Ning for Students - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:21:34Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:26399?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A460651&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAdding to what Hans commented…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-04-09:649749:Comment:4606512010-04-09T18:59:17.533ZFred Austinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FredAustin
Adding to what Hans commented on here, Ning's Terms of Service has an age restriction. It is intended for ages 13+. So that would limit your student use to grades 7-12. We also are adding Moodle and trying to develop a social site image as a front end also.
Adding to what Hans commented on here, Ning's Terms of Service has an age restriction. It is intended for ages 13+. So that would limit your student use to grades 7-12. We also are adding Moodle and trying to develop a social site image as a front end also. My experience this semester w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-04-09:649749:Comment:4605422010-04-09T13:20:00.155ZJack Hadleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JackHadley
My experience this semester was remarkable using Ning in the classroom. I just wrote a lengthly post about it, if your are interested: <b><a href="http://lava7.com/2010/04/how-ning-social-networks-can-improve-university-classes/" target="_blank">How Ning Social Networks Can Improve University Classes</a></b>
My experience this semester was remarkable using Ning in the classroom. I just wrote a lengthly post about it, if your are interested: <b><a href="http://lava7.com/2010/04/how-ning-social-networks-can-improve-university-classes/" target="_blank">How Ning Social Networks Can Improve University Classes</a></b> I haven't created this ning p…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-21:649749:Comment:4288642010-01-21T09:13:56.471ZCharlene Quhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CharleneQu
I haven't created this ning platform, but i really think it is a good network maker. That's worth trying making one network through Ning.
I haven't created this ning platform, but i really think it is a good network maker. That's worth trying making one network through Ning. I have been using Ning for my…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-21:649749:Comment:4288492010-01-21T07:26:46.972ZCrystalhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Crystal81
I have been using Ning for my ESL/EFL students both in the US and abroad for 3 semesters now. I would like to know more about what others are doing. These are the reasons why I choose Ning: the creator has control over language settings, post dates, etc. The students can personalize their own pages much like MySpace. Students get a user-friendly introduction to technology, perhaps, before they are required to use a more academic site such as Blackboard. And, Ning is free.<br />
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I would love to hear…
I have been using Ning for my ESL/EFL students both in the US and abroad for 3 semesters now. I would like to know more about what others are doing. These are the reasons why I choose Ning: the creator has control over language settings, post dates, etc. The students can personalize their own pages much like MySpace. Students get a user-friendly introduction to technology, perhaps, before they are required to use a more academic site such as Blackboard. And, Ning is free.<br />
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I would love to hear how other ESL/EFL teachers are using Ning.<br />
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Take care,<br />
Crystal I'm also interested of hearin…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-23:649749:Comment:4228622009-12-23T15:40:26.155ZRichard Forneyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RichardForney
I'm also interested of hearing how someone used this technology successfully, as I would like to give it a try, too.
I'm also interested of hearing how someone used this technology successfully, as I would like to give it a try, too. I've used grou.ps (did NOT li…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-22:649749:Comment:4227772009-12-22T22:04:49.282ZA Berryhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ABerry
I've used grou.ps (did NOT like) and Ning. So far I really enjoy Ning, but anonymous gifts and ads have been my problems. I think any time kids use MySpace type auto-generated comments, they attract the Match.com ads. I would disable comments, but then the kids would think I was a Nazi. Already had to disable chat and gifts (which were cool, but then people could cuss people out and be "anonymous" and no way for me to find out who....)<br />
One catch 22s with Ning is that kids can make their own…
I've used grou.ps (did NOT like) and Ning. So far I really enjoy Ning, but anonymous gifts and ads have been my problems. I think any time kids use MySpace type auto-generated comments, they attract the Match.com ads. I would disable comments, but then the kids would think I was a Nazi. Already had to disable chat and gifts (which were cool, but then people could cuss people out and be "anonymous" and no way for me to find out who....)<br />
One catch 22s with Ning is that kids can make their own spaces which allows creative personal space / then they can also put up youtube videos, music players etc as "html code" on my page. Which requires a bit of moderation.<br />
Some solutions:<br />
1. There's always a tattler / student who volunteers to "take names". You can actually assign a student to this.<br />
2. I also tried to overcome this by creating 2 sites - one for kids to "chill out" on, be more expressive, have music and videos, and one strictly for class. This is not working for me tho--seems like once they're used to using one site, they can't bother with the other.<br />
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So it looks like elgg is something you develop and build from ground up. Maybe I can use to develop a platform for all teachers at my school to create their own spaces for projects or class. and host on our servers. This may be my solution...I think then I can customize/control to the nth degree, even get flexibility of richer editing. I'm an old web developer so this is no prob for me to setup. You can try a couple of diffe…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-22:649749:Comment:4227632009-12-22T19:08:12.134ZJeffrey Thomashttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JeffreyThomas970
You can try a couple of different methods outlined here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.tammyworcester.com/TipOfWeek/TammyWTechTipOfWeek/Entries/2009/10/28_Tip_76_-_Creating_Student_Accounts_Using_a_Domain_Name.html" target="_blank">Tammy's Tech Tips</a><br />
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or<br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/instant-disposable-gmail-addresses-144397.php" target="_blank"><br />
Google Disposable email addresses</a><br />
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or…
You can try a couple of different methods outlined here:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.tammyworcester.com/TipOfWeek/TammyWTechTipOfWeek/Entries/2009/10/28_Tip_76_-_Creating_Student_Accounts_Using_a_Domain_Name.html" target="_blank">Tammy's Tech Tips</a><br />
<br />
or<br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/instant-disposable-gmail-addresses-144397.php" target="_blank"><br />
Google Disposable email addresses</a><br />
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or<br />
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<a href="http://miketemple123.edublogs.org/2008/11/12/making-up-dummy-or-multiple-email-accounts-for-students/" target="_blank">Google Dummy Accounts</a><br />
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The last two are basically the same thing described in different ways--hope this helps! tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-22:649749:Comment:4227562009-12-22T18:02:12.097ZAlan Stangehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AlanStange
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<object width="148" height="44"><param name="movie" value="http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=vp5yLVr1JdmPjWvki&server=m1.vocaroo.com&autoplay=0"></param><embed src="http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=vp5yLVr1JdmPjWvki&server=m1.vocaroo.com&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="148" height="44" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param></object> thanks! i have just noticed w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-22:649749:Comment:4227142009-12-22T15:16:53.688ZA Berryhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ABerry
thanks! i have just noticed we're getting all types of inappropriate ads - i think because of the type of comments kids are leaving. match.com, muscle men, etc. our school filters block but if kids are at home...u know this would be a problem.<br />
I really can't find this option in the help site. Do you remember any keywords about it? I will post the link if I find it.
thanks! i have just noticed we're getting all types of inappropriate ads - i think because of the type of comments kids are leaving. match.com, muscle men, etc. our school filters block but if kids are at home...u know this would be a problem.<br />
I really can't find this option in the help site. Do you remember any keywords about it? I will post the link if I find it. Those that are concerned abo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-11-07:649749:Comment:4021922009-11-07T17:22:50.893ZMeghan Connellyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MeghanConnelly
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Those that are concerned about safety - try SEEDebate.org. Free, closed, moderated, no student email required. You can use it however you want. Less bells and whistes than Ning - so far...we're working on adding more social features. Send me a message if you have questions!
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Those that are concerned about safety - try SEEDebate.org. Free, closed, moderated, no student email required. You can use it however you want. Less bells and whistes than Ning - so far...we're working on adding more social features. Send me a message if you have questions!