Social Media Literacy –resources, readings and more
Definitions: Social media literacy is the ability to effectively access, analyze, evaluate, and create content across digital platforms. It goes beyond basic digital skills, requiring critical thinking to understand network dynamics, identify misinformation, manage personal privacy, and engage ethically in online communities. (Syracuse University)
Social media literacy is the ability to critically analyze, evaluate, and engage with social media content and networks, considering the self’s role in constructing and consuming digital content. Social media literacy involves understanding how personal choices, social connections, and platform structures influence information exposure, identity, behavior, mood, and social interactions. It requires self-awareness of one’s motivations and biases, recognition of the evolving nature of digital platforms, and responsible participation in online discourse to contribute to the collective good. By learning the basics of digital literacy, media literacy, and navigating relationships online, children can be equipped with the skills needed to flourish in our current social environment. These skills are essential to navigating the media landscape that children grow up in during the digital age
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Articles/Research
Teaching 7th Graders Social Media Literacy
Social Media Literacy for Middle Schools
content
Curricula/lesson plans
Verifying Social Media Posts | COR
Civic Online Reasoning
Nearpod Curriculum Resources
Nearpod
Scribd Lesson Plan
Social Media Literacy Lesson Plan | PDF | Social Media | Popular Culture & Media Studies
Social Media resources
Digital Literacy – Partnership for a Healthy Iowa
ConnectED
Social Media Literacy: Can You Tell What’s Real? – ConnectED
Common Sense Media
Lesson Browse | Common Sense Education
