Topic4

= Learning Topic 4: = =Social Networking & Digital Citizenship =

Background/Rationale
Social networking is communication in the 21st century between individuals within a common community. Users have the option of creating a personal profile to share with others that includes information such as: interests, activities, ideas, events, etc. There are a variety of social networking sites throughout the world, but the most popular sites here in the United States are: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace. Social networking is primarily used as a personal means of communication, but it is rapidly making its way into the education and business worlds. Although social networking is being used by people around the world, there are some negative issues to consider when using such sites. Some of these issues include: privacy, potential for misuse, risks for child safety, bullying, college admission, etc.

Learner Outcomes

 * Develop a common understanding about social networking.
 * Locate various social networking communities for personal and professional use.
 * Evaluate social networking communities for an educational setting.
 * Create a digital citizenship policy for the classroom.
 * Develop a lesson that integrates social networking.
 * Contribute to a wiki.
 * Create a blog post.

Readings and Research

 * Required Readings and Research:**
 * Digital Citizenship: Addressing Appropriate Technology Behavior - @http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/uploads/1stLL.pdf
 * Digital Citizenship - @http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html
 * Resources available from Common Sense Media: @http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators


 * Optional Reading:**
 * iCamp //How to use social software in higher education:// [[file:How to use Social Software in HigherED.pdf]]

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 * Required Video:**
 * "Social Networking in Plain English" - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc
 * "Privacy and Social Networking" - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7gWEgHeXcA&NR=1
 * "Social Media Explained-Social Media Revolution [HD]" -@http://youtu.be/oalBUgzKaLw


 * Library Resource:**
 * Books 24/7 - []


 * Online Magazines:**
 * Tech&Learning - @http://www.techlearning.com/
 * THE Journal - @http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx
 * Journal of Educational Technology & Society - @http://www.ifets.info/
 * Education Week: Digital Directions - @http://www.edweek.org/dd/
 * eLearn Magazine - @http://www.elearnmag.org/
 * Edutopia - @http://www.edutopia.org/


 * Search Terms:**
 * Social networking
 * Educational networking


 * Social Networking Resources:**
 * Facebook - @http://www.facebook.com/
 * MySpace - @http://www.myspace.com/
 * Bebo - @http://www.bebo.com/
 * Orkut - @http://www.orkut.com/
 * Twitter - @http://twitter.com/ (Twitter is considered a social networking/microblogging site)
 * Ning - @http://www.ning.com/
 * Delicious - @http://delicious.com/
 * ePals - @http://www.epals.com/
 * Edmodo - @http://www.edmodo.com/


 * Safety in Social Networking:**
 * Safe Social Networking - @http://www.safesocialnetworking.com/
 * Federal Trade Commission - @http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm
 * Network World - @http://www.networkworld.com/community/tips-for-safe-social-networking
 * US Cert - @http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST06-003.html
 * Get Safe Online - @http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1459
 * National Crime Prevention Council - @http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/internet-safety/Safe%20Social%20Networking.pdf
 * Common Sense Media - @http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators
 * Connect Safely - @http://www.connectsafely.org/Directories/internet-safety-resources.html
 * On Guard Online - @http://www.onguardonline.gov/ Publication - //NetCetera - [[file:tec04.pdf]]//


 * Educational Networking Examples:**
 * Educational Networking - @http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks (**Note: some of the links within this website may not be currently active)

** 4.1: Social Networking in Plain English **
As a class, watch the video "Social Networking in Plain English” http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc(1min.48sec.).

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Watch also this video: "Privacy and Social Networking" - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7gWEgHeXcA&NR=1 (2 min 40 sec)

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After the videos, you will discuss the following questions:
 * 1) Who currently is a part of a social network?
 * 2) What social networks are you a part of? (Please list on board)
 * 3) What benefits have you gained from using social networks? (Please list on board)
 * 4) What negative things have you experienced from using social networks? (Please list on board)
 * 5) Which social networks are popular with students?
 * 6) Can or how can social networks play a role in the educational process?

** 4.2: Social Network Categories **
There are a variety of social networking sites that support communities around different topics. Some are appropriate for an educational setting and some are for personal use. A list of the most popular social networking activities is shown in the graph below.



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In this activity, you will search for social networks that are of interest to you (minimum of 5), and add them to Topic4_StudentPage under the appropriate category. For example, Facebook would go under a category called “personal/social.” If you are interested in cooking and you found a great cooking network it could go under a category of “cooking.” If you feel a new category should be added, please feel free to do so. Subcategories may also need to be created. For example, if you found a network for hobbies, but the network was specifically for “gardening,” this could be a subcategory. Below are categories derived from the social networking graph and other categories suggested via the web.

//Current Categories for the Wiki//:
 * //Informational//
 * //Professional//
 * //Educational//
 * //Hobbies//
 * //Academic//
 * //News//
 * //Messaging//
 * //Music//
 * //Videos//
 * //Photos//
 * //Blogging//
 * //Bookmarking//

** 4.3: Social Networking in the Classroom **
With a number of social networks available on the web, there are few that are appropriate for the education world. In this activity you will continue to search for social networks, but you are going to focus your search on social networks that are available for an educational setting. You will use your research to create a lesson in Activity 4.5.
 * Part One** As a class discuss the following:
 * 1) Who is currently using/has previously used social networking in the classroom? If so, how?
 * 2) Have you seen social networking used in a K-12 setting? If so, how?
 * Part Two - **

When reviewing the sites make sure to look deeper than the name by considering the following questions:
 * 1) What age of students is this appropriate for?
 * 2) What is the process to set up accounts?
 * 3) How can I monitor my students?
 * 4) How is the safety of my students addressed?
 * 5) Is it user-friendly?
 * 6) Is this targeted for a specific content area?

