Yahoo Teachers

Here’s an idea that’s long past due: Yahoo has announced Yahoo Teachers, a social network just for teachers. These days it’s not unusual for schools to discourage, if not outright ban, teachers from using the popular social networks their students are fond of, like MySpace or Facebook. But teachers deserve the right to social network too! With the upcoming Yahoo Teachers network, teachers will be able to collaborate with each other by creating, modifying, and sharing lesson plans online. Another feature of Yahoo Teachers is called the "Gobbler," which is a browser add-on that lets teachers save photos, text, and websites they find online. These items are collected simply by highlighting items then dragging-and-dropping them into a project portfolio. From there, the information can be stored to be later organized into lesson plans and worksheets. These plans can then be shared with other teachers on the network. The site isn’t live yet, but you can sign up to receive an invite to be alerted when it launches.