Sixty-eight percent of adults in the United States get their news from their social media feed. What are the consequences? Scholars dive into the topic with a video on digital media. They discover how social media shapes people's offline behavior in surprising ways. 

Concepts

Media Literacy, Digital Citizenship, the internet, information literacy, online communication, Social Media

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite learners to conduct informal polls to find out where their friends and family get their news
• Have small groups discuss the pros and cons of using social media as a news source

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson order matters, as previous videos from the series may provide helpful background information  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Begins with an engaging animation that helps introduce the topic and builds student interest
• Includes text and graphics to support spoken content 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3