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The University of Georgia Adopts
9thPeriod.com for Academic Networking
"Social media is transforming our culture, opening new ways to
connect with others and promoting the growth of communities of interest. Higher
education is already feeling the impact of social media, and I think we're just
at the beginning of that process. 9thPeriod offers a way for the University to leverage
social media for pedagogical ends. I'm happy that the Learning Technologies Grant
program has funded this opportunity to explore how social media can help support
UGA's mission." - David Noah, Coordinator of Emerging Technologies at the Center
for Teaching and Learning at The University of Georgia
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University of Georgia Adopts
9thPeriod.com to Transform Social Networking into Academic Networking for Over 35,000
Students and Educators
9thPeriod.com and The University of
Georgia have partnered on 9thPeriod.com’s largest implementation to date putting
9thPeriod.com one step closer to its global goal of Making Education Social™. The
University of Georgia is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the United
States. 9thPeriod.com is a global academic network with a new and exciting set of
Web 2.0 tools that employs the latest in social networking and social media in an
academic network. 9thPeriod.com will connect over 35,000 educators and students
together in a community of learning at the University of Georgia, leveraging integration
with Facebook, Twitter, the iPhone®, and Google. 9thPeriod.com allows The University
of Georgia community to create academic profiles, including their academic interests
and class schedules. Academic profiles are then used to connect students and educators
with others around campus who have similar interests or are taking the same classes,
thereby extending education beyond the walls of the classroom and into the world
of academic and social networking.
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9thPeriod.com’s Global Academic
Network is the Future of Web 2.0 based Education Software
Another major benefit of 9thPeriod.com
is the ability to connect not only a single institution with multiple campuses,
such as The University of Georgia, but to connect multiple institutions in an online
community of learning. 9thPeriod.com offers institutions, such as The University
of Georgia, the ability to connect its academic community with other select colleges
and universities in Georgia, the United States, as well as other countries. Students
and educators can then find and collaborate with others at approved colleges and
universities who have either taken the same classes, pursued similar majors and/or
minors, as well as with the same academic interests. Allowing colleges and universities
to begin connecting campuses in an online community is an unmatched feature by 9thPeriod.com,
allowing for a true competitive advantage over other antiquated academic solutions.
David Noah, Coordinator of Emerging Technologies at the Center for Teaching and
Learning at The University of Georgia adds, “Social media is transforming our culture,
opening new ways to connect with others and promoting the growth of communities
of interest. Higher education is already feeling the impact of social media, and
I think we're just at the beginning of that process. 9thPeriod offers a way for
the University to leverage social media for pedagogical ends. I'm happy that the
Learning Technologies Grant program has funded this opportunity to explore how social
media can help support UGA's mission.”
Shifting Students and Educators’
Social Networking Time to Their Education While Still Having Fun
Considering the undeniable amount of
time both students and educators spend on social networking and social media, 9thPeriod.com
has fully integrated the academic experience into these platforms, giving The University
of Georgia community the ability to naturally shift some of their social networking
time to their education while still having fun. The innovative approach to integrating
social networking and social media into the daily lives of students and educators
at The University of Georgia is the driving force behind the adoption of 9thPeriod.com.
Over 35,000 educators and students at The University of Georgia now have the ability
to access the academic community using social networking and social media with 9thPeriod.com
which is now available on both Twitter and Facebook. 9thPeriod.com allows educators
and students at The University of Georgia to integrate their academic experience
with Twitter, a great feature that keeps followers up to date with pertinent academic
information as students and educators navigate the 9thPeriod.com academic network,
truly making education a social experience. 9thperiod.com is easily accessible from
the iPhone®, which many students around campus see as an easy way to access fellow
students and educators on the go. Lastly, 9thPeriod.com is currently integrated
with Google giving students the ability to use the 9thPeriod.com Study Group feature
to keep study group schedules synched with their Google Calendar as well as alert
other students around campus of study group opportunities.
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