NET WORKING

SHYJA.A
NATURAL SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION

A social networking service is a platform to build social networks or social relations

among free people who share interest, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. The
use of online social networks by school libraries is also increasingly prevalent and they are
being used to communicate with potential library users, as well as extending the services
provided by individual school libraries. Social networking services foster learning through
what Jenkins (2006) describes as a Participatory Culture. Informal learning, in the forms of
participatory and social learning online, is an excellent tool for teachers to sneak in material
and ideas that students will identify with and therefore, in a secondary manner, students will
learn skills that would normally be taught in a formal setting in the more interesting and
engaging environment of social learning.

CONTENT
Network science is an academic field which studies complex networks such
as telecommunication networks, computer networks, biological networks, cognitive
and semantic networks, and social networks, considering distinct elements or actors
represented by nodes (or vertices) and the connections between the elements or actors
as links (or edges). The United States National Research Council defines network science as
"the study of network representations of physical, biological, and social phenomena leading
to predictive models of these phenomena. Content in a complex network can spread via two
major methods: conserved spread and non-conserved spread.[22] In conserved spread, the total
amount of content that enters a complex network remains constant as it passes through. The
model of conserved spread can best be represented by a pitcher containing a fixed amount of
water being poured into a series of funnels connected by tubes. Here, the pitcher represents
the original source and the water is the content being spread. The funnels and connecting
tubing represent the nodes and the connections between nodes, respectively. As the water
passes from one funnel into another, the water disappears instantly from the funnel that was
previously exposed to the water. In non-conserved spread, the amount of content changes as it
enters and passes through a complex network. The model of non-conserved spread can best
be represented by a continuously running faucet running through a series of funnels
connected by tubes. Here, the amount of water from the original source is infinite. Also, any
funnels that have been exposed to the water continue to experience the water even as it passes
into successive funnels. The non-conserved model is the most suitable for explaining the
transmission of most infectious diseases.

Net working as means for learning science

In science, network learning is more effective than any other learning process. Here a
group of students work together in a structured way. A group of students discussing a lecture
or students from schools work together over the internet on a shared assignment. The students
are individually accountable for their work, and the work of the group as a whole is also
assessed. In network learning cooperative groups work face to face and learn to work as a
team. The user is able to take the information to personalize and customize their learning

experience to meet their own personal needs. The learner is able to increase connections,
interactions and sharing in networking which allows for effective learning.
In the case of technical networking, various tools are used to exchange the
information. They are:
1) BSCW (basic support for collaborative work): this is a tool designed in
Germany. It is free to use for educational purposes. It enables and supports for
working in groups. Resources can be uploaded to work with them.
2) Synergia: it is a further developed version of BSCW. It offers logged, closed
chat options and tools for visual communication. This is a combination of a
synchronous map tool and an asynchronous BSCL (Basic support for
cooperative learning) tool.
3) FLE3:FLE3 environment was developed on pedagogical theory including
computer supported collaborative learning for collaborative knowledge
building. It has really good interactive communication tools. When using
within the school, it does not need the web.
4) Tink.com: this is an oracle tool but free for any registered school worldwide.

CONCLUSION
In institutional networking, information is exchanged between various institutions. By
this type of networking, the collaboration between different institutions are possible. This
helps in the development of these institutions. In personal networking, two or more persons
can exchange information among them. e-twinnig is an example for personal networking.
Here the resource persons share their practice and resources which leads to the development
of the institution. The knowledge acquired by different individuals becomes an asset to group
work.

REFERRENCE
Dr. Mariamma Mathew, teaching science for biological and physical science,NAS
publishers, pp;169-171.
www.networking.nic.com.