W3.0 Bandwagon: Social Movements

Bandwagon: Social Movements   March 11 - 17, 2013

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Task List

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3.1 Exploring Facebook: Personal Pages and Groups

• Join the Canvas Network Social Media Facebook Group Links to an external site.
• Read about the settings and features for Personal Facebook Pages
• Take the Quiz: So You Think You Know Facebook
• Read about Leveraging Facebook Groups

3.2 The Power of Social Media

• Read the articles and watch the videos on the page, How Social Media Can Make History
• Learn how to use Google tools to look at historical trends, monitor news activity, and optimize SEO in social media activities on the page Monitoring Activity with Google
• Watch the Seth Godin video Spreading Ideas
• Share an example of a viral Facebook video or image in the Activity: Facebook Group Share

3.3 Protests and Peace

• Watch the videos and read the articles on the page Arab Spring. This will take a while. There's a lot here to watch.
• Watch the video We Heart You about making peace between the citizens of Israel and Iran through a clever social media campaign.
• Share your reactions and stories about social movements in the Discussion: Worldwide Social Movements

3.4 Change within Society

• Read about the Komen Foundation's bout with social media on the page, Komen Foundation
• Read the articles and watch the videos about the SOPA and PIPA Protests in 2012.
• Watch the video No Longer Silent about the 2012 Rape Tradegy in India.
• Share a local example of a social movement fueled by social media in the Tweetchat: Share A Local So Me Movement

Supplemental Books

• Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, by Clay Shirky [under $15]
• Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age, by Manuel Castells [under $10] 

Learning Objectives

• Explore the settings and features for personal Facebook pages.
• Learn how to untag yourself from Facebook pictures and posts.
• Participate in a Facebook Group and learn the benefits and drawbacks of using a Group.
• Use Google tools to look at historical search trends and monitor news about an organization or person.
• Give examples of how social media platforms have shaped a news story.
• Give examples of social movements that have been fueled or aided by social media.
• Give examples of powerful ways to share items in social media so that they are more likely to "catch" with others.