lifelong learners
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Short tutorial on social networking, how to sign on to Ning and to join groupsTRANSCRIPT
A social network is like a party
Wha
t is
a so
cial
net
wor
k?
This is BobThis is Bob Bob is
having a party
Bob is having a party
He’s inviting a few people…He’s inviting a few people…
…it will be a wild affair!
Some friends from workSome friends from work
Some of his neighbors
Some of his neighbors
And some people he likes to scuba
dive with
And some people he likes to scuba
dive with
He is inviting…
If Bob’s party is a social network, all of the people who come to the party are
members.
A social network has members and the
members can form
groups
Bob’s friends from work, his neighbors and his scuba
friends all belong to
groups.
Members can join any group. Members can invite others to join.
Members can set up groups.
In this way, a social network can bring together people from all
areas of the world, and then allow them to find others with common
interests.
But a social network can do so much more than this…
A social network can list upcoming events , or share favorite
websites. You can share photos, videos and blogs. You can talk live or you can use a forum to share ideas.
List upcoming events
Share favorite websites
Share photos & videos
You can be in one, many or all of the social networks!
Bob prefers MySpace
Three popular social networks are My Space, Facebook and Ning
Lets look at Lifelong Learners, a Social Network on Ning
http:
//lif
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glea
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s.ni
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om
Ning and Lifelong Learners
More…
And so much more!
1. Go to http://lifelonglearners.ning.com
2. Click on “Sign Up”
more
3. Fill in the information required
E-mail address is required
Don’t forget your password!
Birthday is optional
Copy the code as shown
Don’t forget to click sign up!
more
4. Complete your registration
Real name is not required
We will cover uploading photos in a future tutorial. Don’t do this for now.
Fill this in if you like. It will help us to get to know you better.
Click Join and you are IN!
Joining a group couldn’t be easier. Joining a group couldn’t be easier.
1. Click on the name of the group
2. Click on invitation to join the group
more
3. And Voila! You are in! Simple, isn’t it?
Invite your friends!
1. Joined Lifelong Learners
2. Joined or created a group
1. Sign up for Lifelong Learners AND2. Join an existing group OR
Form a new group
Look over the entire site. See what makessense. See if you can figure out how
to write a blog, post a picture orany other task on the site.