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Intro to Social Media

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

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Intro to Social Media

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  1. Intro to Social Media

  2. 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

  3. Background of Social Media • 1920s • Advertising • Radio • Silent movies • 1930s • Sound movies • 1940s • TV • 1980s • Personal computers • Cable TV • 1990s • The Internet • 2000s • Napster, MySpace, Facebook, etc.

  4. Social Media & the 1st Amendment • First Amendment • “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” • 1. 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? • 2. Can you think of any examples when the gov’t has controlled/limited free speech?

  5. Questions continued • 3. Should students be allowed to create false Social Media sites &/or post comments about school administrators or teachers? • 4. Should teachers be punished for expressing frustrations about their jobs or students? • 5. Should students be allowed to use a forum to evaluate (“rate”) their teachers/administrators? • 6. Should jurors be allowed access to social media sites/related news stories during a trial?

  6. Questions continued • 7. Should colleges be allowed to monitor athletes’ social media sites/posts? • 8. Should police &/or medical officials be allowed to post visuals of events from their jobs (i.e. surgeries or dead bodies)? • 9. Should school administrators or police be allowed to use social media to check on teenage behavior (drug use, parties, etc)?

  7. Video clip • http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9220265

  8. Positives & Negatives of Social Media • 10. Create a T-chart in your notes & fill in as many Pros & Cons regarding Social Media as you can

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