INTRO TO SOCIAL MEDIA

DEFINITIONS Society:

Community of people bound together by similar traditions, institutions, or behaviors

Media:The means of communication (like radio,

TV, movies, magazines, the Internet) that reach or influence people widely

BACKGROUND OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1920s

AdvertisingRadioSilent movies

1930sSound movies

1940sTV

1980sPersonal computersCable TV

1990sThe Internet

2000s Napster, MySpace,

Facebook, etc.

2010s1. List social media

evolutions in the 2010s

SOCIAL MEDIA & THE 1ST AMENDMENT First Amendment

“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”

2. In your opinion, does this amendment protect hate-speech (including anti-Semitic, Nazi, or KKK)? Consider this issue irrespective of your personal/moral beliefs – are these groups protected to say whatever they want according to the First Amendment?

3. Can you think of any examples when the gov’t has controlled/limited free speech?

QUESTIONS CONTINUED 4. Should students be allowed to create false

Social Media sites &/or post comments about school administrators or teachers? Explain

5. Should teachers be punished for expressing frustrations about their jobs or students? Discuss

6. Should students be allowed to use a forum to evaluate (“rate”) their teachers/administrators? http://

www.kcra.com/news/students-protest-social-media-policy-at-lodi-district-meeting/21363036

7. Should jurors be allowed access to social media sites/related news stories during a trial? Why or why not?

QUESTIONS CONTINUED 8. Should colleges be allowed to monitor

athletes’ social media sites/posts? Defend your answer

9. Should police &/or medical officials be allowed to post visuals of events from their jobs (i.e. surgeries or dead bodies)? Why or why not?

10. Should school administrators or police be allowed to use social media to check on teenage behavior (drug use, parties, etc)? Explain

11. Should you be able to post comments/reviews about businesses? Discuss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKl_ydpm5LU

POSITIVES & NEGATIVES OF SOCIAL MEDIA 12. Create a T-chart in your notes & fill

in as many Pros & Cons regarding Social Media as you can

PROS CONS