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The positives of social media

This lesson will focus on identifying the positive effects of social media interactions and thinking about how online contact and friendships can be useful and valuable. This lesson covers some content that may be a sensitive topic for you. We recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.

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The positives of social media

This lesson will focus on identifying the positive effects of social media interactions and thinking about how online contact and friendships can be useful and valuable. This lesson covers some content that may be a sensitive topic for you. We recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.

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Key learning points

  1. Identifying the positive effects of social media interactions
  2. Thinking about how online contact and friendships can be useful and valuable

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5 Questions

Q1.
Social media is...

A subject you can study at school.
Articles in the press about society.
Correct answer: Computer-based communication with other users.

Q2.
2 - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube are all social media platforms.

False
Correct answer: True

Q3.
Engaging with social media is....

Always bad for you.
Never bad for you.
Correct answer: Sometimes bad for you.

Q4.
Social media has been around for....

Correct answer: A few decades.
A few years.
Hundreds of years.

Q5.
Around 25% of the population of the world use social media.

Correct answer: False
True

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5 Questions

Q1.
Social media is...

A magazine based around events in society.
A way of creating new videos.
Correct answer: Computer-based sharing of information via online networks.

Q2.
Positives of engaging with Social Media include...

Correct answer: Sharing information and communicating with other people.
The ability to run faster.
The risk of cyberbullying.

Q3.
Digital footprint is....

Footprints created in concrete before it is set.
The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by people.
Correct answer: The trail of data created when we use the internet.

Q4.
Networking means....

Creating a large number of nets.
Correct answer: Interacting with others to share information professionally or socially.
Working with nets to create mathematical products.

Q5.
People you meet 'online'...

Are always a true representation of themselves.
Are never trustworthy.
Correct answer: May share similar interests and hobbies to you.