Micro-Teaching: Social Media Smarts

Karlie and I had the opportunity to micro teach at Bald Eagle High School. I taught his leadership class, which consisted of 8 students. We covered the importance of using social media appropriately.

The first day, I started with two very impactful short videos. The videos showed how social media can be seen by EVERYONE! I think it really shocked the students.

For the bulk of class, I presented a PowerPoint and had class discussions on various points around social media safety.

On day 2, I had student's compete in a goose chase! Goose chase has missions that are worth various points. The team to collect the most points, or all the points first wins! They had to make "fake" posts on social media around certain topics. Topics included highlighting there program, promoting a fundraiser, and taking fun but appropriate selfies! The kids loved the interactive activity and it really got them thinking about how we need to think before posting things.

On the third day, students completed a quiz. The quiz included various definitions from the PowerPoint as well as picking out inappropriate and appropriate posts. The kids overall did very well!

The biggest take away from micro teaching. 43 minutes goes by really fast. Haha So be diligent and purposeful!