Creating a Social Network:
The Walled Garden approach
http://www.photos8.com/view/gate_of_garden2-800x600.html

Bethany Smith
Asst. Director of Learning Technologies for
the College of Education at NC State
University

Dean Mantz
Technology Integration & Network
Coordinator, USD 376 Sterling Kansas

Dianne Krause
Instructional Technology Specialist,
Wissahickon School District

Amira Fouad
Program Manager,
RezEd.org, Global Kids

Sheryl Grant
Director, Social Networking,
HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media &
Learning

What is ?

Our Ning Communities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff-bauche/2230236391/

http://cedncsu.ning.com/

http://hub.dmlcompetition.net/

http://www.rezed.org/

http://futureteachers.ning.com/

Why Ning?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/-bast-/349497988/

How does Ning support community?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/milivoj/2166043959/

Creating a Ning - Ease of use
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppdigital/3123340426/sizes/l/

Management
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95368991@N00/2601829858

Privacy and publicity

Tips & Tricks
www.flickr.com/photos/49503155381@N01/2562630928

Make Ning Public,
but groups private
www.flickr.com/photos/2258
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Customization
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digital_rebel_xt/70158224/sizes/l/

Keep tabs on your Ning with
RSS

Change your
welcome
message
www.flickr.com/photos/43462240@N00/346316915

What do Premium
Services add?
www.flickr.com/photos/66621443@N00/14338803

Bethany Smith bethanyvsmith@gmail.com
Amira Fouad amira@globalkids.org
Dianne Krause diannekrause@gmail.com
Dean Mantz mantzd@usd376.com
All images used are available under Creative
Commons and are linked from:
http://delicious.com/bethanyvsmith/pp_photo