Ning is a social networking site that allows users to create customized online communities centered around specific topics or interests. It can be used in the classroom to create a safe online space for students to write blogs, participate in discussions, and share media. Teachers can post instructions, assignments, and communicate with students and parents through messaging. Features like blogs, forums, profiles and apps allow for cooperative learning, writing practice, and developing digital literacy skills. Creating a Ning account is easy and free for educators through Pearson sponsorship. It provides a platform for students to take ownership of their work while teachers can monitor discussions and posts.
Creative ways to use social media in your schoolSarah Sloan
Building upon my previous presentation of "An Introduction to Social media for your school" (also available on slideshare), this presentation gives specific examples of interesting strategies and examples of how you can use social media to build the reputation of your school.
If you have questions, or would like to organise specific advice for your school in Australia, please contact me at: s.sloan[at]griffith.edu.au
Webinar: Communication that Captures Students' AttentionD2L Barry
From the Brightspace Teaching and Learning Community, with presenter Barbra Thoeming.
Communication that Captures Students' Attention - February 3, 2015
This presentation was created by Josh Downing with notes collected by Josh and classmate Arima for assignment. The assignment objective was to explore technology in the classroom.
Creative ways to use social media in your schoolSarah Sloan
Building upon my previous presentation of "An Introduction to Social media for your school" (also available on slideshare), this presentation gives specific examples of interesting strategies and examples of how you can use social media to build the reputation of your school.
If you have questions, or would like to organise specific advice for your school in Australia, please contact me at: s.sloan[at]griffith.edu.au
Webinar: Communication that Captures Students' AttentionD2L Barry
From the Brightspace Teaching and Learning Community, with presenter Barbra Thoeming.
Communication that Captures Students' Attention - February 3, 2015
This presentation was created by Josh Downing with notes collected by Josh and classmate Arima for assignment. The assignment objective was to explore technology in the classroom.
This presentation is designed to answer three questions.
1) What is a PLN/PLC?
2) Why should every educator have one?
and 3) How does someone create a PLN?
The power of the online professional learning networkJo Mcleay
Coming to a conference like the annual VATE conference is a great way of learning and becoming inspired about our teaching. We gain ideas, resources and new ways of thinking about our practice in the classroom. But it is only once a year. Over the last few years I have found my professional learning extended by finding a network of enthusiastic and knowledgable teachers and educators from all around the globe who are on hand to give me inspiration and ideas whenever I need it. My new online Professional Learning Network (PLN) is a global network and fluid enough to accommodate learning anytime, anywhere. This workshop will demonstrate the use of nings, blogs, Twitter and diigo as a means to connect with other educators on a global scale and make learning more meaningful. It is for teachers at all levels of experience and all year levels.
Connecting with other educators is important for our professional growth. Online connections help this to happen. This is a presentation I delivered in 2009.
Pros, cons, and how-to's for 5 Web 2.0 applications are explored in this power point presentation. Learn more about Wordle, Quizinator, Photo Peach, Kidblog, and What2Learn. Great for teachers looking for advice about applications they have not yet tried.
Social learning in the Diploma of e-learning - TNQITColleen Hodgins
A presentation as part of a panel of people sharing their experiences of delivering learning in the Australian VET sector focused on current activity in the Diploma of e-learning at TNQIT
How to use Social Media in the ClassroomAdam Voyton
Learn how to incorporate social media tools into learning activities. When used properly, social media tools can boost student engagement, link students to content experts, find online classroom lessons, and help students to establish an online body of work/establish their brand.
Saving Scholastic Journalism in 2012: A blueprint to move online
Ning blog presentation
1. Why Ning? A Ning Blogging Tutorial Ms. Maria Mayo Lafayette Street School
2. What is Ning? A social networking site based on individual interests or topics. Unlike MySpace or facebook, Ning encourages blog writing within a specific online community, or in this case a classroom. Has strict privacy policies, therefore, you classroom ning will be a safe space for your students
3. Creating a ning account it easy, simply access ning.com and click on the “get started now” button
4. What does Ning do? Ning has several features that can be incorporated within the webpage: Blog Discussion Boards and Forums Photo albums Calendar application Event planner Messaging System Individual profile pages for the teacher and each student Communication between other communities Individualized privacy settings A selection of apps (cafepress, twitter, YouTube…)
5. How Can I use Ning in the Classroom? Ning can be used as a writing tool for the classroom. Blogs create a platform for students to share ideas learned within the class in a cooperative manner Ning forums can begin or continue classroom discussions online. Students are able to post questions or answers, encouraging them to take ownership of their work Videos, pictures, and other forms of media can be embeded in the ning, making learning truly diverse Teacher instructions, questions, and even assignments can be posted on their main page. Messaging systems make teacher, student, and parent communication accessable
6. This would be your main page. All features can be changed The top bar contains all the main controls such as member managers and forum
7. In the members page, members can be managed, erased, invited, and given special titles such as administrator
8. Discussion forms allow students to create an on-going conversation about a specific topic
9. Forums are easy to create! Simply click on “add a discussion” and write the topic within the text box
10. This is an example of a blog post. A blog is a great way to practice writing skills as well as convey information. Students and teachers can post their responses to the blog post. Media such as videos and pictures can be added as well
11. These are examples of responses. Responses to blog posts can be done by teachers of students. These are a great way to share quick ideas as well as provide feedback
12. In order to classrooms to post, students must be invited. Within the setting application on the top of the page, teachers can set their privacy to invite only, only allowing people that are invited to view the ning page Students and teachers can be added easily just by imputing emails manually or importing contacts from an address book online
13. Ning pages can be changed depending on the subject matter. This ning page was made for a media center
14. What Skills does Ning Develop? Cooperative Learning Writing Reading Essential question answering and critical thinking Media literacy Cyber etiquette and mutual respect Responsibility and ownership of work (constructivism)
15. Is Ning Easy to Use? Absolutely! Ning is highly personalized, each page and post can be changed to make it individual The set up and format is very similar to other social networking sites as facebook, so students are already familiar with it. All updates and posts can be sent to the teacher, making it easy to monitor. Privacy settings can be set to make the page “invite only”, only making it accessible to students, parents, or administrators
16. How do I sign Up? All you need to sign up is an email and a password (which you create). Due to its extreme popularity, Ning recently has become a paid web tool. Although it is not free, teachers do get a discount for their classroom account, this Ning package is called ”ning mini”. Ning also has a fundraising tool called “Donate”, which allows students and teachers to fundraise money for their ning account. Pearson education has teamed up with ning to provide free pages for teachers and their classrooms. All you have to do is simply apply and submit a request Lets check it out…
17. Sign Up Any email account can be used to access ning, including your teacher email. A password is needed as well
19. Ning could be paid with a PayPal account from the funds your class raised… Ning packages and pricing Or the Ning could be paid with a credit card and added to a provisional fund
20. Ning Applications Over 80 apps are available through ning! Apps are additional programs that can be added to your ning page. From zoho instant messaging to polls and quiz programs can be added
21. Classroom Donations Through a secure online payment system, paypal, students, teachers, and other benefactors can donate money to fund your ning webpage