Curated OER
How Interesting Is It?
Discussing topics that other people are interested in is a key social skill that can often be overlooked. Here is a resource that supports learners in developing this life skill by first prompting them to consider a wide range of...
Macmillan Education
Networking
"It's not what you know, it's who you know." Learners discuss and analyze this age-old adage by completing life skills worksheets, collaborative activities, and discussions regarding the nature of networking and how it may improve future...
Macmillan Education
Self/Social
Body language, our perception of others, and how to make a better impression socially are the focus topics for this lesson, which is part of a 23-lesson series on building important life skills. Learners complete a questionnaire on...
Macmillan Education
Networking and Effective Communication
What makes a great networker? Learners explore valuable life skills and interpersonal character traits, and consider how to present oneself in the most effective way during an opportunity to network.
Curated OER
Linking Social Networking to Language Arts
How to tap into students' social networking experiences to enhance learning in the language arts classroom.
Curated OER
Cyberbullying:What is It? What Can We Do About It?
High schoolers examine the prevalence of cyberbullying. In this character education activity, students read articles about cyberbullying and its implications. High schoolers respond to discussion questions.
Curated OER
Facebook For Good!
High schoolers use Facebook to create a positive campaign. In this campaign lesson plan, students choose a topic and create a group account on Facebook for their cause. They post a question and write an action plan to meet a goal.
Curated OER
Virtual Chat Study Groups
Students explore studying habits by utilizing technology. In this social networking lesson, students utilize a virtual chat program to connect with students from a nearby school. Students ask and answer study questions back and forth...
Curated OER
Social Networking in Today’s World
Students explore social networking in today's world. In this ESL lesson, students discuss the various methods of social networking then complete a vocabulary assignment and brainstorming activity to reinforce the topic.
Other
Be Web Aware : Social Networking
An informative article looking at teens and social networking. What is it? What should parents know and the need to encourage privacy issues in these open forums of social interaction.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Growing Up Online
Information and analysis on the practices and habits of children and teens who live their lives online. Focus is on teen culture in the digital age and on how online media have intensified fears of the dangerous dimensions of adolescence.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015
Discusses the findings from a research study on how teens use popular social media and social networking sites. The study looked at the different sites, tools, and apps that are being used, with Facebook ranking the highest. It also...
OER Commons
Oer Commons (Open Educational Resources)
OER Commons is a network of resources that have been shared by many different schools, instructors and institutions - and it is all free for you to use! Browse the courses or lesson plans for topics ranging from mathematics to humanities.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Reid Hoffman
Biography of Reid Hoffman, Internet Entrepreneur and founder of LinkedIn with investiments in over 80 internet startup companies.
CNN
Cnn Money: Twitter, Pipe Dream or Next Big Thing?
Twitter has taken the world by storm, even made its name a verb, but are they challenged late in the game to try making money from the service? This article examines this question in depth.
Other
Connect Safely: Connect Safely: Smart Socializing Starts Here
This resource offers students and adults information in order to help young people socialize safely online.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Instagram
In this tutorial, learn how to create and manage an Instagram account.
Other
Educational Cyber Playground: Technology Tools for the Online Classroom
From search and security tools to internet and filtering, web 2.0 tools are covered and more in this site.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Social Media Theme
A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association: Social Media's Growing Impact on Our Lives
Media psychology researchers are beginning to tease apart the ways in which time spent on social media is, and is not, impacting our day-to-day lives and our psychological well-being. They are looking at whether time spent on social...
Other
Class tools.net: Fakebook
With this tool, students can create fictional profile pages. Access to each page is controlled by the page creator and is password-protected. Add friends, status updates, and event dates, while maintaining the relationships between...
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 14. Social Networking
A social network is an online community of people who use a website or app to communicate with each other by sharing comments, images, videos, resources, etc. This tutorial consists of four quests and, when you have completed it, you...
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: How Ict Has Changed Communication and Collaboration
Computers and the internet have changed how people work, communicate, and share information, but we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of sharing online. This tutorial looks at email, video conferencing, online document...
Other
Digital.gov: Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad
This toolkit is intended for government agencies and other organizations to help them evaluate the accessibility of their social media programs. It contains tips, real-life examples and best practices to ensure that social media content...