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Or whether Severus Snape would have any friends at all on Facebook?  \nThis fun project challenges students to imagine what a famous person from history or a character from a favorite novel might be doing on social media if he/she were alive today. Using Adobe Photoshop CC, students create fake Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter profiles. Then, they reflect on what they chose to include in their social media profiles—and what they chose to leave off—as a way to demonstrate their understanding of the personality, motivations, and public persona of their chosen person or character.  \nThis project includes:  \n•  Lesson plan  \n• Technical tutorial & Photoshop templates  \n•  Rubric  \n•  Example Projects  \n•  Peer review form  \n•  Design guidelines  \nSample projects courtesy Megan Townes  \nAbout the Author  \nMegan Townes is a passionate educator, mother, and wife. She is currently a Teacher Ambassador for Microsoft, where she shares her passion for integrating technology into classroom practice with teachers from all around Australia. Prior to this role, she spent ten years teaching high school English and Computing Studies in fun, alternative, and challenging ways. Megan is a self-confessed edugeek and loves working with teachers to empower them to achieve more in their classrooms.  \nTo learn more about Megan, visit the Adobe Education Exchange.  \nLesson Plan  \nTiming: 3 class periods, or about 2 hours  \nGrade Level: Secondary (9-12)  \nSubject: Humanities  \nSocial Media Profiles for Historical and Literary Figures  \nIn this fun and engaging lesson, students select a historical figure or a fictional character and create a fake Instagram profile to imagine what that person would be doing online if she or he were alive today. Then, they reflect on the choices they made in constructing the profile, and discuss the difference between what we present about ourselves online and who we really are on the inside.  \nLearning Objectives Materials and Preparation  \nStudents will be able to:  \n• Discuss how the way we present ourselves online is similar to and different from who we really are, and why it matters.  \n• Imagine the social media activity of a historical figure or fictional character.  \n• Create a fake social media profile page using Photoshop.  \n• Summarize in writing the choices made about what to include (and exclude) in the fake profile.  \n• Provide constructive feedback to peers.  \nSuggested Pacing  \n• Day One- Introduce project. 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What are some of the questions your students ask themselves when deciding what to share online?  \nNote: This lesson works best if you ask students to share experiences with the social media platforms they actually use. So if your students aren’t active on Instagram, think about Facebook or Twitter. 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