Exercising the Power of Ning
Feed professional growth & support creativity,
community, & collaboration


                                    Matt Cauthron
                    Digital Arts Technology Academy
                              mcauthron@psusd.us
                                     @imagemonki
Who am I?
            Digital Arts Technology Academy
             Distinguished Educator
            Challenge Based Learning- Apple
            Media Arts Framework- LAUSD
Who are You?
Who are You?




         What’s your role?
Ning is... “peace”
 Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform
 Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms
 Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate!
 Examples:
Ning is... “peace”
 Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform
 Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms
 Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate!
 Examples:

          Digital Arts Education
Ning is... “peace”
 Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform
 Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms
 Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate!
 Examples:

          Digital Arts Education
           Art Ed 2.0
Ning is... “peace”
 Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform
 Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms
 Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate!
 Examples:

          Digital Arts Education
           Art Ed 2.0
           The CUE Community
Things on Ning...
    Easy to launch social network platform
    Showcases the talent of students
    Builds professional communities for learning
    Connects with other educators
    Cultivates collaborative environments
    Exercises digital citizenship
Provides mentors w/in your local community
Enables a system of content management
Acts as cloud-based networking
Supports Challenge Based Learning
Platforms your iLife
Covers all the ISTE NETS
Dashboard works across Ning networks
Accessible from desktop & iPhone
What they say...
Resources?

http://delicious.com/mcauthron
http://delicious.com/mcauthron/Ning
http://delicious.com/mcauthron/Social_Networking

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    Exercising the Powerof Ning Feed professional growth & support creativity, community, & collaboration  Matt Cauthron Digital Arts Technology Academy mcauthron@psusd.us @imagemonki
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    Who am I? Digital Arts Technology Academy  Distinguished Educator Challenge Based Learning- Apple Media Arts Framework- LAUSD
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    Who are You? What’s your role?
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    Ning is... “peace” Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate! Examples:
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    Ning is... “peace” Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate! Examples: Digital Arts Education
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    Ning is... “peace” Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate! Examples: Digital Arts Education Art Ed 2.0
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    Ning is... “peace” Private / Semi-private / Open social network platform Use for professional growth, programs, or classrooms Share, interact, learn, build connections, collaborate! Examples: Digital Arts Education Art Ed 2.0 The CUE Community
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    Things on Ning... Easy to launch social network platform Showcases the talent of students Builds professional communities for learning Connects with other educators Cultivates collaborative environments Exercises digital citizenship
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    Provides mentors w/inyour local community Enables a system of content management Acts as cloud-based networking Supports Challenge Based Learning Platforms your iLife Covers all the ISTE NETS Dashboard works across Ning networks Accessible from desktop & iPhone
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