Nonfiction Resource for Students

General Information:

Book: Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out

Author: Elizabeth Raum

Publication Date/ Publisher: May 1, 2018: Capstone Press

• We found Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out to be the best nonfiction resource for students, that teaches children about social media and staying safe online. The book is a very child friendly read, recommended for ages 10-12, that is full of social media facts and its usage in our world today, including a chapter on protecting your online privacy and a chapter on digital dangers and distractions. This book can be incorporated into a geography/history lesson that talks about the different regions of the world and comparing their social media usage and the age groups associated. This could then lead into the discussion of staying safe online, as the book progresses.

Here are a few screenshots of the beginning of this book, which show just how colorful and easy of a read it is for students, but still very informational and educational:

Core Integration:

• The book Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out could be integrated in a geography/history lesson. You can teach a geography lesson about the continents and then discuss the usage of social media in these different regions. Students are not only learning geography but they are learning about internet and social media usage throughout the world. The book focuses mostly on teens and social media but this information can be integrated into core curriculum for time and teaching purposes. Depending on the time allotted for this lesson, the teacher can also get into the chapters on protecting online privacy and digital dangers to teach children more about staying safe online.

This book can be purchased here. 

Standards:

NHES 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on human behaviors.

• 5.6 Describe how relevant influences of media and technology affect personal safety and injury prevention practices and behaviors.
• 5.6 Describe how relevant influences of media and technology affect personal health and wellness-related practices and behaviors.

Washington State K-12 Standards for Social Studies 

• 5.4 Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their characteristics.

H2.5.3 Analyze and explain how technology and ideas have affected the way people live and change their values, beliefs, and attitudes in