Digital Resources and Sites

Digital Resources and Sites

Talk about how websites can reflect the values and views of the providers

Poll

Which of these social media platforms do you use?

• Instagram

• Twitter

• Skype

• Whatsapp

• Facebook

Poll

My favorite Social Media Site is _____________________________.

• Tik Tok

• Facetime

• Instagram

• Twitter

• Other

Open Ended

1. Social media allows you to communicate, exchange ideas and share knowledge globally. There is a vast array of online resources available to you.

2.Let's look at social media and what its purpose is. Then we will take a look at how social media reflects or mirrors your culture, values and views within the wider world.

3. Being a part of social media makes you a member of a global community.

4. Our world which was for so long believed to be so large is now seen as smaller and accessible by the click of a button.

5. It is important to consider the source of the social media and think about their agents and whether their information can be trusted.

Open Ended

Identify 2 words that you did not understand in the passage and look up their meaning or discuss their meaning with classmates.

Social Media

• Content Sharing

• Collaboration

• Blogs

• Podcasts

• Online Forums

Poll

Do you use any of these websites?

• Reddit

• Pinterest

• Wikipedia

• Tumblr

• Wordpress

Open Ended

There is an expression that says: "Tell me what book you are reading and I'll tell you who you are."

When on social media we could say, "Tell me what you are writing, and I will tell you who you are."

Everything shared on social media has been written by someone for a particular purpose or with a specific viewpoint.

Some are factual, some opinions and some as part of a campaign or with the purpose to influence people.

What different types of people use social media?

You are going to make a website: What is it about?

Choose a topic and create an idea for a website on PPT or Nearpod- share with the class