Critical Thinking

Introduction
What are most popular social networks today?
Social networks started in …
Friendship circle for privileged people who had access to Internet.
First popular SN: MySpace, Tribe, Xing
What’s most important for you in SN?

Task
Analyze 4 or 5 most popular networks of the current time: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Fotolog
- visit, create a profile, browse
Evaluate and compare in group each of them
Create the ultimate network.

Process
2 stages:
write a report
create presentation of the ultimate network

1. Clarify your task
2. Collect and record information
3. Organize and plan
4. Engage, reflect, evaluate
5. Write an outline
6. Work on your first draft
7. Final draft
A 7-point procedure for writing assignments

Written report includes:
Title
Abstract (overview of your report)
Introduction (what research is about briefly, why it is significant)
Method (how you conducted your research)
Present the results (the data you have gathered)
Conclusions
References (all your sources in alphabetical order)

What makes argumentative writing
State a point of view or opinion and clear line of reasoning to support it
Offer evidence or examples
Consider any possible arguments
Be able to demonstrate convincingly why your argument or position is the best.

Social Network Evaluation Criteria
Profile (heart and soul of SN, allows to be creative with design?)
Security (ability to set profiles to private in some way or another?)
Networking Features (music sections, video uploads, groups and more)
Search (common search functions)
Help/Support
Legitimate Friend Focus (no unsolicited spam friend requests)

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