Social Networks (Facebook, Google+ & Twitter)
Paulo Branco
Summary
Web 2.0 is a lot more than just a new version of the Web based on interaction, participation, collaboration and knowledge creation. It also carries a new insight into the users’ role, i.e, they are not only consumers of content and information, but producers as well. Social network sites are an example of this new form of interaction and presence on the web. These platforms became tools not only to connect with friends, but also in a professional way. Being present on a social network sites enables a person to connect with enterprises and companies, or even with possible employers and people with the same interests. Also, these tools enable the user with few digital skills to create a personal page on the web, something unthinkable a decade ago. Three of the major social networks are Facebook, Twitter and Google+, they all have their specifications and differences, and it’s up to the user to choose which one(s) they want to work with.
So, in this workshop we intend to show the features and potential of social networking sites in a general way, and these three platforms in a more specific way. Also, we will see how anyone can use them both in personal and professional way understanding how to manage the privacy and how to interoperate with other tools from Web 2.0.
Audience & Format
The workshop is targeted for both students and tutors interested in getting to know more about the social web, particularly the social networking sites mentioned in the summary, and how they can use it in their personal, academic or professional activities.
Access to a personal computer with wireless connection is mandatory.
The Workshop is scheduled for 5 and half hours. Three hours in the morning and the remaining after lunch.
The organizer will give a brief introduction (approximately 45 minutes) about the concepts of web 2.0, social media and social networks. Then the organizer will show the Facebook features, both for personal (profile) and professional (page) way (approximately 60 minutes). Afterwards, the attendees will be invited to explore some of the tools and to create a profile or page - hands-on approach. In the afternoon session we will do the same with Google+ and Twitter, first a brief introduction by the organizer and later a hands-on approach.
In group, the attendees will be asked to discuss the implications, opportunities and limitations of the use of social networking sites in their field of work and finally draft a document with the main conclusions of the workshop (in order to share it online with the whole group of summer school attendees).
Web 2.0 is a lot more than just a new version of the Web based on interaction, participation, collaboration and knowledge creation. It also carries a new insight into the users’ role, i.e, they are not only consumers of content and information, but producers as well. Social network sites are an example of this new form of interaction and presence on the web. These platforms became tools not only to connect with friends, but also in a professional way. Being present on a social network sites enables a person to connect with enterprises and companies, or even with possible employers and people with the same interests. Also, these tools enable the user with few digital skills to create a personal page on the web, something unthinkable a decade ago. Three of the major social networks are Facebook, Twitter and Google+, they all have their specifications and differences, and it’s up to the user to choose which one(s) they want to work with.
So, in this workshop we intend to show the features and potential of social networking sites in a general way, and these three platforms in a more specific way. Also, we will see how anyone can use them both in personal and professional way understanding how to manage the privacy and how to interoperate with other tools from Web 2.0.
Audience & Format
The workshop is targeted for both students and tutors interested in getting to know more about the social web, particularly the social networking sites mentioned in the summary, and how they can use it in their personal, academic or professional activities.
Access to a personal computer with wireless connection is mandatory.
The Workshop is scheduled for 5 and half hours. Three hours in the morning and the remaining after lunch.
The organizer will give a brief introduction (approximately 45 minutes) about the concepts of web 2.0, social media and social networks. Then the organizer will show the Facebook features, both for personal (profile) and professional (page) way (approximately 60 minutes). Afterwards, the attendees will be invited to explore some of the tools and to create a profile or page - hands-on approach. In the afternoon session we will do the same with Google+ and Twitter, first a brief introduction by the organizer and later a hands-on approach.
In group, the attendees will be asked to discuss the implications, opportunities and limitations of the use of social networking sites in their field of work and finally draft a document with the main conclusions of the workshop (in order to share it online with the whole group of summer school attendees).
