online communities Flashcards
What’s an online community?
A group of people who meet up online
Name the online communities
Social networks, webmail, vle, virtual worlds, user generated reference sites, online work spaces, blogs
What three things do online communities have that different?
Functions, features, target audience
What is a social presence?
How a person is represented online. Your presence is developed as you contribute to the online social community
Define social networking
A way of linking and connecting and communicating with people using their personal information
What is the difference between an online workspace and a vle?
Workspace provides a community online for a group of people who work together whereas a vle allows people to learn together
What are the functions of a vle?
Provide help for students to learn (access additional notes at home ). It also allows teachers to work collaboratively
What are the features of a vle
Timetable /news marking tools for teachers email and chat track progress- data/test scores personalization interactive polls/ questionnaires students contribute to blogs
give 3 ways how a team could use an online workspace to work collabratively
all work on the same document
can hold a meeting using chat
use voip
what is the fuction of social networks?
allow users to have a social presence
links users to others
allows users to stay in touch
exchange of info/ photos with other
what is a social networks target audience?
it differs on website
what are two advantages of using social networks rather than sms
only have to post once to reach lots of people
sms requires a payment for each person receiving a message
what are the good pints about the uses of social networks?
interacting with others
earning credits for games and to buy things
on mobile phone app
can be personalized
share links to things that are of interest
play games
like other users content
what are the advantages of social networking?
easy to create a personal page easy to keep in contact with people make new friends with similar interests can make posts about yourself free to join easy to share information efficient way to communicate moderators prevent inappropriate info
what are the disadvantages of using social networking sites?
can waste time fake profiles loss of privacy online bullying comprising photos can be embarrassing gps tag can give locations away users may give away info that risk security/safety
what is a user generated reference website?
it allows users to contribute an share information eg a
wiki
what is the main function of a user generated
allow users to generate content collaboratively on a website
whats a wiki?
webistes where users can add or edit content using a wiki software
whats an internet forum/ message board?
allow people to hold discussions by posting messages about a certain subject
what is a newsgroup
a community with message boards that allow users to discuss a popular topic
whats a review site?
a site that allows users to post review and inform potential customers of the product/service they are conisdering of buying or using
what is a user generated reference sites target audience
anyones who wants to contribute tot he site and access information on the site
what are the features of a user generated reference webiste?
add or edit information
changes made can be tracked
hyperlinked pages ad images
what are the advantages of wikis?
up to date as they are changed reguarly
info from around the world
huge amount of info
what are the disadvantages of wikis?
can be inacurate, biased or untrue
an internet connection is needed to add info
info can become disorganized
what is the difference between social networking and bookmarking?
bookmarking allows the user to add weblinks ratherthan content and share this with others
what are 3 examples of social bookmarking sites
pinterest
digg
delicious
what are the features of social bookmarking sites?
store urls online give tag words to categorize urls tags used to search bookmark by topic search for similar bookmarks from other users tags like or dislike content
what features of a social bookmarking site would be useful to someone?
ulrs stored online so they cant be lost
can be accessed from an device connected to internet
share ides with friends
how have online communities changed the way knowledge is created?
its more accessible
users decide on whats important rather then editors
info constantly updated/improved
used on a global scale
ideas can be created and situations/problem solved
what has the internet enabled people to do?
publish ideas and info online. its open to anyone with an internet connection
what are the advantages of knowledge being shared and created online?
larger number of viewpoints for a richer rounder picture
what are the disadvantages of knowledge being shared and created online?
the variety of viewpoints can be overwhelming
no one checks the info so it could be irrelevant or not valid
how has the internet improved users interaction with the news?
rate stores to promote them or bury them
everyone can publish and comment on news stories
latest news added easily
users rather than editors can decide whats important
what are the advantages of ict affecting ho people work?
telecommuting
cloud computing
can work on the same document at the same time
quicker decisions
research potential employees on social networks
what are the disadvantages of ict affecting how people work?
no face to face contact
some feel pressured to work when at home too
if you dont have internet access you can be left out
defamatory posts on social networks can affect employees
how can technology help someone acces work form home?
cloud computing
communicate via email or VoIP
define working collaboratively. how can it be achieved?
working together as a group to achieve common goals
VoIP, email, social networks, online chats and work spaces
what are the advantages of working collaboratively?
users can work on the same document and share ideas
more work done in a shorter time
help each other solve problems
what are the disadvantages of working collaboratively?
cannot read body language in meetings
work can be lost if users overwrite others contributions
define teleworking
working at home but staying in touch with others with the aid of technology
what are the advantages of teleworking?
saves money, no transport
flexible hours
increased productivity, no travel time
reduces pollution
what are the disadvantages of teleworking?
less social contact, can feel isolated
easy to work without breaks
lots of distractions at home
dependent on an internet connection
how has the internet created new ways of socializing?
social networks, microbloging, online games, chartrooms,VoIp,emails, virtual worlds
online dating
find and get in touch with old friends
what are the positive aspects of the internet and socializing?
easy to keep in contact
easy language translations
available all the time
what are the negative aspects of the internet and socializing?
need an internet connection
people pretend to be other people
spend less time with real friends
what does it mean to behave in an acceptable way?
respect others files/computers keep passwords safe use antivirus/firewalls to keep safe respect others opinions thank people online abide by copyright laws no posting of inappropriate images/videos
what is an acceptable use policy? what happens if you break them?
when you set up an online account you have to agree to the rules given in an acceptable use policy or code of conduct. breaking them will result in your account being withdrawn
what is the purpose of an acceptable use policy?
a set of rules set our to tell users how to behave on the website,
users have to agree to them
why do websites have acceptable use policies?
to protect users from abuse and inappropriate content
what is globalization and how does it relate to ict?
the increasing global relationship between cultures people and economic activity, ict and in internet is allowing us to communicate on a global scale
how are we allowed to make purchases around the world?
internet available 24/7/365 means time zones dont prevent sales being made
companies have now gone global with offices all around the world
why do some countries censor or controls access to social networking sites?
politics- repress oppositions to the government
security- prevent pants, terrorism being coordinated
protection- protect form harmful content
how is ict used on a global scale?
vle social networking microblogging email video conferencing clud computing sharing data online blogs online work spaces user generated reference sites social bookmarking sites
how can websites prevent viewers in other countries from watching programs?
it used IP address filtering. it looks to see if the IP of the user is from certain countries. it only allows certain ones to view the video and other not
