1. How to handle it and make it work for you
Social Media
How to handle it and make it work for you 1

2. Warm up Link: http://www.classtools.net/FB/1627-meRLbN`
If the following was your friend’s Facebook Page, what would you say?
Link:
Password is Stevenson
Review the “Fakebook” page and answer the following:
Is there anything on this page that you would flag/consider inappropriate?
What is it and why?
Things to consider: could this information…
harm his reputation
hurt someone’s feelings
get him in trouble. 2

3. What do you think?
State your opinions
Support your answers 3

4. Rank it!
After you have found what you think is a cause for concern, in the first column rank how inappropriate you think the information might be.
Ranking system:
1= least/barely inappropriate to 3= most inappropriate/a real problem that could get Phil in trouble 4

5. Further consideration
Predict how changing the audience might have an impact your rankings? Explain. 5

6. What if…
A potential employer did a search and found Phil’s “Fakebook” page? Revisit the information on his page and re-rank the appropriateness (if necessary). 6

7. Take a poll
(Show of hands) Do you think your social media activity is visible to a wide audience? 8

8. Further consideration
How might this video change you thinking? 7

9. Group assignments
Leader: Make sure everyone is on task, works with everyone to determine what information should be included when we jigsaw
Reader: Reads the resources
Scribe: Take notes and records information as the group reads/discusses the article
Conclusions: Works with the other group members, specifically the leader to draw conclusions about the information 9

10. Share and suggest
You will get into groups and conduct your research and review your resources. Follow the guidelines on the Note Taking Sheet (Resource 2A) 10

11. Jigsaw
One expert from each original group will join with experts from each of the other groups
This new team will review Phil’s info one more time!
Thinking back on our warm up and our group findings, what suggestions might you have for Phil about his social media use? 11

12. Make a plan Return to your original group
Using Group #5’s information and the above suggestions, devise a plan for Phil if he was to start looking for a job. Be sure to start with what he can do NOW and in the FUTURE.
In order to avoid any social media mistakes and help Phil make his job search successful, he needs to… 12

13. Exit Pass
Using the information from the lesson on social media, answer the questions on the exit pass (Resource 4A).
Please turn this in at the class period.