The Social Networkas a Learning Tool

St James SchoolS Farmer

Making Friends

Search for usersOr

Tools > MembersAdd friend

All friend requests need to be accepted

You can only instant message and invite friends.

Profile

You can update your profile at any time.You should update your status regularly

This sends a message to ‘the wire’

Notifications

It is a good idea to set up email and site notifications for any group membership.

Settings>Notifications.

Groups

You can create open and closed groups.

Open > anyone can contribute toClosed > users have to request membership and you can invite

Groups are where the power is!

Discussions

Discussions are forumsEach post can be commented on by group members.

Pages/Wikis

Pages are wikisGroup members can add, edit and delete contentPrevious versions are saved and can be restoredYou can have links and embed media to a page.

Events/Calendar

Events can be stored and reminders are sent to group members

These will display on your profileYou will receive a reminder as long as your notifications are on

Blogs

You can create blogs within groups or personal

You set the access

Blogs can be commented onYou can add links and media to blogs

Upload Files

You can upload files to your profile and to groups.You can upload:

Documents (Word)Presentations (PowerPoint)Spreadsheets (Excel)ImagesVideoAudio

Instant Messagingand Live Chat

Instant MessagingYou can instant message friends using the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.You can invite lots of friends into one session to have a group chat.

Live Chat (Chat Room)Anyone can go in the chat roomYou can create rooms by typing

/join roomname

You can private message people

All chat activity (private and new rooms is logged).