Lesson plan for 2nd lesson of Communicating Through Technology

1. Communications Through
Technology
Lesson two: Using the Internet

2. Objectives
1. Demonstrate understanding of search by creating and partici-
pating in an online search using Google
2. Discover ways to use your computer to learn, share ideas, find
trusted businesses and read reviews from other users
3. Learn about blogs, and identify six blogs which interest you
4. Save and share information using computer based bookmarks
, online bookmarks and tagging
5. New Google concepts:
a. Set up a Google calendar to remember important appointments and
share with others
b. Set up the RSS site to keep track of blog and website updates
c. Set up a blog on Blogger
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3. Use Google Search
 Many choices when searching for info
 Advanced search lets you narrow down
 Results are not always from most rele-
vant
 Beware of advertisements
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4.  Finding things on the
Try these sites to find
things: Internet
• YouTube
• Blog search
• Slideshare.Net
• Snopes.com
• Flickr
• StumbleUpon
• Soundcloud
• Food.com
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5. Bookmarking on the Web
Bookmark using Internet Explorer
 Go to a site you like
 Click on the Star
 Make sure you are on 1st tab (Favorites)
 To add to list, click “Add to Favorites”
 Try to make a folder and move this into
new folder
 Delete a favorite. Rename a favorite.
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6. Social Bookmarking
• Good for keeping track of links on the
go
• Use Google bookmarks to create a
bookmark.
• Create a list to make finding book-
marks easier
• Put one of your favs on your list
• Look at public bookmarks on Google
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7. E-mail links to yourself or friends
• Copy link
• Open e-mail account
• Compose to yourself, using
your e-mail address (or a
friend)
• Paste link into the body
• Hit send
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8. Google Tools are cool!
Try these Google tools:
• Create an online calendar
event
• Translate a phrase from
English into French
• Find a blog on canning
fruit
• Find a good book
• Find your home on
Google Earth
• Find a stock report
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9. Activities you can do now
 Set up a blog
 Set up an RSS reader
 Add an event to your Google Calendar
 Investigate what other things you can do
with Google apps
 Bookmark 3 sites which interest you
 Send a link to yourself
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10. Next week: Photosharing
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