We're taking professional profile shots in my grade 12 Comm Tech class as a way of learning 3-point lighting...here's the guide on real world application.
If you are a mini-plan Ning user frustrated that you can't post video and audio, Edmodo may be the answer. It's actually a lot like PB Works. Students won't be able to customize their own page but you can add multiple files to an assignment post.
As some of you know I received an early invite to test out and participate in Google's latest entry into the social networking world Google+. I did an early comparison piece between Google+, Facebook, Flickr, 500px and Twitter the week before last. I wanted to write and update my thoughts on Google+ for photo sharing now that I've gotten a few weeks under my belt, as well as share with you all my own strategy for sharing photographs going forward.