Introduction to Critical Thinking About Social Media
Overview
What is critical thinking and why should we think critically about social media? The materials below are to help provide students with a foundation of critical thinking terms and concepts and some reasons why we might think that we should all have a dialogue about the potential benefits and harms of social media and how we might use it responsibly.
Topics:
Why Should we Think Critically About Social Media?
- Lesson Plan One - Introduction to Critical Thinking about Social Media (accessible online version).
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What is critical thinking?
What does it mean to engage "socially" with each other?
- Lesson Plan Three - What does it mean to engage "socially"? (accessible online version).
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