Other
Lego: My Lego Network
Free and safe social networking site dedicated to young students who share the love for the children's building blocks LEGOs. Students create their own page for the purpose of trying challenging blueprints or sharing their own creations.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Clay Shirky: How Social Media Can Make History
Clay Shirky shows how social media services such as Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, thus changing the nature of politics. [15:49]
Utah Education Network
Uen: Cyber Bullying: What to Do
Learn what cyber-bullying is, the consequences of it, and how to handle a cyber-bullying situation effectively.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Videoconferencing
Learn how video conferencing has grown from the 1900s prediction.
BBC
Bbc: Social Media: How Do Other Governments Regulate It?
This article highlights some of the actions being taken in countries around the world, as well as by companies like Google and Facebook, to address issues around harmful content being posted to social media. (Updated February 2019)
Other
Brainspire: What Are the Effects of Technology on Human Interaction?
This article examines the positive and negative ways that technology impacts human interactions and relationships within families and with the wider world, as well as the implications the over-use of technology has on the growing child....
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Who's Looking at Your Digital Footprint?
Our digital footprints can have a powerful impact on our future. This can be a scary thought, given that what's in our digital footprint isn't always in our control. Teach students that digital footprints are an opportunity to showcase...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Curated Lives
Social media gives us a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. When students reflect on these choices, they...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Protecting Online Reputations
Tagging friends on social media is a great way to connect with others and capture memorable experiences. But what if they don't want to be tagged? Encourage your students to take responsibility for how they may affect the digital...
Other
Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Evaluation Chart
This checklist is designed to help review Social Networking Services. The information is from 2008 so parts may be outdated. The information is publicly available from service providers' websites (e.g., Terms of Use and Privacy Policy),...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Networking Through Social Media
Social media can be a powerful tool to build and maintain your professional network. Learn basic tips to ensure your accounts are professional and create a positive first impression.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Sharenting
Sharenting is when a parent or care-giving uses the internet to share news, images, videos, and information about their child. It mostly takes place on social media and in some cases on blogging sites. This site features questions,...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Social Media
Social media are apps and websites where you can connect and share content with friends. On these services you are often able to share and view a whole range of media such as video, photos, music and chat. Popular social media services...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: A for Action
This section has been developed to help generate discussion about positive actions and strategies young people can take to ensure they thrive online. Download A for Action Toolkit resources.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Young People and Social Networking Services (Leaflet)
This is a guide for parents, carers and teachers about the safe and responsible use of social networking services. By understanding these services and their potential risks you can help to support your child in choosing an appropriate...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain
Ninth graders read three informational texts to understand how social media affects the teen brain
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Review Claims About Social Media
Review claims made in "Teens: This Is How Social Media Affects Your Brain."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Generation Like: What Are Teens Doing Online?
Examine facts and figures on how teens use the Internet in this infographic from FRONTLINE: Generation Like. Ninety-five percent of teens use the Internet. The infographic details which forms of technology they use to access the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Social Bookmarking
This article introduces the reader to the concept of social bookmarking which organizes sites generally by the use of tags. Social bookmarking sites are an increasingly popular way to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources...
Childnet
Childnet: Facebook: Privacy Checks and Third Party Apps
Practical steps to take to ensure your Facebook account is safe.
Other
Kidsmart: Social Networking
Test your online safety knowledge about social networking. Here, you can find some great tips and learn the "Smart" way to network online to keep in touch with friends.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Safe Social Networking
Social networking sites are very popular. They also expose people to certain risks, such as online bullying, loss of privacy, cyber stalking and other problems. This resource describes some of the risks with social networking sites and...