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WELCOME!WELCOME!Get Berry Connected with Get Berry Connected with
NingNingA Workshop for UH COE
ETEC 687
October 9, 2008
Yuki Horikiri
Jean Isip
Penny Pereboom
OverviewOverview• Introductions
• What is Social Networking?
• Ning: features
• Ning: demonstration
• Create your social network
• More cool networks
Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives
• Define social networking.• Compare Ning with other social
networking sites.• Identify the main features of
Ning.• Create a social network on Ning.• Locate other social networks.
Participants will be able to:
IntroductionsIntroductions
• What online networks
are you a part of?• Why do you go there? / What do you do
there?• How does it add value to your life?• How often?
Social Networking in Plain EnglishSocial Networking in Plain English
Social Networking SimplifiedSocial Networking Simplified
• Online community of internet users
• Connect existing friends and family
• Make new friends, business contacts, relationships
• Find people with common interests: hobbies, activities, politics, etc.
SocializingSocializing• Creating a profile page
• Viewing other people’s pages
• Inviting people to your network
• Sending messages, participating in discussions
• Sharing pictures, videos and music
Benefits of Social NetworkingBenefits of Social Networking• Stay connected to friends and family• Meet people with similar interests• Gives you the opportunity to meet people you
may have never met• Create an online environment for your
classroom
DrawbacksDrawbacks
• Privacy
• Predators
• Imposters
• Losing interpersonal skills and connections?
Who is social networking?Who is social networking?Social
Network
F/M
A G E Total
14-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
MySpace F 5,158,453 7,091,214 3,800,542 1,252,287 542,694 167,087 71,531 18,083,813
M 3,365,442 5,226,788 3,238,471 1,209,510 475,566 167,101 66,852 13,749,732
Facebook F 784,214 1,685,029 767,619 184,057 72,743 21,441 10,270 3,525,373
M 357,017 977,753 609,655 177,662 62,033 22,024 8,545 2,214,689
LinkedIn F 3,697 39,594 178,550 69,197 24,368 7,726 1,355 324,487
M 4,618 42,642 222,431 124,759 45,310 16,083 3,379 459,222
Flickr F 87,720 303,941 363,220 139,090 60,707 19,871 5,113 979,662
M 44,170 235,015 398,061 205,631 89,587 33,994 8,998 1,015,456
Who is social networking?Who is social networking?Social
Network
F/M
A G E Total
14-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
MySpace F 5,158,453 7,091,214 3,800,542 1,252,287 542,694 167,087 71,531 18,083,813
M 3,365,442 5,226,788 3,238,471 1,209,510 475,566 167,101 66,852 13,749,732
Facebook F 784,214 1,685,029 767,619 184,057 72,743 21,441 10,270 3,525,373
M 357,017 977,753 609,655 177,662 62,033 22,024 8,545 2,214,689
LinkedIn F 3,697 39,594 178,550 69,197 24,368 7,726 1,355 324,487
M 4,618 42,642 222,431 124,759 45,310 16,083 3,379 459,222
Flickr F 87,720 303,941 363,220 139,090 60,707 19,871 5,113 979,662
M 44,170 235,015 398,061 205,631 89,587 33,994 8,998 1,015,456
Who is social networking?Who is social networking?Social
Network
F/M
A G E Total
14-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
MySpace F 5,158,453 7,091,214 3,800,542 1,252,287 542,694 167,087 71,531 18,083,813
M 3,365,442 5,226,788 3,238,471 1,209,510 475,566 167,101 66,852 13,749,732
Facebook F 784,214 1,685,029 767,619 184,057 72,743 21,441 10,270 3,525,373
M 357,017 977,753 609,655 177,662 62,033 22,024 8,545 2,214,689
LinkedIn F 3,697 39,594 178,550 69,197 24,368 7,726 1,355 324,487
M 4,618 42,642 222,431 124,759 45,310 16,083 3,379 459,222
Flickr F 87,720 303,941 363,220 139,090 60,707 19,871 5,113 979,662
M 44,170 235,015 398,061 205,631 89,587 33,994 8,998 1,015,456
Who is social networking?Who is social networking?Social
Network
F/M
A G E Total
14-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
MySpace F 5,158,453 7,091,214 3,800,542 1,252,287 542,694 167,087 71,531 18,083,813
M 3,365,442 5,226,788 3,238,471 1,209,510 475,566 167,101 66,852 13,749,732
Facebook F 784,214 1,685,029 767,619 184,057 72,743 21,441 10,270 3,525,373
M 357,017 977,753 609,655 177,662 62,033 22,024 8,545 2,214,689
LinkedIn F 3,697 39,594 178,550 69,197 24,368 7,726 1,355 324,487
M 4,618 42,642 222,431 124,759 45,310 16,083 3,379 459,222
Flickr F 87,720 303,941 363,220 139,090 60,707 19,871 5,113 979,662
M 44,170 235,015 398,061 205,631 89,587 33,994 8,998 1,015,456
Why Ning
?
Two Simple ThingsTwo Simple Things
to do on Ningto do on Ning
1.Join a group2.Create a group
Ning’s Unique
Features
Create Your First Page
Go to www.ning.com
ETEC Book Club
etecbooks
Step 1
There are so many great books on Educational Technology out there. Every month we will choose a title to discuss on this network.
Books for Educational Technology Enthusiasts
Educational Technology books
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
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Step 6
Create Your Own Page
Manage Your Page
Main Page
Main PageClick here to close messages
Edit your features here
Main Page
Links
Practice Managing Your Page
Add Content to Your Page
What else?
• Customize individual My page
• Members
• Upload Photos, Videos
• Start a Discussion
• Post events
Insert a linkInsert an image
Wikinomics Discussion
Read Wikinomics by Don Tapscott. Watch the video and post comments by due date.
Discussion
Let’s visit my page.http://
etecbooks.ning.com/
Conclusions
• Why / How will you use Ning?
• Ning provides the template – Contains good tools– You could start to create
your independent social network
Conclusions
• Limitations– Storage and bandwidth
• 10GB of storage and 100GB of bandwidth
• About 5,000 photos or 500 videos
– Ads– Your own domain name --- URL– Look for “ premium services ”
Last Tasty TidbitsLast Tasty Tidbits
• 43 Things
• Live Mocha
• Hi5
• Gather
• Profilactic
Thank you!
Please visit
Etec.wik.is
Complete our workshop evaluation and receive a parting treat!