Social Media Trends & International Communication

TASK #2: Take a look at this article: The Top 20 Social Media Trends of 2019. On YOUR blog, post a reaction to the social media programs you use or have used--or the ones you think will be accepted and used by you or your peers. Why or why not use them?

You should have THREE (3) blog posts on your blog since we updated them: 

1. A Career in Media Studies
2. The Social Media Questionnaire Response
3. Top 20 Social Media Trends post (task #2 above)

TASK #3: Read and annotate Yzzy Gonzalez' article "Technology Taking Over?" After reading together as a class, pair up (2 people!) and complete the discussion questions (1 sheet per couple). Please complete this and turn in today at the end of class for participation credit.

International Communication: 

In both this class and last class we discussed our personal intake of social media and how we communicate, however our means of communication are just a small fraction of the ways that exist on a global scale. Your task is to: 

• In groups of 2 (there should be one group of 3) choose a form of international communication from the list below and research it: 
• Kakao (please also research the North Korea form of communication)
• Line
• WeChat
• Facebook Messenger
• Viber
• Telegram
• Imo
• WhatsApp
• During your research answer these following questions (take notes): 

1. What countries primarily use this type of communication?
2. Why did this means of communication come about? 
3. Who developed this type of communication? 
4. What makes this communication so successful in this country or countries?

• Be prepared to share your information with the class, how you share this information is up to you. At least one person should share out. (We are not collecting your notes)
• After hearing your peers present, how do you think some of these communications play into Media Literacy? (We will comment in the COMMENT section of the blog!)

HOMEWORK: If we don't complete the COMMENT about the peer presentation on International Communication (see above), please complete for homework. Otherwise, none.