Internet and Social Media for Beginners

Internet & Social Media for Beginners Adult & Community Education on Martha's Vineyard http://www.acemv.org Fall 2009 Braulio Carreño @bcarreno 11/13/09 10:30

Goals • Use the Internet more efﬁciently • Use social media

Requirements • Internet surﬁng • Use email regularly • Basic course of computers with ACE MV

First Tasks • Build a social network (right now) • Help avoiding spam ﬁlters • Send email to bcarreno at gmail dot com • ﬁrst name, last name, phone number • from email account you regularly use

First Tasks (cont.) • Create accounts: • Gmail • Yahoo • Only if you don't have them already • You won’t have to read email on them • Due next class

Considerations • Different levels: • target 80% • 10% too basic: special attention & homework • 10% too advanced: extra info

Considerations (cont.) • I ask you to let me know: • 10% basic: before you get lost • 10% advanced: before you get bored • Your feedback is essential • Doing homework is a requirement

Considerations (cont.) • Topic is a “moving target” • Think why kids are experts • You have to loosen up • This is a safe space to play • Practice is everything with computers

Syllabus • Overview • Improving surﬁng, searching and email • Required websites • Deﬁnitions: HTML, www, HTTP, URL, etc. • Security, Privacy, Identity, Etiquette • Mailing lists, forums, groups

Syllabus (cont.) • Blogs: reading, searching, creating • Facebook • creating account • Security Privacy Identity Etiquette • Connecting with friends • Messages, photos, etc.

Syllabus (cont.) • Social bookmarks and news: Delicious • Twitter • creating account • twitting • search and special operations • Social documents

Syllabus (cont.) • Social photos, videos, music, games, etc. • Creating your own website

Overview • Internet footprint • Facebook • Linked-In • Twitter

Surﬁng • ⌘ is the command key in Mac, Control key in Windows • General shortcuts: cut, copy, paste: ⌘X ⌘C ⌘V • Switch between apps ⌘Tab, between windows ⌘` (Mac only)

Surﬁng (cont.) • Firefox: • open location: ⌘L • search box: ⌘K change engine: ⌘↑ ⌘↓ • new tab: ⌘T • new window: ⌘N • close tab: ^W

Surﬁng (cont.) • Tabbed navigation, middle mouse button, saving all tabs • Create a bookmark • To install Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com

Required Sites • Wikipedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media • social news • martha's vineyard

Required Sites (cont.) • Google news • news.google.com • search google news • Dictionary.com • Want to share yours?

Searching • Using search box • Changing search engine • Google • Concept of proximity • Double quotes & “site:” • Advanced search window

Email • To: Cc: Bcc: • Reply, reply all • Forward • Attachments • Spell checker • Drafts

Email (cont.) • Why I like Gmail • Anywhere • No folders • Displays thread of conversation • How to email a link • Group email

Email (cont.) • Email etiquette • Direct & concise • Proper capitalization • Always acknowledge receipt • Good subject (think of search works) • Don't mix topics (subjects)

Email (cont.) • Displaying emotions :-) :-( ;-) • Mixing quotes with response

Deﬁnitions • File, folder, memory, hard drive, RAM

Deﬁnitions (cont.) • HTTP, HTML, www • What is the Internet? • Domain names • Elements of a URL • Internet footprint

URL protocol :// ﬁrst slash domain name

Deﬁnitions (cont.) • Cookie ~ ﬁle (Firefox - Prefs - Privacy) dictionary.reference.com _csuid = 49f86dbd533e95d5 delicious.com delicious_us_production FFDeliciousXT user

Deﬁnitions (cont.) • Cookies are not a security issue • Cookies are a small privacy issue when sharing computers • Social media • Web 2.0 • Rich interface • Users generate the content • Collaboration

SPIE • Security: virus, botnets, break-in, etc. • Privacy: conﬁdentiality • Identity: person/company are who they say • Etiquette: observe the culture

Security • Latest updates OS & applications • Antivirus up to date! • Firewall • Watch what you download, esp. programs • Login as non-admin

Privacy • Private browsing • Clean history, cookies, cache, etc. • HTTPS • Strong passwords • Encryption • Common sense

Identity • Example: website, email • HTTPS • PGP - hard but addresses SPI • Common sense

Etiquette • Observe others ﬁrst • Read guidelines • Ask if in doubt

Blogs • What are blogs? • What is RSS? • RSS/feed readers • Search: http://blogsearch.google.com

Blogs (cont.) • Blogger https://www.blogger.com • WordPress http://wordpress.org

Social Networks • Facebook • 300 million users (Sep 09) • Where people are businesses want to be • MySpace • Linked-In • 80 million users • A must for career & business

Social Networks (cont.) • Why people use social networks? • Improvement over “real world” networks • Pictures • Exhibitionism & voyeurism • Improvement applies to businesses as well • Reference for business: book The Facebook Era • Demo: ﬁnd article in Delicious

Using Facebook • Demo

• MORE COMING SOON

Internet and Social Media for Beginners

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