1. Click HERE for the technical meaning of SOCIAL MEDIA.
2. Before social media & smart phones (Web 1.0), the Internet was made up of mostly websites that were basically a way for an individual or company/organization to share information, but there was no way for the "audience" to contribute to the website. The audience just read the information. If you're interested, read more HERE.
Nowadays, the W.W.W. is full of sites and apps characterized by greater user interactivity and collaboration, which we refer to as the second version of the Internet (Web 2.0). Those types are detailed in other lessons. Maybe this visual will help you see 4 of the main social media categories: social networking, social/collaborative publishing, social bookmarking, & social multimedia/file sharing. Yes, it's true that these could all be considered a type of social media because the viewer has a voice, too, and some way to share with others.
2. Before social media & smart phones (Web 1.0), the Internet was made up of mostly websites that were basically a way for an individual or company/organization to share information, but there was no way for the "audience" to contribute to the website. The audience just read the information. If you're interested, read more HERE.
Nowadays, the W.W.W. is full of sites and apps characterized by greater user interactivity and collaboration, which we refer to as the second version of the Internet (Web 2.0). Those types are detailed in other lessons. Maybe this visual will help you see 4 of the main social media categories: social networking, social/collaborative publishing, social bookmarking, & social multimedia/file sharing. Yes, it's true that these could all be considered a type of social media because the viewer has a voice, too, and some way to share with others.
3. This page focuses more on the SOCIAL NETWORKING category. Click HERE for a good definition. Read all 3 to get a complete picture.
4. The examples below are primarily considered social networking tools, such as: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+, Tumblr, & Goodreads.
4. The examples below are primarily considered social networking tools, such as: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+, Tumblr, & Goodreads.
5. Activity: Click on the video below to watch "Profile Penalty" then complete the activity your teacher gives you.
Note to Teacher: Here are 2 options you could choose from to give students.
1) Download & print these activity cards or
2) Let them fill out an online Fakebook profile to reflect the principles they learned in the video. In a subsequent activity they could even use a famous person to create their profile for. See this gallery of examples.
Note to Teacher: Here are 2 options you could choose from to give students.
1) Download & print these activity cards or
2) Let them fill out an online Fakebook profile to reflect the principles they learned in the video. In a subsequent activity they could even use a famous person to create their profile for. See this gallery of examples.