Milena's+Social+Networking+Wiki


 * Milena Fast Assignment 2 Week 3 **

**__Overview of Social Networks: __**

**Epals** is a social network optimized for k-12 learning. The e-pal is like an e-mail pen pal who communicates with another by using e-pal. According to the article, “e-pals primary goal: connecting classrooms across the globe” it allows students to work on projects with others around the world. (Gapinski, 2009)

**Myspace** is another social networking website allows users to post there mood, blogs, pictures, shares their interests. Can design your page according to your likes, music, create slide shows and keep in communication with anyone easily.

**Facebook** is another social networking site that allows users share information of themselves and post videos, link, blogs, photos, instant messaging. You can keep up with what is going on with a friend by viewing their page and leaving comments.

**Ning** is a social network for a community of educators with teacher made features. This article explores about how it different because of its millions of social networks that are connected by Ning. Not a network but millions of networks form Ning which users are the creator of each one.

**__Educational Uses: __**
Using any of these social networks gives the student, as well as, their teacher the ability to have a worldwide view of any topic. Social networks open the gates to speaking, hearing, and collaborating from others around the world. Collaborating with student from India, France, China, Portugal, and Sweden open our student’s minds to more social, economical and political views.

**[|Books iRead] **, **[|DoResearch4me] **, **[|Flashcards] **, **[|Wikiseek Search], [|JSTOR Search] **, **[|Notely] **, **[|Study Groups], [|Get Homework Help], [|SwapRoll], [|Notecentric], [|Class Notes] **

Assignments, slides, and so much more.
**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|BookTag], [|Webinaria Screencast Recorder], [|Mathematical Formulas], [|SlideShare] **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|Calendar], [|To-Do List], [|Zoho Online Office] **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">[|Courses], [|Files] **, **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">[|WorldCat], [|HeyMath!], [|CourseFeed] ( **AOC, 2008)

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Enhances Learning: __**

<span style="color: #292526; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Numbers of educators celebrate the potential of social networking to (re)engage learners with their studies. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(Selwyn,2009) Allowing students to create the way in which, they can explain what they have learned, by making podcast, videos, and blogs and various other 2.0 technologies, keeps students engaged in learning. No longer will pencil and paper display a student learning. The countless possibilities of the social network in classrooms will connect students with learning, presenting, and collaborating in a fresh new way that they enjoy doing. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The students a captured in the process because of their natural ties to creating their own Myspace and Facebook pages in expressing themselves. **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-weight: normal;">Myspace ** and **<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-weight: normal;">Facebook ** emphasize categories and aspects of popular cu lture that teenagers find important. (Maranto & Barton, 2010)

Articles for usage of Social Networks Web 2.0 Ning Apps Lesson Plan e-Pals review 25 Facebook apps Education & Facebook

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Gapinski, J., (2009, June 8). A Review of EPals.com: Connecting Global
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