2. Peripherals
Peripherals are divided into two types - things that
take information and put it into your computer, and
things that take information out of your computer.
These are called input and output devices.
Common peripherals:
Mouse Monitor Keyboard Printer Earphones
3. Twitter quickstart
Hashtags
Some times when you are watching twitter streams, you will
see “#” in front of a word or word group, such as:
This is known as a hashtag.
4. What does a hashtag do
Hashtags act like
keywords for tweets.
Twitter can search tweets,
and phrases with hashtags
are marked by users to make
them easier to find.
Take a look at one example:
People who want to
participate in this
conversation type the
hashtag and the title.
5. You try:
Work with a partner (2 people!)
Think of a place around school that has GOOD or BAD
food. Use #cycuFood in your tweet.
After you have submitted your tweet, you can click on the
hashtag or type it into the search box.
6. Retweets
Sometimes someone that you are following writes
something you would like to share with people who
might not be following them.
For example, Susan
follows Avril Lavigne.
She sees a new tweet
from Avril, and wants
to share it with her
friends.
7. Retweeting
To share something that she sees with people that
are following her, she can retweet it:
That way, people who might not be following Avril
Lavigne can read what she has to say.
8. New Twitter Assignment
Find a celebrity, follow them, and retweet something
they say ONCE. Try to make sure what you retweet
isn’t too stupid - some celebrities can be pretty stupid.
Due by next Wednesday evening (3/28) at 8 pm.
9. Wikipedia
By now, everyone has probably heard of Wikipedia.
But did you realize that it is one of the most popular
social media websites online?
Wikipedia was started in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and
Larry Sanger.
Wikipedia is written in over 260 different languages.
The word wikipedia comes from wiki (shared
website) and pedia (encyclopedia)
The English language version of wikipedia contains
nearly 4 million articles.
10. Wikipedia
Anyone can edit or create articles on Wikipedia. If you see
something in a Wikipedia article that you disagree with you
can report it or even change it.
Wikipedia has no ads - it gets the money it needs to operate by
asking for donations.
Wikipedia is currently the sixth most popular website online.
Some teachers don’t allow Wikipedia articles to be used in
research, but recent studies show that it is nearly as accurate
as any popular encyclopedia.
11. Sourcing guidelines for online materials
When you are looking for information online, you need
to be able to cite ( 引用 ) the article correctly.
There is more than one way to cite the information you
find online. Below are three of the most commonly used
styles used in academic writing. They are:
Chicago style - http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
American Psychological Association (APA) -
http://www.apastyle.org/
Modern Language Association (MLA) -
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
12. MLA online style guidelines
For most of you, MLA style will probably be the most
commonly used. However, CHECK with your teacher
BEFORE you write any papers as to what citation style
they prefer.
You can read the MLA guidelines directly at:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
Remember, there are different ways to cite webpages, websites,
and webmagazines - check the guidelines before you start.
13. Webquests
Let’s test out your ability to find
information online.
Get together in your groups.
You can get the form to fill out for today’s webquest
at www.jadekite.com/computer/webquest.html
