Introduction to Ning
June 2 - 6
June 16 - 20
If you are new to Ning, this mini-course is a must! We’ll walk you through how to use your collaborative space effectively—even set up a new Ning for your class. Learn how to get the most from your space, invite friends, create groups, embed videos, upload pictures and audio clips, widgets, turn off the ads and much more.
Details:
- Instructors: Dennis O'Connor and Carl Heine
- Time commitment: 5 hours during one week
- 5 CPDUs are available for the 5 online contact hours
- Course delivery: 21CIF Moodle
- Assignments include readings, interactive tutorials, learning games, discussion forums and quizzes.
- ISTE NETS (for teachers) addressed: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
- ISTE NETS (for students) addressed: 2, 3, 5
- ISTE NETS (Refreshed for students 2007) 1,3,4,5
- no course fee -- sponsored by TIPP
Registration Deadlines: June 2 and June 16, 2008
Objectives: Participants will...
- Become skilled at navigating the ning space;
- Manage ning settings including profile, styles, privacy, email, members;
- Manage media in ning, including widgets, embedding videos, graphics and audio;
- Manage discussions;
- Understand how to control ads on the page;
- Brainstorm uses for ning with students;
- Set up a new ning group;
Registration Deadlines: June 2 and June 16, 2008: Please alert us to any special accommodations you may need.
Course Requirements: Successful completion of the course depends on participating in online (asynchronous) discussions, reading assigned articles, using interactive tutorials and games and taking course quizzes. All work needs to be completed by the last day of the course for CPDU's to be awarded. This course is designed to be completed in 5 hours at the computer. The course will remain open for several weeks following the last official day of class to allow access to activities and discussion forums.
Technical Requirements: PC or Mac with high-speed access to the Internet is best. If you are working from school, be advised that some links may be blocked by school filters--especially in the case of Website Investigation activities. Courses may contain Flash video and movies--downloading the most current versions of the free Flash Player and your Browser (Firefox is preferred) is recommended.
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