Social+Networks

You can share information and learning with a network of people. This is called a ** personal learning network **. You probably understand what "personal learning" means, but what is a "network?" Basically, a network is a group you belong to and interact with where members have some common interests, goal, location, or activities. As stated above, the people you learn from and learn with is your ** personal learning network ** or ** PLN **. Why learn about PLNS? 21 Things page What you need on your pages || 1. Click here to complete an activity called __Life Online__. When you get to the site, you will select "View" where it says "Media Type: Student Activity," to begin the interactive program. 2. As you navigate through the activity, make sure to take notes in the boxes provided, then save them before going to the next page. You will be able to print your notes at the end of the activity ||  ||
 * = Part 1: =
 * The friends and classmates that you hang out with at school is your school network.
 * The people you live with and all of your relatives make up your family network.
 * The people you hang out with on Facebook or MySpace is your online ** social network **.
 * You will be part of many learning networks over the course of your lifetime.
 * You will collaborate on projects at school, at work, or as part of an organization you belong to where you will need to gather and use information about different topics. || 8th Grade Page
 * __** Activity - Your Online Network **__
 * Part 1: What needs to be in your portfolio:

Your challenge will be to create a presentation of your ideas about online communication and personal networks now that you have completed the Life Online activity. [|glogster.edu.com] || Requires account. Free account you may have already made one through google. Interactive poster which supports text, graphics, music and videos. || [|prezi.com] || Requires an account. Free account. Has an ipad viewer App. Import media, PowerPoint, images, videos, embed YouTube vidoes (would have to be done at home), documents. || [|voicethread.com] || Requires an account. Free account allows you to import images, documents, or videos for 30 seconds. Record your voice. Comment || media type="custom" key="22052040" Watch the following two videos at this Netsmartz site (www.nsteens.org ) about "Profile Safety". How observant are you? Solve the following questions: > == In "Profile Penalty" - What was Ted worried about and why did he stay up all night?, == > == In "Post to be Private" - How did Slick know about a party? == ||  || Write a reflection for the videos in this part. Make it at least 5 sentences. ||  ||
 * Create a new page called Thing 9: Social Networks
 * Definitions and __**examples**__ for: Social Networks
 * 2 to 3 sentences about how you use social networks
 * Notes from the Life Online activity ||  ||
 * =Part 2:=
 * 1) Select a topic you are interested in which you saw in the Life Online videos or materials in Part#1.
 * 2) Time to create your presentation, and there are a ton of great options for your creation. Below is a chart of a few of the Web 2.0 tools we suggest, but you may have discovered something even better or have your own application. ||   ||
 * Glogster
 * Google Presentation || Requires gmail account. Import PowerPoint, images, commenting, and share it with others. ||
 * Prezi
 * VoiceThread
 * What your need in your portfolio for this part:
 * What topic you chose and why
 * embed your presentation ||  ||
 * =Part 3=
 * For Part 3