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Elgg, Ning, and SocialText

eLearning Weekly

Please chime in and comment on your experiences if you’ve used Elgg, Ning, and/or SocialText. "Ning lets you create and join new social networks for your interests and passions." Ning hosts your social network(s) for you. Ning has both free and paid options. " Pricing. " Hosting. SocialText. "With

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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. Elgg & Ning as two social networking tools. Case study with Ning. Instructor was interested in trying Ning. Decided on Ning partly because she wanted the privacy of a closed environment. Meets goal of modeling new technology.

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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. Edmodo has over 6.5 million members (students and teachers). Classroom 2.0

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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. Edmodo has over 6.5 million members (students and teachers). Classroom 2.0

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Weekly Bookmarks (4/12/2010)

Experiencing eLearning

tags : e-learning , research , training , education. Presentation on teaching online with VoiceThread & Ning, including survey results with learner perspectives on how these tools helped create a sense of community. tags : e-learning , education , instructionaldesign , teaching , voicethread , ning , web2.0 , community , lms.

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Daily Bookmarks 05/14/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Observations from the beginning of a high school project with Ning, Animoto, and Flickr. Most of the insight is around how Ning facilitates conversations between students and lets the teacher join the discussion. Students are engaged with Ning; they are personalizing their spaces and giving each other constructive feedback.

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Various ways to use social media as a facilitator or trainer

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

2) Integrated model: social aspecten are integrated with the content of the training. Ning or LinkedIn group) to start exchanging online related to the topics of the trajectory. (3) Jane Hart's model may help to think about the role of social media in your own training or learning trajectory and making choices therein as facilitator.