This lesson plan accompanies the 4th lesson for Communications Through Technology.

1. Communications Through
Technology
Lesson Four: Social Networks

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Objectives
Objectives:
1. Discuss social networking concepts
2. Brainstorm ways in which online social net-
working may benefit us
3. Compare and contrast several different
types of social networks
4. Discuss privacy in social networks, and
demonstrate ways to improve privacy
5. Set up a social network, either Facebook
and/or Google Plus
6. Use the class blog

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Social Networks- Overview
 Discuss: Social, Media, Networking
 What are your “offline” social networks?
 Brainstorm ways that you can use online social
networks

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What is social networking?

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Some social networks & what they do:
 Facebook: Post & view photos
 Twitter: Maintain relevant links
 LinkedIn: Post resume, find a job
 Yelp: Review service or company
 YouTube: Share videos
 Pinterest: Share likes
 SoundCloud: Share music
 Flickr: Share photos
 CaringBridge: Connect during serious illness

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Example 1: Facebook
 Post and view notes to friends
 Post pictures
 Share interesting links
 Send out group messages

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Example 2: Twitter
 Post notes in under 140 characters
 Post pictures
 Share interesting links
 Can categorize followers by topic

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Example 3: LinkedIn
 Post and view resumes
 Look for jobs
 Find others with similar occupational goals
 Includes groups, so you can network within
your interest

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Example 4: Google +
 Similar to Facebook
 Links to Google account
 Easier to send out posts to individuals
 Downside: Must have Google account

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Privacy Please
• Only information that you put on is visible
• Use account settings/privacy on each site
to set defaults
• Control default privacy
• Set up lists
• Post to groups and lists not whole group

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Closer look at Google+
• Advantages:
• Links to Google account
• Lets you put people in circles
• Hangouts
• Automatically save photos to public or
private “cloud”
• Disadvantages:
• Still have to set privacy
• Not as well known as other sites
• Must have a Google account

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Set up a Google Circle for our class
• Sign into Google
• Sign up for Google +
• Add each other on our Google+ sites
• Create a circle “Communications ThroughTechnology”
(or name it what you want)
• Drag all of class into your circle
• Now, post to the class.

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Our class blog
 Go to the class blog:
http://collegeoftheemeriti.blogspot.com/
 Read one of the posts
 Comment on a post
 How would you share it on Facebook?
Twitter? Send the link to a friend?
 Subscribe to the blog

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Next week: Gadgets