Post your Educational Social Network links on the Topic4_StudentPage and share your findings on in the discussion section of Topic4_StudentPage. You will use this information to help create your lesson in Activity 4.5. Read and respond to at least two of the class members' postings.
 * Part Three - Contribute to the Class Wiki**

** 4.4: Bringing Social Networking and Digital Citizenship Into the Classroom **
If your students are going to be contributing to social networks, they are going to need to know what it means to be a good digital citizen; the topics go hand-in-hand. Most districts have an Internet policy that parents and students must sign at the beginning of the year. The problem is those documents are quickly erased from students' memory. To help support a class of digital citizens, there should be a policy in place for your classroom.
 * Part One - Bringing Social Networking and Digital Citizenship Into the Classroom**

With a partner (same teaching level), you will be using resources about safe social networking and digital citizenship to help you develop a digital citizenship policy for your classroom. Your policy must integrate the nine components of digital citizenship that include: Remember to use vocabulary and pictures (if applicable) that your students will understand. Consider using an online collaboration tool to help write your document when you're not in class together.
 * Digital Etiquette - electronic standards of conduct or procedure
 * Digital Communication - electronic exchange of information
 * Digital Literacy - process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
 * Digital Access - full electronic participation in society
 * Digital Commerce - electronic buying and selling of goods
 * Digital Law - electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
 * Digital Rights & Responsibilities - those freedoms extended to everyone in the digital world
 * Digital Health and Wellness - physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world
 * Digital Security - electronic precautions to guarantee safety

Post your policy on Topic4_StudentPage under "Digital Citizenship Policies."

Digital Citizenship policies should include the following:
 * 4.4 Assessment: Bringing Social Networking and Digital Citizenship Into the Classroom (50 points)**
 * Appropriateness for specific levels of education (i.e. vocabulary, pictures, font, font size, etc.)
 * The nine components of digital citizenship, which are as follows:
 * 1) Digital Etiquette - electronic standards of conduct or procedure
 * 2) Digital Communication - electronic exchange of information
 * 3) Digital Literacy - process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
 * 4) Digital Access - full electronic participation in society
 * 5) Digital Commerce - electronic buying and selling of goods
 * 6) Digital Law - electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
 * 7) Digital Rights & Responsibilities - those freedoms extended to everyone in the digital world
 * 8) Digital Health and Wellness - physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world
 * 9) Digital Security - electronic precautions to guarantee safety

4.5: Social Networking Lesson
After researching and discussing social networking and digital citizenship, you should have a better understanding of what it is and how it could be used in an educational setting. You will create an activity or lesson (using the lesson plan template and format of your choice) that includes your students using social networking as well as the policy you created. The activity/lesson can be applied to any content area you choose, but the lesson must include:
 * 1) Application of social networking and digital citizenship
 * 2) Curriculum standards with aligning objectives using the Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs
 * 3) At least one of Marzano's nine strategies
 * 4) NETS standard(s)
 * 5) Explanation/directions for the following:
 * Age of students your lesson is appropriate for
 * Content area of lesson
 * How student accounts will be set up
 * How you will monitor student work
 * How student safety will be addressed


 * 4.5 Assessment: Social Networking Lesson (105 points)**
 * 1) Application of social networking and digital citizenship (50 points)
 * 2) Curriculum standards with aligning objectives using the Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs (10 points)
 * 3) At least one of Marzano's nine strategies (10 points)
 * 4) NETS standard(s) (10 points)
 * 5) Explanation/directions for the following (5 points each):
 * Age of students your lesson is appropriate for
 * Content area of lesson
 * How student accounts will be set up
 * How you will monitor student work
 * How student safety will be addressed

4.6: Blogging About Social Networking and Digital Citizenship
Now that you have a better understanding about what social networks are, how they can be used in the classroom, and how much digital citizenship plays a role, you are going to blog about it in a minimum of 250 words. Consider at least one of the following questions: You also need to visit a minimum of three other classmates’ blogs and comment on their reflections.
 * 1) What have I learned that I was not previously aware of?
 * 2) What has been clarified?
 * 3) What do I want to pursue to find out more?
 * 4) Is there any issue I should share with my colleagues? If so, how am I going to do that?

The attached rubric has been modified from the rubric found here: @http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec296/assignments/blog_rubric.html
 * 4.6 Assessment**



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**//Due Friday, April 8th//** -
 * Homework Assignments **
 * Finish 4.4 Bringing Social Networking & Digital Citizenship into the Classroom. //(50 points)// - //Submit to Topic4_StudentPage.//
 * 4.5 Social Networking Lesson //(105 points)// - //Submit to Topic4_StudentPage.//
 * 4.6 Blogging about Social Networking & Digital Citizenship //(16 points) -// //Submit on 601 Bog Class Blog////.//