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What are the benefits and drawbacks of presenting yourself in different ways online?
Grade
6Objectives
- Reflect on reasons why people might create fake social media accounts.
- Identify the possible results of posting from a fake social media account.
- Debate the benefits and drawbacks of posting from multiple accounts.
Vocabulary Show definitions
affinity group .
anonymous .
curate .
finsta
affinity group – a group of people linked by a common interest or purpose
anonymous – without a name or other information that identifies who you are
curate – to select, organize, and maintain a collection of things, both physical and digital
finsta – a fake Instagram account used for posting to a specific group of people or to post anonymously
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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