Social Media

“Social media is a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of >ideas, thoughts, and information through the building of virtual networks and >communities.” (dictionary definition)

Social media is everywhere… it is certainly of our time. Students spend hours on it and that is not likely to diminish, so these lessons try to promote and encourage the safe use of social media.

This series of 5, 45 min to 1 hour, lessons looks at

• what social media is
• privacy and profiles
• friends, posts and digital footprints
• influencers
• safety on line

Each lesson comprises:

• a fully animated PowerPoint with explanatory slides
• loads of embedded videos (can be extracted if necessary)
• worksheets and self-evaluation documents

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions, and a BIG BIG thanks for looking (as a full time practising teacher, I KNOW how time consuming this process can be).

ALL my postings are FULLY “classroom-tested” - before I publish, my lessons are tested by both myself and colleagues, rigorously evaluated and discussed, and continually updated to maximise their effectiveness.

But there is always the possibility of error and room for improvement, so do please provide constructive feedback.

Teacher/Author: Barrie James

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