Unit One Discussion Question

What social media site(s) do you currently use? Provide examples and a summary of the sites, and the purpose of your use.

Discussion Questions Participation: Participation in the weekly discussion forums is a requirement. Students are expected to post a meaningful response to the topic offered by the instructor and to post at least two meaningful replies to other students. Postings should demonstrate an understanding of the week’s topics. Compliments and agreement with others are polite, however, they are not scholarly, and thus, do not count towards the participation points earned. Thus, discussion participation must contain original ideas or perspectives, while demonstrating substantiation through examples and/or research. Discussion postings will be evaluated on the basis of quality responses as well as timely participation. The original (first) response to the Lesson Discussion Question should be posted by Wednesday (mid-week) of the week that specific lesson is being explored, thus enabling others to read, respond, and debate the merits of such postings. Then, students will have the latter part of each week to debate, comment, expand, inquire, and learn from a robust exchange of academic and scholarly banter. Remember, minimum participation does not equal maximum grading. Also, students who upload all of their responses on the last day, will not be eligible for the maximum participation points. Discussion forums will be evaluated each week and cannot be revisited. In other words, once the week ends, the opportunity to earn participation points for that lesson also ends.