Warm up: types of online communication (definitions and examples)

• Direct message
• Hashtag (#)
• Tag (@)

Checking for prior knowledge

• Venn diagram – pros and cons of social media

Note taking

• Some benefits of social media for teenagers (underlined)

Discussion: What are the benefits for older adults? Or society more broadly?

Note taking

• Some downsides of social media for teenagers (underlined)

Discussion: What are the downsides for older adults?
Or society more broadly?

Examining visuals (memes / other images)

• What ideas about social media are you getting from these images?

Reflection questions:

1. Why can social media be both ‘positive’ and ‘negative’?
2. What can be done to limit the impact of the ‘negatives’ of social media?

Viewing activity: Algorithms

Resources designed for the new senior Social and Community Studies syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2024). Topic: Digital Citizenship. The end of term assessment for this unit was a product (Information Booklet / Pamphlet / Brochure).

The content would also be useful more broadly for students in other states and countries with an interest in online safety. Additional resources for this unit are also available in my store – Aussie_Resources.