1. Social Media Project OE 376 Technology Integration Social Media Project

2. The Course Unit 1: Design Basics Unit 2: Traditional Print: Flyers, Brochures, Newsletters, Signs Unit 3: Traditional Digital: Websites, Presentations, Digital Storytelling Unit 4: Emerging Technologies: Interactive Media Source: Amanda Davis & Raesha Ray

3. Why Social Media? Professional Uses of Social Media Social Media Revolution 2013

4. Objectives Practice using social media platforms of Twitter, Facebook, and Linked-In. Connect students to professional communities of practice through use of Social Media. Discuss ways that professional communities are using Social Media. Create their professional LinkedIn page

5. Steps 1) Needs Assessment: Use & comfort with professional uses of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

6. Steps 2) Create Class-Specific Gmail Accounts: Firstname.LastnameOE 376@gmail.com Firstname.LastnameOE 376@gmail.com Recorded on a Google Doc located at AccountsOE376Spring13 AccountsOE376Spring13 Now located at Google Drive

7. Steps 3) Mini-Twitter Assignments: Create accounts Follow profession- related organizations and leaders Identified hash-tag conversations in their field

8. Steps 4) Social Media Project Profession-related projects: LinkedIn –Make connections Twitter –Join the conversation Facebook –Build community

9. Assessment Observation Twitter Points: Assigned for completion of “Twitter Tasks” Social Media Project: Points assessed for incorporating posted criteria

10. Lessons Learned Students less familiar with professional applications of social media Creating a class- specific Gmail prevented spam to yellowjackets account and protected privacy Use Google Docs & Forms to save time Post link to Google Docs and Forms on syllabus & D2L homepage Decide if “teaching” or “touching” and assess accordingly

11. Lessons Learned “Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good inflammable stuff, it will catch fire.” Anatole France