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Social Media Usage Lesson PlanSocial Media Usage Lesson Plan
Publisher
Social Media Toolbox
Resource Details
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
21 Century Skills
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Internet Access
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Creative Commons
BY-NC: 3.0
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Social Media Usage

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This Social Media Usage lesson plan also includes:
  • Social Media Tool Box: Overview
  • Technological Changes Make Core Journalistic Values Even More Important
  • New Values for a New Age of Journalism
  • High School Media on Twitter
  • High School Media on Facebook
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Is there a difference in the way organizations present news via social media and in print? The third in a series of 16 lessons from The Social Media Toolbox explores news outlets and their delivery methods. Groups follow a story for a week and critique the manner in which outlets report it via print, social media, and video.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

journalism, journalism ethics, broadcast journalism, ethics, news broadcast, news reporting, newspapers, news media, news articles, values, the internet, critical reading, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the class vote on the topic they wish to follow for the activity; keep in mind the topic should be accessible on the local, national, and global levels
  • Pick a variety of news outlets for students to use in both print and online formats

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils need Internet access each of the five days of the lesson to read and critique news stories from various social media sites

Pros

  • Individuals gain valuable experience in reading critically and discussing issues in small group format
  • The articles included with the lesson plan are thought-provoking and well written

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.6.4 RI.6.5 RI.6.6 RI.6.7 RI.6.8 RI.6.9 RI.6.10 RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.4 RI.7.5 RI.7.6 RI.7.7 RI.7.8 RI.7.9 RI.7.10 RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.3 RI.8.4 RI.8.5 RI.8.6 RI.8.7 RI.8.8 RI.8.9 RI.8.10 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.5 RI.9-10.6 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.8 RI.9-10.9 RI.9-10.10a RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.4 RI.11-12.5 RI.11-12.6 RI.11-12.7 RI.11-12.8 RI.11-12.9 RI.11-12.10a W.6.1.a W.6.2.a W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.7 W.6.8 W.6.9.a W.7.1.a W.7.2.a W.7.4 W.7.5 W.7.7 W.7.8 W.7.9.a W.8.1.a W.8.2.a W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.7 W.8.8 W.8.9.a W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.9-10.7 W.9-10.8 W.9-10.9.a W.11-12.1.a W.11-12.2.a W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5 W.11-12.7 W.11-12.8 W.11-12.9.a SL.6.1.a SL.6.2 SL.6.3 SL.6.4 SL.6.5 SL.6.6 SL.7.1.a SL.7.3 SL.7.4 SL.7.5 SL.7.6 SL.8.1.a SL.8.2 SL.8.3 SL.8.4 SL.8.5 SL.8.6 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.3 SL.9-10.4 SL.9-10.5 SL.9-10.6 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2 SL.11-12.3 SL.11-12.4 SL.11-12.5 SL.11-12.6 L.6.1.a L.6.2.a L.6.3.a L.6.4.a L.6.6 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.7.6 L.8.1.a L.8.2.a L.8.3.a L.8.4.a L.8.6 L.9-10.1.a L.9-10.2.a L.9-10.3.a L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.6 L.11-12.1.a L.11-12.2.a L.11-12.3.a L.11-12.4.a L.11-12.6

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