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Social Media. Caroline wright – Teaching Unit (Advanced 1). When was the first email sent? Can you name a social media used in the work environment? How many people use Facebook worldwide? How many hours of video are watched on YouTube a month? Who simplified the way we blog?

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Social Media

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  1. Social Media • Caroline wright – Teaching Unit (Advanced 1)

  2. When was the first email sent? Can you name a social media used in the work environment? How many people use Facebook worldwide? How many hours of video are watched on YouTube a month? Who simplified the way we blog? What is a characteristic of Instagram? What is Vine used for? Infographictakenfrom http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2013/08/history-social-media-infographic.jpg

  3. Discussionquestions What actually is social networking? What are the pros and cons of social networking? Are social networking sites for people who aren’t good at meeting face to face? What’s the best social networking site? Have you ever looked for and found old friends on a social networking site? Should companies ban employees from using social networking sites at school? Are social networks changing out daily behaviour? Should children be allowed to use social network sites? http://www.esldiscussions.com/s/social_networking.html

  4. Online perils – Listening comprehensions. Listen to the extract and answer the questions, deciding whether they are true or false. • Jenny’s guest works for an e-mail company. True/False • David suggests not writing your e-mail address on a piece of paper. True/False • David says it’s better not to mix work and personal e-mail accounts. True/False • There are little software programs that travel the internet looking for e-mail addresses. True/False • Jenny claims not everyone can simply open a new e-mail account. True/False • David advises people not to write e-mails in blue. True/False • It’s impossible to get a computer virus from an e-mail off a friend. True/False • The recent phenomenon Davis speak about is spelt “fhishing”. True/False • David suggests never giving away information such as account numbers and passwords via an e-mail. True/False Audio taken from: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/4L5-online-perils.mp3 Questions taken from: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/4L5-online-perils.php

  5. Is the internet dangerous? • Can the internet become addictive? • Is the internet a safe resource for children? • What is cyberbullying? • Can you trust putting your personal information on the internet? • Is it wise to put up photos of yourself and your family/friends on the internet? • Can you think of any tips to help people stay safe of the internet?

  6. Anti-social App “cloak” – Beforelistening, what do youthinkit’sgoing to be about?Now listen again and answerthefollowingquestions. 1. Which of these social media is “cloak” integratedwith? a) Facebook b) Foursquare c) Twitter 2. Instagamis…? • A social networkyoumight use to look forwork • A social networkforposting short messages • A social networkforsharingphotos 3. Howfaraway can “Cloak” detectpeopleyouconnectwith online? • Up to two miles • Up to five miles • Up to onemile 4. Which of these social media sitesmightyou “checkinto”, to letpeopleknowyourwhereabouts? • Foursquare • Scoop.it • Pinterest 5) “Fake” friends are….? • Peopleyoupretend to like • Peoplethatjustpretend to likeyou • Strangersthatyou “friend” on social mediia • True, false, orwedon’tknow? Thedevelopers plan to add more features to the app soon? • False • The video doesn’tsay • True 7) Which of thesewordsorexpressions has a similar meaning to theverb “cloak”? • Hide • Coat • Reveal • Which of thesewods has a similar meaning to theadjective “anti-social”? • Sociable • Gregarious • Aloof http://www.esolcourses.com/content/ict/social-media/apps/anti-social-networking.html

  7. What type of social media user are you? According to researchcarriedoutbyForresterResearch, there are 6 differenttypes of online social media users: Creators, Critics, Collectors, Joiners, Spectators and Inactives. Here’s a quicksummary of whateachonedoes, ordoesn’t: TheCreator Thisisthepersonwhocreates social media fortheworld to see. Thistype of userwillpublish blog postsor web pages, upload videos/images/audio and share content online. TheCritic Thepersonwhoresponds to contentpostedbyothers. Posts ratings and reviews of products and services, commentson blogs and forums and contributes to articles in a wiki. TheCollector Thepersonwhoorganizescontentforthemselvesorothersusing RSS feeds, social bookmarking (ex: Digg) and photoor page tagging. TheJoiner Thetype of personwhojoins social networkingwebsiteslike Facebook and Twitter and maintainsmultipleprofiles. TheSpectator Thistypeisprobablythemostcommon – Thepersonwhoreads blogs, viewsuser-generated videos (ex: YouTube), reads online forums, listens to podcasts and frequentlysearchesforuserreviews and ratings. The Inactive Thepersonwhois online but in no wayparticipates in anyform of social media. Doesn’t post anythingorreadanythingwhichisuser-generatedcontent. Thistypeisbecomingrarer as more websitesintegrateelements of social media intotheirwebsite. Taken from: http://www.webgeekly.com/lessons/social-media/the-6-different-types-of-social-media-users-which-one-are-you/

  8. Taken from: http://www.webgeekly.com/lessons/social-media/the-6-different-types-of-social-media-users-which-one-are-you/

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