Online Communities Flashcards
What does each type of online community have which is different to each other
Functions – the reasons for the online community.
Features – the things users can do in that social community.
Target audiences.
What is the social presence mean
How A user is represented online
State what social networking is
It is a way of linking and communicating with people using their personal information
This two types of online community
Social networking.
VLEs
Give two reasons for having an online account in an online community
You can create an online social presence.
You can personalise your space
What is the difference between an online workspace and a VLE
They provide an online community for a group of people who work together whereas a VLE provides an online community for a group of people who learn together
State a function of a VLE
They provide information to help students learn e.g. students can access additional notes and homework from home.
Name two features of a VLE
Timetable for staff and students
Marking tools for the teachers
Give three ways a team could use an online workspace to work collaboratively
They can all work in the same document.
They can hold a virtual meeting using chat.
They can use VoIP.
The only workspace allows Jake to set access permissions on the files. Give one other advantage to Jake and his French colleague of using an online workspace rather than email
Everyone involved in the newsletter can see edits to the documents as they happen.
Name two functions of a social networking site
They allow users to have an online presence.
They allow users to stay in touch with other people.
Give two advantages of using social networks rather than SMS, to stay in touch with friends
You only have to post one message to reach many people.
SMS requires payment for each person receiving the message.
What is a social networking site
It is an online community where people are linked together using their personal information
Name three advantages of social networking
It’s easy for everyone to create a personal page.
It’s an easy way to keep in contact with people.
It’s often free to join and use.
Give three disadvantages of social networking
People can waste a lot of time.
Some people create fake profiles.
People can be bullied online.
Why do different social networks have different features
There are many social networks aimed at a specific target audience. They include features that that target audience would find useful.
Name three types of online communities
Blogs
Social networking
Virtual worlds
What are user generated reference sites
There are sites that allow users to contribute and share information
This three features of the user generated reference site
You are able to add and edit the content.
You can track changes.
You can provide hyperlink to pages and images
Give two advantages of wikis
+People from different parts of the world can work together to create content.
-They often do not require users to pay a fee and contain a huge amount of information.
Give two disadvantages of wikis
Anyone can contribute information, it can become inaccurate, biased or Untrue if not carefully managed.
An Internet connection is needed for people to work collaboratively.
Poppy is using a social book marking site to share images she is collecting as inspiration for her G and T project. Give two features of a social bookmarking site that would be useful to Poppy.
URLs images can be stored online so that she does not lose them.
URLs can be accessed from any device connected to the Internet.
Describe one function of a social bookmarking site
Uses can tag URLs that can then be searched
Give two ways in which the Internet has improved uses interaction with news
People can write stories to promote or bury them.
Everyone can publish and comment on new stories.
Describe two ways in which ICT is changing the way knowledge is created
People can communicate, collaborate and share ideas on a global scale.
Tools such as spreadsheets and databases within online workspaces help to create ideas, model different situations and solve problems.
Give two positive impacts that ICT has had on working practices
Cloud computering allows workers to access documents and programs from anywhere they can get Internet access from it.
Employers contract social networks to research potential employees.
Give two negative impacts that ICT has had on working practices
Some employees may feel pressured to work when away from the office.
Workers without Internet access may be left out of making important decisions.
Steve leaves a long way from his office so works part time from home. This two ways in which technology can help him to access documents and people in the office.
He can access any of his documents remotely using cloud computering.
He can communicate effectively with colleagues using email, VoIP or collaborative online workspaces.
What is collaborative working
It is about working together as a group to achieve common goals this can be helped by VoIP, email, online chat
Give two advantages to working collaboratively
Working as a group, uses can get more done in less time.
users can help each other solve problems
Give a disadvantages of working collaboratively
What can be lost if users overwrite others contributions
What is teleworking
It’s about working at home but stay in touch and others with the help of technology
Give two positives to teleworking
It says money as people don’t need to transport for work.
It’s flexible as people can work when they want and where they like
Give two disadvantages to teleworking
There is less social contact.
It is dependent on having an Internet connection
Name to good Impacts the Internet has on socialising
It’s available 24/7/365
It’s an easy way for people to keep in contact
Name too bad Impact the Internet has on socialising
People can pretend to be someone they’re not.
People spend less time with real friends
Describe the purpose of an acceptable use policy
An acceptable use policy is a set of rules set out how to behave when using the website. Users have to agree to the rules before use on the website.
Give two reasons why websites have an acceptable use policy
To protect users from abuse.
To protect users from inappropriate content.
A user send Claire a threatening message. Describe one action Claire could take as a result of this
Claire could block the user so that the user can not send her more messages
State two ways in which ICT is used on a global scale
VoIP,
Cloud computering
State how the website prevent viewers in our countries from watching a TV program hosted in the websites country.
The website uses IP address filtering – it looks at the IP address of the user to see which country they are in and does not allow users from other countries to access the program.
Stella is a travel writer. What’s the broad she uses an online workspace with colleagues in the UK. List to other ways she could collaborate globally
Social networking,
Video conferencing
