Research Guides: Media Power Youth: Design Team Project: Class Activities and Materials

Videos

Common Sense Education. (2019, January 12). Teen voices: Oversharing and your digital footprint [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ottnH427Fr8

Common Sense Education. (2019, September 16). Teen voices: Who are you on social media? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLFMBT1Ayls

CTRL-F. (2018, June 29th). Online verification skills — Video 1: Introductory video [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/yBU2sDlUbp8

5 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain (TED-Ed)
"Your social media habits may be changing your brain and your behaviors. How so? Watch on and find out more!"
Are Teens Addicted to Technology? (PBS)
What roles do social media and technology play in teens’ lives? Is it possible that teens are addicted to their phones? In this lesson plan, students will respond to PBS NewsHour’s Brief but Spectacular episode, “Teens on Tech.”
Why Are We So Susceptible to Disinformation?
A lesson on the impact of online disinformation.

Fakeout (CIVIX Information Literacy)
"Your social media feed has been infected by false information. Your job is to learn the skills of verification, so you can sort fact from fiction — in the game, and in real life."
Fighting Falsehoods on Social Media (News Literacy Project)
"The quiz...measures how you know social media platforms’ policies designed to stem falsehoods from flooding your newsfeed."
Should You Share It? (News Media Project)
"The best way for you to help reduce misinformation online is to avoid sharing it. But can you tell the difference between social media posts that are false or misleading and those that are credible?"

Social Media in Education: Resource Toolkit
"This collection of blogs, articles, and videos aims to help educators deploy social-media tools to develop professionally, connect with parents and communities, and engage students in 21st-century learning."
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers (Mike Caulfield)
"This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker."