Social Media

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• Studiejaar 2

Social Media

What will we do today?

Have a look at our own social media use

Facebook outage video

Discuss social media

Writing assignment

Social media

What do you use most?

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

Twitter

Snapchat

How many hours a day do you spend on social media?

012

What did you notice of the Facebook outage on October 4th? 

What did you notice of the Facebook outage? 

BBC news

2-minute video  

with 5 questions

00:17

How long did the outage last?

1. 4 hours
2. 5 hours
3. 6 hours
4. 7 hours

00:35

How many people use Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp?

1. 3.5 billion
2. 35 billion
3. 53 billion
4. 5.3 billion

01:06

Where are Facebook's headquarters located?

1. Death Valley
2. New York Valley
3. San Francisco Valley
4. Silicon Valley

01:32

The outage was ...

1. Regional
2. Global
3. National
4. European

01:49

What is a whistleblower?

1. A spy
2. A person who is very good at whistling
3. A person who reveals company secrets
4. A musician

Facebook whistleblower

Frances Haugen

Do you think social media might be dangerous?

Yes

No

In groups discuss the video and why you think social media might be dangerous or not.

10 minutes

Interesting ideas, opinions, facts?
Discuss

Social media

Writing assignment

    In about 150 words I would like you to tell me about social media use

    What you use yourself?     Whom you follow?      Is social media good or bad?     Why? 

    Favourite post?     Favourite internet celebrity?     Time spent on social media?

Et cetera 

I am careful with what I post on social media

Yes

No

I think firing someone because of something they posted on social media is allowed

Yes

No

I think a possible employer is allowed to check the applicant's social media before hiring them

Yes

No

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