In week three of EDU 651 at Ashford I have learned about Facebook, Ning, and PBWorks Wiki. I have known that Facebook was a social networking tool which allows users to collaborate, to share thoughts, respond to others and post pictures. I did not know that Facebook had supplemental applications and this week in EDU 651 I learned of the existing applications available on Facebook. Facebook has business, education, entertainment, friends & Family, games, just for fun, lifestyle and utilities applications to enhance and promote production in Facebook. These applications might be harnessed for learning as well as creating a close-knit online community.
“Ning is the social platform for the world’s interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits” (http://about.ning.com, 2009). Ning is a social networking site that allows users to create networks (or sites) based on a specific interest. Ning can be harnessed for education and for business because it is a tool that can foster discussion and also be used to submit work. In Ning students and/or business people can generate questions and answer each other’s questions therefore generating discussion. Students and business people can also use Ning to submit assignments or business projects such as writings, reflections, videos, pictures and presentations and review of experiences. A general lesson can be presented in Ning in addition to the social networking that happens.
PBWorks provides PBWiki. A wiki is a group working on content and all participants are able to read and write and edit the content and design a single cohesive piece collaboratively. A blog is a group contributing to a discussion. All participants read and write respective of the topic and there is not a final project that results, but an ongoing discussion about a topic.
In addition to learning about these social networking tools, I have also learned that it is important to have an acceptable internet and electronic information resources use policy and agreement in place to guide activity and interaction while on the internet and to protect institutions and individuals from harmful dissemination.
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