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 * Wikispaces Tutorial**

__** Schedule for the week of April 23, 2012 **__
 * **Schedule 4/23-4/27** || **Assignments:** ||
 * Mon 4/23

|| **Lecture** Introduction to the topic of media and government

** Technological Elements **

- Interactive Timeline - [|Video: Evolution of Media] - [|Video: Facebook Gets Political...] - [|Video: Social Networking is Revolutionizing Politics] - [|Video: Politicians on Social Media...]

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**Introduce Social Media Political Wiki Project**

Assign Groups (5 groups of 5 students )

** Group 1: ** Allan Deland Marcie Brashier Julio Toby Katy Devane Lance Roberts

** Group 2: ** - Tyrone Simmons - Justin Zinn - Julie Darnell - Delores Herbert - Carson Standridge

** Group 3: ** - Ted Allen - Bryan Sharkey - Anthony Soloman - Christy Heffernan - Allison Fletcher

** Group 4: ** - Colleen McClaren - Victoria Steward - Max Shaffer - James Porter - Andrew Tyler

** Group 5: ** - Isabel Sutton - Bernice Flores - Marvin Walter - Jessica Monroe - Nicholas Wilson

** Distribute Rubric for Presentation and for Final Product **



** *Brainstorming Time* ** || || **__Research Day__** Each student will get a computer and groups will assemble to brainstorm
 * Tues 4/24

- [|Brainstorming Sheet] (At the end of the class period the brainstorming sheets will be collected)

Students will be constructing a project using Wikispaces The project wiki will contain four pages: - 1st page: Introduce the Group - 2nd page: create a representation of a social network page for a fictional [|PAC]  * don't make one for an existing PAC, create your own - 3rd page: create a blog post from the perception of a private civilian * make entry using Microsoft Word templates -4th page: create a representation of a social network page for a Florida politician * be sure that facts and statistics are accurate

Instructor will be available to answer any questions or help with technological issues

Start preparing for presentations on Thursday 4/26! || || **__Assemble the Wiki Day__** The "researching phase" of the project should be done by now. It's time to start creating the project wiki! * When adding images beware of copyright laws. ( [|Copyright-Free Images] ) Each group member should have a computer and be actively participating. (Instructor will be watching) Instructor will be available to answer any questions or help with technological issues. Need Help with Wikispaces? Presentations Tomorrow!!!! || || __**Presentation Day**__
 * Wed 4/25
 * Thurs 4/26

Each group will present their wiki to the class.

Class discussions will follow each presentation

Prepare for the ** Quiz Tomorrow **!!! ** Review Games ** [|Review Crossword Puzzle] [|Review Word Search] || ** Quiz Today! ** ||
 * Fri 4/27