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Introduction
The assessment for Social Software (Int 2) is shown below

Assessment 1 - Test

 * The development of social software and the various types available.
 * The features of various types of social software.
 * The use social software to perform specific social tasks.

Assessment 2 - Description of Social Software
In this task you must briefly describe **five** different types of social software. Each description should include the characteristics of the software (connecting, collaborating, interacting).

The list of social software applications you can choose from is as follows:
 * Email
 * Chat
 * Forums / Newsgroups
 * Instant Messaging
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Online communities (social networks, social bookmarking, social shopping, photo sharing, virtual worlds)

Download and complete this proforma

Assessment 3 (part 1) - Use Various Types of Social Software
Provide evidence that you have used three different types of social software by completing any **three** of the following assessment tasks:
 * Chat & Instant Messaging
 * Social Bookmarking
 * Wikis
 * Blogs
 * Social Shopping
 * Online photo sharing
 * Forums & Newsgroups
 * Email

Assessment 3 (part 2) - Review Various Types of Social Software
You must complete a review for **each of the three** social software resources you have submitted as evidence above. The review should evaluate the following criteria:
 * Design
 * Usability
 * Navigation
 * Collaboration
 * Links
 * Quality of information
 * Use of multimedia
 * Topicality
 * Frequency of update and archiving

Download and complete this proforma for each of the three social software resources used in Assessment 3 (part 1)