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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. I was shocked and saddened when Ning announced that its free service was ending. Lots of non-profits had signed up on Ning. Ning could have at least provided a decent migration path away from their service. It wasn’t very difficult.

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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. Google Reader: How to Setup a RSS Feed (YouTube video).

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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. Google Reader: How to Setup a RSS Feed (YouTube video).

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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 10 basic online tools every trainer and online facilitator should know

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Screencast-o-matic - or other screencasting tool I think every teacher or trainer should be to make a so-called screencast video to explain one of your subjects. 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.

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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

Experiencing eLearning

Communicate = Ning. Create = Video. Jaycut : online video editing. She has mixed feelings about Ning for students–it’s not as global, you have to be a member to interact even on public sites. Connect = Elluminate. Collaborate = Wiki. Lots of possibilities. Brainstorming (only listing things new to me below).

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1st update on 10 Tools Challenge 2013

Jane Hart

VIDEO, AUDIO & IMAGE TOOLS. 22- Edmodo 85- Buddypress 63- Ning. BLOGGING & WIKI TOOLS. Blogging. 5- WordPress 15- Blogger/Blogspot 77- Edublogs 96- Tumblr. 30- Wikispaces 32- Google Sites 88- PB Works. 2- YouTube 25- TED Talks/Ed 56- Khan Academy 78- Vimeo. 29- Audacity 47- iTunes and iTunesU. Photo/image.