Social Media Essential Questions:

1.) How does social media keep the world connected?

2.) What effect does social media have on human relationships?

3.) What limitations should certain people have when using social media?

Did You Know?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8

Take notes in your journals

about facts you find interesting

Can social media contribute to loneliness?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Bkr_udado

In your journals…

• Last class we wrote about our initial personal responses about our own social media use. After watching these two videos, how have your thoughts about social media changed? How does it affect authentic social interaction? Be sure to explain your thoughts and use examples from the videos and your own life. One page.

Twitter Activity

• With a partner, examine the 9 tweets from the slides. Answer these questions:

• Who is the tweet from?• What are they discussing?• How can you tell?

What is ironic about this slogan for promoting the film?

Now That You’ve Watched It…

• Which word describes Mark Zuckerberg best?

• Explain TWO ways how watching this film changes the way you think about Social Media.

The Last EQ: “What Limitations Should Be Enforced On The

Internet?”

• Limitations: “A limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction.”

Is there a need? You decide:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CilfQSYNC5g#t=111

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/14/us/california-schools-monitor-social-media/

What we’re looking at today:

• Facebook• Online News Sources (CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, etc)• School districts• Employers