Social Media Use and Middle School Students
Do students understand Social Media and its Positives and Negatives?
Create a Product of Your Findings
Students will create a:

  • a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation about their findings and their "Online Footprint".
  • a 5-minute video describing what students can do to keep themselves safe and a list of online rules to follow.
  • a presentation about how to create a safe and positive online presence.

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ELA.8.2.3. Deliver research presentations:
a. Define a thesis.
b. Record important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from significant information sources and paraphrase and summarize all relevant perspectives on the topic, as appropriate.
c. Use a variety of primary and secondary sources and distinguish the nature and value of each.
d. Organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
ELA.8.2.4. Deliver persuasive presentations:
a. Include a well-defined thesis (i.e., one that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment).
b. Differentiate fact from opinion and support arguments with detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning.
c. Anticipate and answer listener concerns and counterarguments effectively through the inclusion and arrangement of details, reasons, examples, and other elements.
d. Maintain a reasonable tone.