Social Media Project OE 376 Technology Integration Social Media Project

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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