, including music, movies and pictures. It also offers areas for discussion boards, live chats, and many other interactive services. Students can create their own blogs using Ning.com as well. This could be a very helpful tool to help reach out to students when they are not in class. It allows for the instructor to personalize lessons more, and allows for more student interaction with the materials covered in the actual class work.