Unit D: Social Networking

What you learn

The target of the training unit “Social Networking” is to provide advanced "grandparents" the autonomous ability to succeed in the following tasks:

 

• To use “Skype” basically and easily as a tool of free of charge and worldwide telephone and video calls over the Internet
• To get basic knowledge about the social network “Facebook”, about the registration and first steps of the network’s use but as well a critical view on it

 

 

The following cases will be considered by performing some training exercises:

 

Skype:

 

• To create a new Skype account
• To find communication partners and to add them to a Skype address book
• To call single persons or groups (audio transmissions)
• To call single persons (video transmission)
• Common exercises

 

Facebook:

 

• To create a new Facebook account
• To manage the personal settings of the Facebook account
• To find and communicate with friends
• To get an impression about further features
• Common exercises and discussions

 

Operative details

 

The training unit is not designed for beginners in the group of “grandparents”. Basic knowledge of computers (e.g. an understanding of saving files) and the Internet are a pre-condition. But the unit also will be essentially devoted to practical steps and exercises which are explained thoroughly.

The training unit Facebook is only for “grandchildren” who are at least 13 years of age.

The units Skype and Facebook are not interdependent. They may be carried out according to personal wishes or needs.

Like in the G&G beginners’ units the “grandparents” will be asked to visit the webpages of the GYM of the G&G initiative and to use the training program accompanied by the “grandchildren”.

 

The “grandchildren” should follow the steps foreseen by the GYM pages in order to transfer the basic concepts to the “grandparents” clearly. They should be ready to guide and to assist the “grandparents” carefully as well as to carry out common exercises at the end of the training parts. They also should be ready to talk with the “grandparents” about their experiences with Skype and Facebook as well as about purposes of Facebook and other social networking media.

 

Regarding Skype: in the classrooms also headsets (or microphones/loudspeakers) and webcams should be provided. For test purposes there needs to be a “fine tuning” between the different grandchildren-grandparents-tandems if they want to call each other.
 

GYM’s exercises associated to this training unit

 Part Skype

 

• Use Skype for having a talk
  What is Skype and for what may it be used?
• Create a Skype account
  It is like receiving a telephone number
• Download Skype
  How to install the Skype software on your computer
• Prepare your start at Skype (1)
  Sign in and check the settings
• Prepare your start at Skype (2)
  Create an address book
• Telephone and video calls by Skype
  Try your first calls!
• Exercises with Skype
  Try out Skype in the G&G group!
  
   

 Part Facebook

 

• Share your life with friends by Facebook
  Meet your friends online
• Create a Facebook account
  Your way to start on Facebook
• Settings
  Adapt your Facebook account according to your wishes
• Finding friends on Facebook
  Getting in contact with friends – a precondition to communicate and share information
• Communicate with your friends
  Write personal messages to single friends or several
• This was only the beginning
  Facebook offers much more than these basic applications
• Exercises with Facebook
  Try out Facebook in the G&G group! Form an opinion about Facebook in the G&G group!
   

Duration
 

Minimum 4 - 6 hours for Skype
Minimum 4 - 8 hours for Facebook (time for critical discussion should be included, the need of the time also depends on the number of tested additional features).

 

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