Learning objective

Students will be able to identify how online information is manipulated to make it look real. They will be able to do so by watching two videos, reading two articles and completing a quiz. Then, they will be provided with the option to either complete a blog on WordPress or a Vlog using YouTube or an application of their choice.

• [ ] Watch these two videos:

(461) Social Media vs. Reality, don't believe the hype - YouTube

(487) Social Media And Self-Image - YouTube

• [ ] Read this article:

The complicated truth about social media and body image - BBC Future

• [ ] Read the article below and participate in the quiz:

Digital Distortion: How Filters are Changing the Way Girls See Themselves (bgca.org)

https://quizizz.com/embed/quiz/64b45a2a90b35b001ddd5e60

Create a Blogpost or a Vlog (You can use WordPress or YouTube or another learning tool of your choice to express your learning)

Prompt: Influence of social media users on our self-esteem and us.

Consider the following questions and do some research.

• How do social media influencers shape the way that we present ourselves on social media? (you can consider Facebook as an example or other social media)
• Is exposure to social media influencers healthy for youths?