Objectives:
- Develop a game to demonstrate the basic functionality of social networks.
- Engage students in activities to stimulate creative uses of social networks.
- Provide necessary skill set for working in information society
Game Setup:
What is required:
Approximately 30 Profile Cards
Approximately 15 Goal cards
Instructions:
Teacher distributes profile cards that contain personal information about fictional characters. Each card contains information that is commonly tracked by social networking sites; such as: Age, Location, Religion, Interests, Number of friends, etc.
Teacher distributes the class into groups of four. The teacher chooses a random Goal card. A Goal card describes a scenario that has a problem that needs to be resolved. The Goal card also contains the recommended solution to the problem. For example, Scenario 1: Raise money for the school dance. Solution 1: Create a Group on Facebook, Setup an event and invite all of the friends in your group, Recruit Kidd Rocker to perform at the dance, he is a member of the Jesus Rocks Church. Jonathan James(Profile Card) is a member of that church. The group to include most of the recommended strategy wins the exercise. The winner is decided after the groups explain their approach and rationale behind their strategy.
Interdisciplinary Applications:
Communications, Social Studies, Business
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