University of Miami Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Spring II Session Catalog

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OSH 917-44 Social Media: Blogging, Facebook & Twitter Thursdays  |  3:00 – 4:45 pm  |  Computer Lab  |  March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Six Sessions $90 This course is designed for avid writers with a taste for graphic design. Blogger is a web-based application to build blogs. Blogger offers many fascinating, yet easy to use templates and tools to create unique and eye-catching blogs. This course requires basic computer skillsand the disposition to publish material online. In addition, by the end of the session students will have a broader understanding of social media trends including Facebook and Twitter. Week 1: What is a Blog? A brief history and tour of weblogs. Week 2: What is Blogger.com? Account/blog creation; touring the dashboard; creating additional blogs; deleting a blog. Week 4: A Brief History Of Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Week 5: Creating a Facebook account, working with account and privacy settings, profile, and picture albums. Week 6: Creating a Twitter Account: Posting and following Twitter feeds.Fridays

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Week 3: Configuring basic and formatting settings.

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