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Lesson 3 - Types of Messaging and Media

Welcome
Welcome! (A Quick Intro)
Welcome to our your past computerInternet experience. We
In this lesson we'll get you signed up with Facebook and, if you don't have one, a free email address (which is required for Facebook registration). It's all free and you've got nothing to lose, so give it a shot!
TIP: If you're reading this guide online, you can keep it open while navigating to other websites like Facebook and Gmail. Just click File > New Window to open a separate browser window. Then just place the windows side-by-side by dragging their title bars around.
1.A) Email Sign-up skip to Step 2.Part B. If not, Facebook, but it'llit can also come on the web.web (if you choose to use it for that -- it's always totally up to you).

Welcome to our Facebook guide! Everyone is welcome here, regardless of your past computer experience. We do assume you know a couple of things--that you know how to turn on your computer and start up your web browser (which you know as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome)--but that's it. We'll guide you through the rest.
In this lesson we'll get you signed up with Facebook and, if you don't have one, a free email address (which is required for Facebook registration). It's all free and you've got nothing to lose, so give it a shot!
TIP: If you're reading this guide online, you can keep it open while navigating to other websites like Facebook and Gmail. Just click File > New Window to open a separate browser window. Then just place the windows side-by-side by dragging their title bars around.
1. Email Sign-up and Basics
If you have an email address already (something like yourname@somesite.com) and you know how to access it, you can skip to Step 2. If not, let's get you signed up with a free Gmail (Google Email) account! You'll need it to sign up for Facebook, but it'll also come in handy for other kinds of correspondence on the web.

Welcome to our Facebook guide! Everyone is welcome here, regardless of your past computer experience. We do assume you know a couple of things--that you know how to turn on your computer and start up your web browser (which you know as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome)--but that's it. We'll guide you through the rest.
In this lesson we'll get you signed up with Facebook and, if you don't have one, a free email address (which is required for Facebook registration). It's all free and you've got nothing to lose, so give it a shot!

1.)Original Lesson Plan
1.) COMPUTER BASICS it on -use-use students’ sign-in information -desktop -how-desktop -how to open access AOL.com -walk-walk through creating everyone else -write-write down all 3) FACEBOOK GENERALGENERAL 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
using username/password
PERSONAL ACCOUNT SET-UP
“friends only”?)
f) update basic information (birthday, schools/jobs, activities, likes, etc.)
BASIC NAVIGATION

What1.) 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

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Lesson One - Jan 25 2011