A cyber friend of mine invited me to join ExchangesConnect NING. I am member of different NING groups and find them very very interesting. In fact, I think I will opn one next year for my own courses and start training teachers at my schools to do the same ( I am the ICT coordinator at two schools - see my profile) .  

I have had a look at  http://connect.state.gov/ . It is  a growing global community of people interested in cross-cultural dialogue and international exchange! It may be particularly interesting for students because they will interact with people of different countries and read/leave their comments about simple everyday topics such as:

• What is your city famous for - from local culture to global
• What is the difference between love and friendship
• Tell me about a place you visited
• what are the responsibilities of Youth

I think I will pick up some ideas and develop them in my blogs

http://adults5.us.splinder.com

http://jovenes4ma.us.splinder.com