Social Media Smarts

• I can understand several key algorithms that reflect computational thinking.

• I can undertake creative projects that involve selecting, using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices, to achieve challenging goals, including collecting and analysing data and meeting the needs of known users.

• I can understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting their online identity and privacy; recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct, and know how to report concerns.

Activity: Now that we know that how we and those around us use technology impacts us, let's come up with some technology etiquette class rules.

Starter: Let's review our screentime report. What do you notice?

Next, let's discuss: Is social media a drug? Why or why not?

After watching the video, would you like to change your answer? Why or why not?

Social Media Addiction Facts:

Activity: Use the social media addiction facts to create your own poster on Canva, explaining how social media produces dopamine in your brain and why this is dangerous.

Your poster needs to have:

• A title

• 1-3 facts

• Bright colours

• Images

• Eye-catching style

• Designed using Canva

• Explain how dopamine is triggered by social media (either a diagram or facts)

Starter: Watch the Ted Talk about 'filter bubbles'.

Activity: Let's test it out! Type in one of these phrases in Google and compare your results with a friend.

-Climate change is

-Black lives matter

-Donald Trump is

-Colombia

Choose your favourite and take a screenshot. Airdrop it to your friend so that you can both add it to your slides.

Next, complete the reflection questions using what you learned from today's lesson.

Activity: Let's watch the Black Mirror episode: Nosedive and the episode of Community: App Development and Condiments. While you watch, write your thoughts, opinions, questions and predictions on the Padlet below.

Starter: Do you have a social media account? Do your parents know/monitor this?

Starter: Create an emoji dictionary. Add a 1-3 word definition to each emoji.

Example: 🥽 = goggles

Once you have finished, compare your answers with a friend OR complete this activity with a partner or in a small group (no more than 3).

Do the emojis mean what you think they mean? Have you ever had a miscommunication using emojis?

Compare your emoji dictionary with the official definitions on emojipedia.

Activity: How can miscommunications cause trouble on social media?

Read the case studies and reflect on each situation. What happened? What was the miscommunication? How did they solve it? How could they have solved it more effectively?

Starter: Review your answers from the beginning reflection on slides 1-3 of your reflection questions. What do you notice? Do you still feel the same?

Activity: Respond to the final reflection questions, explaining how your ideas and opinions have changed and how this topic has impacted you.