Original Lesson Plan

1.) COMPUTER BASICS -how to turn it on -use students’ sign-in information -desktop -how to open a browser 2) EMAIL -teach those with AOL accounts (for ex.) how to access AOL.com -walk through creating gmail accounts for everyone else -write down all usernames/passwords 3) FACEBOOK GENERAL ACCOUNT SET-UP

a) “sign up” using name, email, and new password
b) skip initial prompts to get to profile
c) follow “go to your email” prompt
d) log off of Facebook, and log back in using username/password

PERSONAL ACCOUNT SET-UP
e) privacy settings (set all to “friends only”?)
f) update basic information (birthday, schools/jobs, activities, likes, etc.)

BASIC NAVIGATION
-explain layout
-columns
-search bar (search for people, groups, etc.)
-explain home, profile, and account

FRIENDS
-search for friends
EXERCISE: -learning how to ACCEPT requests: I will send a request to everyone
-learning how to SEND requests: they will send requests to the other students and to each other

What was actually accomplished

• Everybody already had a good handle of computer basics
• Gmail - settings up accounts, teaching basics - took the longest
• Setting up general Facebook accounts

Particular Problems

• Gmail
  • No need for this step if they already have an email account they know how to use
  • verification - existing email or text message - both need to be explained

What needs to be remembered (to be included/emphasized in documentation)

• The reasons behind their actions, why they had to do things like:
  • Gmail
    • verify their email
    • captchas
    • typing in passwords multiple times when signing up
  • Facebook
    • why they need an email address
    • contact search through existing addresses (steps of the new user wizard) - why you can skip steps if you want to