edward vail ning.com presentation
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This is a presentation of how NING.com can be used in the classroom by teachers and students.TRANSCRIPT
NING.comNING.comEdward Vail MAT.41-EDUC 748
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
What is NING?How do you use NING?Benefits for the TeacherBenefits for the StudentConclusion
What is NING?What is NING?
NING.com is a social network site
Allows users to join interest based networks
Individuals can interact with others that share their same passions
How Do You Use NING?How Do You Use NING?
Anyone can start a NING page.You simply enter your email address,
create a password, and invite friends.New members can search their
interests and request membership to those networks.
Benefits For the TeacherBenefits For the TeacherAllows teacher to enhance
communication with studentsAllows teacher/student
communication outside school hours
Teachers can post reflective discussion blogs for students to respond to
Uses the preferred medium of today’s students
Benefits for StudentsBenefits for StudentsEncourages the development of
student relationshipsAllows students to reach out to
other students and their teacher after school hours
Students get to personalize their own page
Benefits for Students Benefits for Students cont’dcont’d
Ideas and common frustrations are able to be expressed though a common forum
Students are able to seek help from their classmates in real time
ConclusionConclusion
Secure and safe for studentsOnly invited members can view
teacher’s networkTeachers and students are able to
assist each other outside of schoolIt makes learning fun