Social+Networking+-+Set+Up+Your+Personal+SN+Accounts

**Assignment #3**

Expected time to complete this assignment: 1/2 hour -1.5 hours. (Participants who already have accounts will spend a little less time on this assignment.)

Remember that being a part of our Digital Discipleship networks is a TWO STEP PROCESS. First create your accounts, and then connect with one another. Part 1 of this assignment is about setting up your accounts. Part 2 is about connecting.

PART 1
For this homework assignment, you will create your personal accounts in Facebook, Twitter and Digital Catechesis. These accounts will be used for the duration of the course. Please use a recognizable name for your accounts so that we can recognize you. For example, my username is cmcivor, not applepielover. YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED STEPS 1-3 in your Lab time. If so, please continue to #4. After submitting the form, continue to Part 2 of this assignment.

1. If you do not yet have a personal Facebook account, click on the link to set one up. You will see the Sign Up screen. Simply fill in the information and click on "Sign Up"



2. If you do not yet have a personal Twitter account, click on the link to set one up..

3. If you are not a member of the faith-based network, Digital Catechesis, click on the link to set up your account.


 * 4. Finally, please complete this form and SUBMIT. **

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PART 2
Now it's time to complete the step of connecting with one another. Please complete the following steps so that we will be connected with one another across all three platforms.


 * Facebook **

Once you are a member of our Digital Discipleship Facebook GROUP, you will automatically be able to see and connect with other group members. You may decide you want to "Friend" individuals, as well. This is up to you. You can search for individual group members and send them a friend request in Facebook. Please don't be offended if your Friend requests are ignored. Not all people are comfortable using Facebook. That's why we set up the Facebook GROUP, so we could use Facebook in a ministry setting, without enmeshing it in our personal identities.

__Group Page __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> on Facebook: Your instructors have set up a Facebook "Group" that is specifically for this class. It is called **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Digital Discipleship Boot Camp,and can be found at the following URL: [|facebook.com/groups/SITM2011] **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">. Once you have created your individual account, please search for and then request to join the group. We will practice using this group in our future homework assignments. This is set up as a closed group, which means anyone can see the group and who's in it, but only invited members can see posts.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twitter **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sign in to your Twitter account. From your Twitter home page, use **#DDBC2014** somewhere in your tweets and you will be easily able to find all other tweets by your classmates and instructors who use this same hashtag. You must insert the hashtag descriptor every time you tweet. We ask each of you to send at least one tweet. It can be a "hello" message or you can post a link that would be of interest to all the participants such as:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">#DDBC2014 ****<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">I found a great Internet Safety resource at (Insert the URL of your resource here). **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, please follow @ccerveny (Sr. Caroline) to start getting familiar with how Twitter can be a source of information. More and more individuals and organizations are becoming active on Twitter and so Twitter can be a fantastic resource for you to see what topics people are in conversation about. Try @USCCB, @CatholicNewsSvc, @BishopCaggiano, @JamesMartinSJ, @CatholicRelief... there are many more. Have fun exploring!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Digital Catechesis**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sign in to your Digital Catechesis account. Click on the forum tab and note the discussions listed. Find one of interest to you. Read the comments under that topic and add a comment of your own.

Note: If you run into any difficulty setting up and linking your accounts, you have several options for obtaining help. In general, it is useful to search and struggle a little to find answers yourself, but if you hit a dead-end, or if this part of the assignment seems to be taking too much time, you can try one of the following strategies:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Search the HELP __menu__ of the social media you are using. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. Google a question and look for solutions 3. Initiate a discussion using the "Discussion" feature of our wiki. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4. Phone a friend. Everyone should have a technology guru! <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">5. E-mail the instructors for help