social media training for children?

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Should Kids be Offered Social Media Training?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie received a proposed bill from lawmakers that would make social media training part of their school experience. The instruction would be targeted for students in grades 6 through 8, and it would focus on teaching kids how to use social media responsibly.

Module 7: Metrics

Module 7Metrics and Analytics

Activities/Assignments Send @JessL and @erikasmith a tweet with your thoughts on A. Kaushik’s article on or before February 2 What do you think of examples of Pinterest? Who do you follow on Pinterest? Can you share with us a board of an NGO or Non-Profit that exemplifies good use of Pinterest? Post your thoughts to the class blog or on Twitter on or before February 5 Assignment D - Social Media Plan: Facebook Page (Part 2) due via eClass by February 7

Module 6:Optimised News Release

Module 6 Business & Social Media Communications

Activities/Assignments Assignment C - Optimised News Release (group activity and presentation completed in class) January 30

Module 5: Facebook

Module 5 Facebook

Activities/Assignments Assignment D - (Draft) Social Media Plan: Facebook Page (Part 1) creation and in-class presentation (in class January 30/31)

Module 4: Blogging Part 2

Module 4 Blogging Part 2

Activities/Assignments Add a comment to Module 4’s blog post with your response to Clark’s article.      Go back to Module 3’s blog post and look in the comments to find a fellow student’s blog. Read her/his introductory blog post and leave a comment. Send a tweet to @JessL and @erikasmith (with the course hashtag #ESMC) with a comment & link to a fellow student’s blog. Practise what you read in Brian Clark’s article and craft an opening to a blog post (on your own blog). Leave a link to your blog post in the comments section for Week 4.

You can add a link to your blog in the comments section of this blog post.

Optimised News Release Activity

You can find the assignment here.


Please read the Edelman position paper available here and via our e-class in Module 7 or right here in our blog:


Search Engine Visibility

Module 3: Social Media Survey

Two important things to do this week! Please complete the following survey AND ·       Start your own blog! Add a comment at the bottom of this post with a link to your blog.