TECHNOLOGY

(SECONDARY)

ESSENTIAL UNIT 7 (E07)

(Social Networking and Collaboration)
(JULY 2010)

Unit Statement: In this unit, the student will apply the uses of social networking as a tool
to enhance learning. The student will develop competencies in the positive use of the
medium and explore the limits of social networking and the ethical obligations and issues
it raises. Internet access is required.
Essential Outcomes: (assessed for mastery)
1. The Student Will publish unique prior personal knowledge (e.g. local, school, or
biographical information about a famous person, histories that no one else knows,
etc.) to a global wiki or information archive.
2. TSW collaborate with several classmates to research, isolate, develop
competencies in, and introduce the class to a new networking or
collaboration tool.
3. TSW use peripheral devices or statistical data to compile, organize, and publish an
online publication. (e.g. an illustrated walking tour of landscapes or other
guidebook, a photo or video essay, or educational trivia quiz).
4. TSW publish a well-articulated position on a current ethical or legal issue relating
to technology. Examples include intellectual property, open source, file
sharing, and misuse of personal data.
5. TSW participate in a global dialogue on a current social or environmental issue,
with sensitivity to local cultural sensibilities.
6. TSW collaborate with peers to develop a joint online project. Mastery may occur
in combination with another TSW, but must be online and collaborative.

Suggested Materials:
An Internet browser with Internet access is required. Students will also need at least
limited access to any quality digital still or video camera(s), audio recorder, and/or GPS
unit, and online networking and collaboration tools such as Facebook, Panoramio,
Campfire, or possibly the school Moodle. This unit allows a wide variety of flexibility and
encourages student experimentation. A more comprehensive list of possible tools is
provided in Robin Goods map.

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Suggested Websites:
TWS 1: Tools: http://www.wikipedia.org/ , http://wikitravel.org/ ,
Examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_Schools_International
TWS 2: Tools: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software
http://www.mindmeister.com/12213323
Examples: etherpad.com, http://campfirenow.com/,
http://www.mindhttp://www.mindmeister.com/12213323jet.com/products/mindjetcatalyst/
TWS 3: Tools: facebook.com, flickr.com, panoramio.com
Examples:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30719202&id=1023629318&l=c8dcbf9cbb ,
TWS 4: Tools: http://www.slideshare.net/trebor/web-20-ethics ,
TWS 5: Tools:http://www.storyofstuff.com , http://debatepedia.idebate.org ,
TWS 6: Tools: http://www.mindmeister.com/12213323

Suggested Activities:
Update or add the wikipedia or wikitravel entries for their neighborhood, favorite
destination, or local QSI school.
Create an online photo essay with geocoded photos in google earth, panoramio, or flickr.
Build a group around a cause in a social network site like facebook.
Join the Twitter conversation on the Story of Stuff from a locally sensitive perspective.

Assessment Rubric on following page.

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Assessment Rubric E07 Information Acquisition and Evaluation Fluency

The use of the following checklist is suggested, but not mandatory. Rather it is a tool to assess
students on essential outcomes. A level mastery means that a student has mastered all essential
parts of the unit at an appropriate high level. The student consistently demonstrated noteworthy
achievement of high quality, particularly in the higher order thinking or performance skills. B
level mastery means that a student has mastered all essential parts of the unit at an appropriately
high level in which the student successfully engaged in higher thinking or performance skills.
Students may receive a D (deficient) if they have not made a reasonable effort on one or more
outcomes.
TSW
A Level Mastery
B Level Mastery
P Progress
1. Publish unique prior
Student published
Student can publish Student can not
personal knowledge to a
significant
unique prior
publish unique prior
global wiki or information
information and is
personal knowledge personal knowledge
archive.
comfortable adding
without assistance.
without assistance.
to the site.
2. Collaborate with several
classmates to research,
isolate, develop
competencies in, and
introduce the class to a new
networking or collaboration
tool.

The student
demonstrated
excellent
collaboration. The
student can explain
both the benefits and
weaknesses of the
tool.

The collaborated
and participated.
The student
understands and can
explain the benefits
of the tool.

The student did not

collaborate or
participate. The
student can not
explain the benefits
of the tool.

3. Use peripheral devices or

statistical data to compile,
organize, and publish an
online publication.

The student
combines
technologies that
work together to
enhance the overall
quality.

The project uses the

required technology,
is well organized,
and is published
online.

The project does not

use the required
technology, is not
well organized, or is
not published.

4. Publish a well-articulated
position on a current ethical
or legal issue relating to
technology.

The position is
extremely wellarticulated, relevant
and timely. The
position is published
appropriately.

The position is wellarticulated and

relevant. The
position is published
online.

The position is not

well-articulated or
the issue is
irrelevant. The
position is not
published.

5. Participate in a global
dialogue on a current social
or environmental issue, with
sensitivity to local cultural
sensibilities.

Student engages
others effectively
and interacts with
exceptional
sensitivity. The issue
is significant.

Student actively
participates, the
issue is significant,
and the dialogue is
sensitive to local
cultural sensibilities.

Student does not

actively participate,
the issue is not
significant, or the
dialogue lacks
sensitivity.

6. Collaborate with peers

to develop a joint online
project.

Collaboration and
the tool selected both
enhance the quality
of final project.

Student collaborates
with peers to
develop a joint
online project.

The project was not

online or not
collaborative.

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