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Capture the benefits of social networking tools like Facebook without worrying about privacy and appropriateness. Ning is a free, closed-group social network that you can set up easily just for your students. Learn how to use it as a discussion forum, blog, and video and photo-sharing tool.
Ning is a social networking site akin to Facebook and Myspace.
You can tap the interactivity of those tools but keep it entirely under your control. Manageable for the classroom experience Facilitates communication among members Students already have the experience necessary to
begin use immediately
Interface locked down, cluttered
Users decide what features to add
Privacy is a concern if poorly used
No clear purpose
Cleaner, less hectic interface
Site administrator controls everything
Multiple security options
Developed around a focus, purpose
Facebook vs. Ning
Gina BianchiniNing CEO
Don TapscottAuthor, ‘Grown Up Digital’
WHAT MAKES SOCIAL NETWORKING EDUCATIONAL?
“It's a fantastic tool for extendingclass discussions beyond the constraints of class time. In addition, it offers a venue for students who are sometimes reluctant to participate in class to hear their voices heard.”
What kind of Ningsare out there already?
CLASSROOM USES
What do students think?“Some like it, others don't. I think one of the problems is they want social networking to be free of school- it is their separate world. That is just my take, though.”
It could be worseMr. President
START WITHA SINGLE PROJECT
Boo Radley meets the 21st Century
CLASS WEB SITES
A teacher says:“They like the fact that they can review class notes.”
Creating An Account
Name, e-mail, free
PrivacyYou decide who to allow in
AppearanceTemplates, or HTML control
FeaturesYou decide what to activate
Help is on the way
How to have the ads removed
Sign in to the Ning Help Center first. Click the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page. The "Ask Our Team a Question" form then appears. In the first field (“I have a question about”) select “a network
that I have created.” A new field with a pull down menu will appear (“I specifically
want to know”) and you should choose “General Question.” A window will appear where you need to choose a specific
topic. Please choose “other” at the end of the list. In the “Network URL” field please give the network address of
the educational network you are asking Ning to make ad-free. In the message portion of the ticket, please specifically write
that you are requesting an ad-free network for education.
Management ResourcesAcceptable Use PolicyGrading Online Discussions
Let the students mix it upThe Shining
START WITH A PLAN
Teachers say: Ways to start
“To provide a location - accessible to my students only - for class resources.”
“Announcements, notes, assignments”“My original goal was to use it as both a
place to post assignments and to create a space where students could talk about course content outside of class.”
The secret’s out
Resources
Setting up a Ning site: Joshua Fenton, Inland Area Writing Project
Social Networking Made Easy with Ning, Karen Huffman, 2009 Computers in Libraries
Create Your Own Social Network with Ning, Bethany Smith, transparentlearning.blogspot.com
Image credits: Gate, Bee, Bees, Tightrope, Guinea Pigs
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