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1
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What’s an online community?

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A group of people who meet up online

2
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Name the online communities

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Social networks, webmail, vle, virtual worlds, user generated reference sites, online work spaces, blogs

3
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What three things do online communities have that different?

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Functions, features, target audience

4
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What is a social presence?

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How a person is represented online. Your presence is developed as you contribute to the online social community

5
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Define social networking

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A way of linking and connecting and communicating with people using their personal information

6
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What is the difference between an online workspace and a vle?

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Workspace provides a community online for a group of people who work together whereas a vle allows people to learn together

7
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What are the functions of a vle?

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Provide help for students to learn (access additional notes at home ). It also allows teachers to work collaboratively

8
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What are the features of a vle

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Timetable /news
marking tools for teachers
email and chat
track progress- data/test scores
personalization
interactive polls/ questionnaires
students contribute to blogs
9
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give 3 ways how a team could use an online workspace to work collabratively

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all work on the same document
can hold a meeting using chat
use voip

10
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what is the fuction of social networks?

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allow users to have a social presence
links users to others
allows users to stay in touch
exchange of info/ photos with other

11
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what is a social networks target audience?

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it differs on website

12
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what are two advantages of using social networks rather than sms

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only have to post once to reach lots of people

sms requires a payment for each person receiving a message

13
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what are the good pints about the uses of social networks?

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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

14
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what are the advantages of social networking?

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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
15
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what are the disadvantages of using social networking sites?

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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
16
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what is a user generated reference website?

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it allows users to contribute an share information eg a

wiki

17
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what is the main function of a user generated

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allow users to generate content collaboratively on a website

18
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whats a wiki?

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webistes where users can add or edit content using a wiki software

19
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whats an internet forum/ message board?

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allow people to hold discussions by posting messages about a certain subject

20
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what is a newsgroup

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a community with message boards that allow users to discuss a popular topic

21
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whats a review site?

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a site that allows users to post review and inform potential customers of the product/service they are conisdering of buying or using

22
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what is a user generated reference sites target audience

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anyones who wants to contribute tot he site and access information on the site

23
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what are the features of a user generated reference webiste?

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add or edit information
changes made can be tracked
hyperlinked pages ad images

24
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what are the advantages of wikis?

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up to date as they are changed reguarly
info from around the world
huge amount of info

25
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what are the disadvantages of wikis?

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can be inacurate, biased or untrue
an internet connection is needed to add info
info can become disorganized

26
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what is the difference between social networking and bookmarking?

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bookmarking allows the user to add weblinks ratherthan content and share this with others

27
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what are 3 examples of social bookmarking sites

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pinterest
digg
delicious

28
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what are the features of social bookmarking sites?

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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
29
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what features of a social bookmarking site would be useful to someone?

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ulrs stored online so they cant be lost
can be accessed from an device connected to internet
share ides with friends

30
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how have online communities changed the way knowledge is created?

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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

31
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what has the internet enabled people to do?

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publish ideas and info online. its open to anyone with an internet connection

32
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what are the advantages of knowledge being shared and created online?

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larger number of viewpoints for a richer rounder picture

33
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what are the disadvantages of knowledge being shared and created online?

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the variety of viewpoints can be overwhelming

no one checks the info so it could be irrelevant or not valid

34
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how has the internet improved users interaction with the news?

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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

35
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what are the advantages of ict affecting ho people work?

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telecommuting
cloud computing
can work on the same document at the same time
quicker decisions
research potential employees on social networks

36
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what are the disadvantages of ict affecting how people work?

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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

37
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how can technology help someone acces work form home?

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cloud computing

communicate via email or VoIP

38
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define working collaboratively. how can it be achieved?

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working together as a group to achieve common goals

VoIP, email, social networks, online chats and work spaces

39
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what are the advantages of working collaboratively?

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users can work on the same document and share ideas
more work done in a shorter time
help each other solve problems

40
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what are the disadvantages of working collaboratively?

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cannot read body language in meetings

work can be lost if users overwrite others contributions

41
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define teleworking

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working at home but staying in touch with others with the aid of technology

42
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what are the advantages of teleworking?

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saves money, no transport
flexible hours
increased productivity, no travel time
reduces pollution

43
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what are the disadvantages of teleworking?

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less social contact, can feel isolated
easy to work without breaks
lots of distractions at home
dependent on an internet connection

44
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how has the internet created new ways of socializing?

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social networks, microbloging, online games, chartrooms,VoIp,emails, virtual worlds
online dating
find and get in touch with old friends

45
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what are the positive aspects of the internet and socializing?

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easy to keep in contact
easy language translations
available all the time

46
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what are the negative aspects of the internet and socializing?

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need an internet connection
people pretend to be other people
spend less time with real friends

47
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what does it mean to behave in an acceptable way?

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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
48
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what is an acceptable use policy? what happens if you break them?

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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

49
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what is the purpose of an acceptable use policy?

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a set of rules set our to tell users how to behave on the website,
users have to agree to them

50
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why do websites have acceptable use policies?

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to protect users from abuse and inappropriate content

51
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what is globalization and how does it relate to ict?

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the increasing global relationship between cultures people and economic activity, ict and in internet is allowing us to communicate on a global scale

52
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how are we allowed to make purchases around the world?

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internet available 24/7/365 means time zones dont prevent sales being made

companies have now gone global with offices all around the world

53
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why do some countries censor or controls access to social networking sites?

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politics- repress oppositions to the government
security- prevent pants, terrorism being coordinated
protection- protect form harmful content

54
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how is ict used on a global scale?

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vle
 social networking
microblogging
email
video conferencing
clud computing
sharing data online
 blogs
online work spaces
user generated reference sites
social bookmarking sites
55
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how can websites prevent viewers in other countries from watching programs?

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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