Using Social Media Responsibly
Using Social Media Responsibly
ACTIVITIES
Telephone to Text
Students sit in a circle. Explain the game of telephone, a verbal message is passed from one person to another. Play a round. Teacher starts by passing a message and it continues around the circle. The last person says the message out loud. Typically when it comes to the end of the line, the message has been changed. It’s very hard to prove where the message was changed or what the original message is. Tell students that now we’re going to pass around a written message. Write a message on a slip of paper and pass it around the circle. The last person reads the message. Talk about how when thoughts/opinions are written down, it is hard to change.
Fist to five vote
How anxious are you about the messages you encounter via social media?
1 finger = not at all 5 fingers = very
QUESTIONS
Share a form of technology or social media that you have used to communicate with others. What is one positive and one negative way it has impacted you?
Have you ever noticed unkind communication while using social media? If yes, how did you stop it or contribute to it? If no, what might you do to stop it if/when you see it?
Miscommunication (false/unproven/confusing messages) can happen easily using social media - talk about how this might happen or share a time when you experienced miscommunication via social media.
Share a time when you sent a message accidentally - how did you handle it? Or how could you handle it if this happens to you?
Sometimes it’s hard to ignore the negative or upsetting conversations happening on social media. What is one way you can distract your mind, so that you don’t get wrapped up in the conversation?
Talk about how it feels to have access to a variety of social media platforms. Or Talk about how it feels not to have permission to participate in conversations via social media.
Talk about a time when you had to block someone from your social media acct. Or talk about why someone might choose to block a person.