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Bandwagon:

Social Movements

March 11 - 17, 2013

Intro to Bandwagon

Task List

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3.1 Exploring Facebook: Personal Pages and Groups

Join the Canvas Network Social Media Facebook Group

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.