Social Media Diet

Helping Young People to Be Smart Consumers Online

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Jim Wasserman, Jiab Wasserman

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In this book, we describe the online world that youth begin to encounter, often without adult oversight. It is a critical time where they are first getting to know both the outside world and form their own identity. We explain the social forces and sways that influence kids’ attitudes and choices, from peers in social apps to influencers. We show how the online world suggests answers that may or may not be right for individuals. Each chapter we supplies lessons that teachers, parents, counselors, and others can use to make youth aware of these online sways.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-12-15
Mått151 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt327 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor206
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475869583

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Jim Wasserman is a former business litigation attorney and, for over twenty years, media literacy, economics, and Humanities teacher. He has written extensively on education generally and media literacy specifically, including a three-book series on how to introduce media literacy to elementary, middle, and high school students.Jiab Wasserman is a former industrial engineer and bank executive, becoming a vice president at Bank of America. Since retiring, she has become a trail blazer in advocating for gender, ethnic, and immigrant equity in the workplace and in education. She has written about the financial world and financial practices for several years and continues to be a regular contributor on the subject.

The Wassermans, authors of books on media literacy for K–12 education and advocates for gender, ethnic, and immigrant equity in the workplace and schools, offer background for a series of classroom discussions and activities that explore the social issues around using the internet to learn, teach, and thrive. After examining how technology changes daily lives, social rules, and personal safety and presentations, they introduce Google Trends as a way of examining online and offline idea trends, and explore issues such as security, open privacy, time allocation, and opportunity costs across age groups. Lessons caution young people to be aware when navigating the internet and stress skills such as avoiding distractions, generalizing from individual cases, finding help online, overcoming the fear of missing out, and using online resources for fact-checking. After a unit on online individual and family interactions, the Wassermans explore the role of influencers and parasocial relationships on social life and trends. They conclude that “the internet is a tool ... the real power is in the user.” The book includes a glossary of terms to illuminate these ideas. Recommended. All readership levels.