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Transferring from Ning to Grou.ps

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

The Internet Time Community has been hosted on Ning for a little over three years. We’ve experimented with features, swapped ideas, kept track of one another, and so forth. I was shocked and saddened when Ning announced that its free service was ending. Lots of non-profits had signed up on Ning. Exploring the Grou.ps

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Lessons from Ning and free Web 2.0 services - eLearning R&D engines

Vignettes Learning

Unfortunately, Ning has decided to close down its free service and requires account holders to move to paid subscription. Ning's decision shows the volatility of funding web 2.0 These are some ideas to take advantage of free services: 1. There has been abundance in Web 2.0 tools including social networking for example Ning.com.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Edmodo and Ning are gaining popularity with educators. Ning is a fully functional social networking site. Educators typically use PLN tools to ask for help, feedback, and ideas.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Edmodo and Ning are gaining popularity with educators. Ning is a fully functional social networking site. Educators typically use PLN tools to ask for help, feedback, and ideas.

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The 10 basic online tools every trainer and online facilitator should know

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I have a tools list (both in a booklet and online in diigo) to try out and I never find the time or have the idea that I''ve tested enough tools. Ning - or other paid online platforms I hesitated whether Ning had to be included in the list because it is not a free tool. A short description below. Which tool is missing?

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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

Experiencing eLearning

Flat Classroom Project : comes from the idea that we have an ethical responsibility to teach people about different cultures, but it’s hard to do that if students aren’t actually interacting with people from other cultures. Communicate = Ning. Connect = Elluminate. Collaborate = Wiki. Create = Video. Feed Reader.

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7 lessons how to use social media in an event with social media beginners

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

People don't start new projects after meeting each other for the first time, ideas need greenhousing. But we had some impact: 86% of the participants said they got new ideas in their session that they had used or were planning to apply. You can ask participants to come up with ideas and may use tools like uservoice or crowdcampaign.