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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Social media can be a place to connect, learn, and, most of all, share. But how much do kids know about what they're sharing - and not just about themselves but each other? Help young scholars think critically about their digital...
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The Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation: Saving the American Dream: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes facts on Social Security, its history, problems, and possible solutions for the program.
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3 Original Ways to Get More People Sharing Your Content on Social Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains techniques to increase how much exposure your social media posts receive. The author discusses word of mouth, social media influencers, the use of contests, calls-to-action, and other strategies.
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Ascd: Building Literacy in Social Studies: Ch 1: Reading Social Studies Texts

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Article provides excellent tips and strategies for building comprehension and critical thinking skills in Social Studies. It describes some of the challenges students have with reading and understanding their textbooks.
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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Social Media and Free Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Social Media Guidelines

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Read about the ways in which educators can create social media guidelines that work to keep students safe.
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Brainspire: To What Degree Is Technology and Social Change Related?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the impact of technology on different aspects of society. Looks at education, humanitarian needs, prevention of corruption, modernization, global technological shifts, Ogburn's theory of social change, the...
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British Library

British Library: Dickens's Great Expectations: Social Mobility

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will explore this theme of social mobility through a reading of extracts from Samuel Smiles's Self-Help (1859), the handbook that many young men in 19th-century Britain turned to in seeking advice as to how to better...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Anti Social Networks? We're Just as Cliquey Online" by Laura Sydell

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Anti-social Networks? We're Just as Cliquey Online" by Laura Sydell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Socializing Online

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online course, students will learn all about different social networks such as Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ and how to stay in control of your information and stay safe.
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Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Evaluation Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
This checklist is designed to help review Social Networking Services. The information is from 2008 so parts may be outdated. The information is publicly available from service providers' websites (e.g., Terms of Use and Privacy Policy),...
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PBS

Pbs: China in the Red: A Blending of Socialism and Capitalism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides enlightening lesson plans intended to facilitate students' learning of the blending of socialism and capitalism in China's economy. Contains wonderful resources and activities for the study of economics.
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Palomar Community College District

Social Organization: Social Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site provides a clear and easy to understand explanation of social groups. It explores the dynamics of social groups, age-based groups, gender-based groups, and common interest groups. Click here to learn more about the way...
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Other

Social Thinking: Teaching Students About Their Learning Strengths and Weaknesses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is about teaching our students and adults how to understand their social learning challenges in the context of their overall abilities and then how they can use their strengths to learn more strategies related to their...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Theorist Albert Bandura: Social Learning Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses social learning theory in the context of criminology. Includes information on a famous study known as the Bobo doll experiment. Also includes biographical information on Albert Bandura.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: The Townsend Plan Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes information about Townsend and the Townsend Plan, links to the different sections of the text of the Social Security Plan, links to issues of the newsletter that was published by Townsend, editorial...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Us History Social Change Movements & Political Developments

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on movements for social change and civil rights and the political developments surrounding them. Comprhensive multi-media materials and links to supplemental resources.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Social Groups and Social Networks?

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource for the MCAT explores the topic of "social groups" and "social networks" in society.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Process of Socialization: Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what socialization is and its importance in personality formation, and how this process varies between cultures, resulting in the prevalence of different personality types. The socialization of children in different cultures is...
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Other

Social Anxiety: Symptoms and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Phobia / Social Anxiety Association article looks at Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) as a much more common problem than commonly thought. Examples are given and advice for seeking treatment is also available.
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Anxiety Network: Social Anxiety / Social Phobia

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about social anxiety (also known as social phobia).
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Is Social Media's Role in Election 2016?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students examine the different ways candidates use social media, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter in their presidential campaigns. They will watch videos, read articles, and examine candidates' social media pages.
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Sociology Guide: Questions on Social Stratification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This quick snapshot of social stratification includes twelve popular questions with corresponding explanations on the topic.
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SparkNotes

Spark Notes: Social Stratification and Inequality: Theories of Stratification

For Students 9th - 10th
The theories of social stratification put forward by Karl Marx and Max Weber are explained. The functionalist perspective of Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore is also described.

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