Social Media

Social Media W.A.L.T Understand what is meant by the term social media. Understand and recognise different text types and purposes. Consider the advantages of social media.

Starter Look at the images on the following slide. Think - what do each of the images represent? Pair – Discuss what you think social media is Share – Feedback your ideas to the class.

Social Media

Social Media – A definition. Websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts. Dictionary.com Social media are…tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks. Wikipedia

Social Media Survey You will each be given a short questionnaire to complete based on how your classmates use social media. You should ask the other members of the class the questions in the survey. You need to ensure that you make a note of your classmates’ answers in your tally sheet.

Based on Your Results… Write answers to the following questions, in complete sentences, in your book. Which is the most popular form of social media? What do most people use social media for? Why do you think people use social media so regularly?

Text Purposes You have learned about the different text purposes before. Can you remember what they mean? Match the text type to its definition. Personal Relates to activities and concerns of wider society. Public To help someone complete a task. Referred to as ‘reading to do.’ Occupational To satisfy personal interests or to make a personal connection with someone. Educational For the purpose of instruction. To help you gather information for a learning task.

Identify the Following Text Purposes You will see a number of texts. For each text you should: Make a note of what the text purpose is (Personal/Public/Occupational/Educational). Bullet point two reasons why you think this.

Text One To Teens, Tweens and the People Who Love Them: It’s Time to Get “Social Smarts” I normally blog on business issues, but something happened at my house yesterday that compelled me to write this post. Please share it with the people in your life who use social media. Everyone needs some social smarts. Dear Friend, We haven’t met yet IRL (in real life), but I’ve seen you online and…we need to talk. You are growing up in a world where privacy is an old-fashioned concept. Almost everything you do is recorded, watched or monitored somehow. We have cameras on our computers and cell phones, in stores, parks and on the highway. We check in on Facebook and Foursquare and whatever other check-in app you choose. Your phone goes everywhere you go, and the GPS on you phone always knows where you are. Invasion of privacy used to mean my brother read my diary or the teacher intercepted a note about a cute guy and read it in front of the class. Times sure have changed. Maybe you’ve been on social media since before you were born. (Did your mom or dad post those ultrasound pics on Facebook or MySpace or Flikr? I thought so.) Your whole life is there. Yes, this is your world. It seems normal, I’m sure, because you’ve never known anything else. Maybe that’s why you don’t think twice before posting that crazy video on You Tube, or using those words (yes, the dirty ones that make your mother blush) on Twitter, and “OMG, did she really say that to him on Facebook?” Personal – Blog Post

Text Two Taylor Swift: Don't base your day and your happiness on social media Taylor Swift says young people shouldn't base their happiness on what they post on social media. Speaking to ITV News, the singer says people are judging their lives by how popular they are on services like Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat. "You have teenagers who are attaching their self worth to how many likes they get on a picture they just posted," she said. "I don't necessarily think that's a healthy way to see yourself. "I want to always be there to tell them, that's not the most important thing - whether this picture got 50 likes and that picture got 10, please don't base your day and your happiness and your sanity on that." Taylor Swift is in the news again after getting Apple Music to backtrack on plans to offer a three-month free trial to subscribers. After threatening to withhold 1989 from the new streaming service, Apple says it'll now pay artists for tracks listened to during trial periods. Apple Music launches on 30 June. Public -

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Text Four Occupational – Online Job Advert

Advantages of Social Media You will now read an article, showing some of the positives of using social media. Before you read: What advantages can you think of for using social media? As you read: Which of these best describes the purpose of this text? Personal Public Occupational Educational Create a spider diagram showing 5 advantages of using social media. Use BBC Article for this task.

Advantages of Social Media

Plenary In your book, write a tweet to share what you have learned this lesson.