NING.com Edward Vail MAT.41-EDUC 748

Table of Contents What is NING? How do you use NING ? Benefits for the Teacher Benefits for the Student Conclusion

What is NING?

How do you use NING ?

Benefits for the Teacher

Benefits for the Student

Conclusion

What is NING? NING.com is a social network site Allows users to join interest based networks Individuals can interact with others that share their same passions

NING.com is a social network site

Allows users to join interest based networks

Individuals can interact with others that share their same passions

How Do You Use NING? Anyone can start a NING page. You simply enter your email address, create a password, and invite friends. New members can search their interests and request membership to those networks.

Anyone can start a NING page.

You simply enter your email address, create a password, and invite friends.

New members can search their interests and request membership to those networks.

Benefits For the Teacher Allows teacher to enhance communication with students Allows teacher/student communication outside school hours Teachers can post reflective discussion blogs for students to respond to Uses the preferred medium of today’s students

Allows teacher to enhance communication with students

Allows teacher/student communication outside school hours

Teachers can post reflective discussion blogs for students to respond to

Uses the preferred medium of today’s students

Benefits for Students Encourages the development of student relationships Allows students to reach out to other students and their teacher after school hours Students get to personalize their own page

Encourages the development of student relationships

Allows students to reach out to other students and their teacher after school hours

Students get to personalize their own page

Benefits for Students cont’d Ideas and common frustrations are able to be expressed though a common forum Students are able to seek help from their classmates in real time

Ideas and common frustrations are able to be expressed though a common forum

Students are able to seek help from their classmates in real time

Conclusion Secure and safe for students Only invited members can view teacher’s network Teachers and students are able to assist each other outside of school It makes learning fun

Secure and safe for students

Only invited members can view teacher’s network

Teachers and students are able to assist each other outside of school

It makes learning fun