UK Lesson Plan
Who Are You Online? (UK)
What are the benefits and drawbacks of presenting yourself in different ways online?
Age
11–12Time
45 mins.
Objectives:
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
anonymous ·
affinity group ·
curate ·
finsta
anonymous – without a name or other information that identifies a person
affinity group – a group of people linked by a common interest or purpose
curate – to select, organize and look after a collection (e.g. content posted to a social media profile)
finsta – a fake Instagram account used for posting to a specific group of people or to post anonymously
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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
45 mins.
Warm-Up: Why "Finstas"?
10 mins.Explore: Which Me Should I Be?
15 mins.Debate: The Finsta Debate
20 mins.
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Lesson last updated: November 2020
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Lesson last updated: November 2020