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o Amal AL-Balushi
o Hiba AL-Julandani
o Sara AL-Zahili
 What is Social Networking?

 Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups.

 When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly

used.
 What is Social Networking sites?

 Social networking sites are interactive websites designed to build

online communities for individuals who have something in common
-an interest in a hobby, a topic, or an organization- and a simple
desire to communicate across physical boundaries with other
interested people. These sites are not unlike the old-fashioned
“party line” telephones, but they leave a more permanent record of
the conversations.
 Social Networking Sites

 Ning (http://www.ning.com/)

 KickApps (http://www.kickapps.com/)

 CrodVine (http://www.crowdvine.com/home)

 GoingOn (http://www.goingon.com/)

 CollectiveX (http://www.collectivex.com/)

 Broadband Mechanics (http://www.broadbandmechanics.com/)

 Cerado (http://www.cerado.com/)

 ONESite (http://www.onesite.com/)
 Features of Ning

 Discussion Forum.  Invite People.

 Chat.  Notes.
 E-mail.  Text Box.
 Add a video.  Blogs.
 Add photos.  Interest Groups.
 Add music.  Member Profiles.
 Event Listings.
 Advantages of Ning

 It is free.

 Easy to use.

 Create a virtual identity (personality) which allow instructors to get to

know their students better.
 Sharing files and resources.

 Encourage interaction.
 Limitations of Ning

 It gives you only ultimate storage capacity of 10 GB and monthly

data transfer bandwidth of 100 GB.
 Other personal profile contain topics like drugs, alcohol and others.
Applications of Social Networking in Distance
Education

Different levels of using the

web in education
 Stand-alone instruction

 Making social network for the course (private and public feature).

 Uploading the resources, materials and assignments of the course

(video, audio, graphics, text)
 Using the communication tools to interact with the students (chat,
discussion, instant messaging)
 Using other available tools to enrich the course (blog, interest group,
list event).
 Web-supported instruction

 Online social networking can be used to support instruction. For

example it can be used to:
 Design activity for the course. (group or individual).

 Share resources.

 Encourage interaction.
 Web-pedagogical resources

 Sharing different types of resources with students (video, audio,

graphics, text).
 Consideration for using Ning

 Consider the cultural issues when sharing different files.

 Announce the students that all the information will be public and can
be as results for search engine.
 Copyright and privacy issues.

 Announce students for other unsafe networks and personal profiles.

 Features analysis
Synchronous
Time of interaction
Asynchronous
Student-student
Student-teacher
Type of interaction
Student-content
Student-machine
Group-based
Learning style
Self-based learning
Anytime
Flexibility Anyplace
Ease of access/use
Development
Speed Feedback
Delivery
Stand-alone medium
Instruction
Multimedia support
Cost
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