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Social Media TestDrive: Real-World Social Media Education for the Next Generation

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Dominic DiFranzo,

Yoon Hyung Choi,

Amanda Purington,

Jessie G. Taft,

Janis Whitlock,

Natalya N. BazarovaAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: 303, Pages 1 - 11

https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300533

Published: 02 May 2019 Publication History

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Abstract

Social media sites are where life happens for many of today's young people, so it is important to teach them to use these sites safely and effectively. Many youth receive classroom education on digital literacy topics, but have few chances to build actual skills. Social Media TestDrive, an interactive social media simulation, fills a gap in digital literacy education by combining experiential learning in a realistic and safe social media environment with educator-facilitated classroom lessons. The tool was piloted with 12 educators and over 200 students, and formative evaluation data suggest that TestDrive achieved high levels of engagement with both groups. Students reported the modules enhanced their understanding of digital citizenship issues, and educators noted that students were engaging in meaningful classroom conversations. Finally, we discuss the importance of involving multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., researchers, youth, educators, curriculum developers) in designing educational technology.

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Index Terms

Social Media TestDrive: Real-World Social Media Education for the Next Generation
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Interactive learning environments
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Social media

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