Middle School Group - Social Media: Think Before You Post by Julie Bell

Middle School Group - Social Media: Think Before You Post by Julie Bell https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z Julie Bell, Conrad Ferrer, Sara Criser en-us 2019-01-14 16:54:30 UTC 2026-01-04 04:18:43 UTC hello@padlet.com This group is a psychoeducation group for middle school students which will cover the topic of social media and thinking before posting online. Throughout the course students will better understand digital citizenship and how their behavior/interactions online affect not only themselves but others as well. bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321507447 2019-01-17 00:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321507447 The group will have at least five members, but will have no more than eight members because this small, intimate group atmosphere is conducive for allowing students to contribute and share in an open manner. bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321507886 2019-01-17 00:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321507886 The group will run over the course of 8 weeks, meeting once a week for 45 minutes per session. This will allow adequate time to meet, but is not too long that it interferes with class time. Collaboration with teachers is essential in determining what is least disruptive to the daily schedule. The 8 week timeline is warranted because youth today are developing in an era where social media is extremely influential and there are many sub-topics that need to be addressed that interfere with academic, career, and social/personal success. bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508175 2019-01-17 01:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508175 Each week, there will be a different aspect/component of social media discussed. The goal is to identify, explore, and discuss both the positive and negative aspects that affect youth. Students will share experiences, learn from their peers, have open discussion, ask questions, and may be assigned some "homework" assignments, or activities, to complete in between weeks. bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508663 2019-01-17 01:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508663 More information regarding pre-planning for this group can be located here: bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508783 2019-01-17 01:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321508783 Group Permission Slip bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321510412 2019-01-17 01:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/321510412 This video is a news story discussing how some Harvard students were denied admission due to content on their personal Facebook pages. bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443126 Video 1 of 2]]> 2019-01-20 01:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443126 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443246 This document could be used to help organize a group leader to walk the group through discussion. ]]> 2019-01-20 01:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443246 Reference bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443330 [Digital Image of Gavel and words] (2016). Retrieved from https://mervieslaw.blogspot.com/

York, C. N. (2017, June 06). Social Media Consequences. Retrieved January 19, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDucVZCEAY8]]> 2019-01-20 01:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443330 Group Evaluation bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443510 2019-01-20 01:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322443510 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322447452 2019-01-20 03:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322447452 Reference bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322447481 [Digital Image of Middle School Thought Bubble]. Retrieved from http://www.secondstep.org/Portals/0/common-img/SS-Middle-School-560px.png

Swingle, M. (2016). I-minds : how cell phones, computers, gaming, and social media are changing our brains, our behavior, and the evolution of our species. Retrieved from Walden Library databases.]]> 2019-01-20 03:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322447481 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523389 2019-01-20 20:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523389 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523428 Additional Resource 3 of 6]]> 2019-01-20 20:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523428 References bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523537 Course Learning Resource 2 of 2
Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2018). Groups: Process and practice (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

[Digital Image of Warning: Cyber Bullying] (2016). Retrieved from https://depositphotos.com/102666808/stock-photo-cyber-bullying-warning-sign.html

H Ham. (2018, October 29). Putting our children first: Stopping cyberbullying.

[web blog]. Retrieved from https://blog.ed.gov/2018/10/putting-our-children-first-stopping-cyberbullying/

Rogers, Vanessa. Cyberbullying : Activities to Help Children and Teens to Stay Safe in a Texting, Twittering, Social Networking World, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/detail.action?docID=677719.

Sink, C. A., Edwards, C., & Eppler, C. (2012). School based group counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

]]> 2019-01-20 20:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523537 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523720 2019-01-20 20:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523720 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523873 2019-01-20 20:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322523873 IceBreaker/Get to Know You bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322789683 An example of an opening activity that could be used with middle school learners is “the feelings game” (Pinterest Post, 2018). First, the leader hands out a designated number of skittles candy. Then, the group facilitator assigns each color to a feeling and asks the student to describe an associated feeling. For example:

red skittles = one thing that makes you happy

orange skittles = one thing that makes you sad

green skittles = one thing that makes you angry

yellow skittles = one thing that makes you excited

purple skittles = one thing that makes you afraid.

This opening/icebreaker activity, appropriate for middle school students, could be a fun, creative, and lighthearted way for students to connect to one another and to the group facilitator (Sink, Edwards, & Eppler, 2012) as individuals. It's important to remember that students might not yet feel comfortable within the group and can opt to pass if they do not want to share.

]]> 2019-01-21 21:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322789683 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322789747 2019-01-21 21:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322789747 References bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322790268 [Digital Social Media Wordle] (2018). Retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj974afgI7fAhUhUt8KHQs6BlYQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actionhealthinc.org%2Fthe-importance-of-social-media%2F&psig=AOvVaw2KdlAGD6PrsdxFOF7JWERf&ust=1544281798310758

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Lichert, S. (2018). Icebreakers: Why are they important? [Blog Post]. Retrieved from https://swiftkickhq.com/icebreakers-why-important/

Course Learning Resources 1 of 2
Sink, C. A., Edwards, C., & Eppler, C. (2012). School based group counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole

The Feelings Game. (n.d.) [Pinterest Post]. Retrieved December 22, 2018 from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/86694361556803197/]]> 2019-01-21 21:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322790268 Opening Activity Specific to Topic bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322790374 After breaking the ice, the leader could encourage all students to write down five to eight words that come to mind when thinking about social media. If time allows, the leader could allow each student to share them out loud and type them into the wordle website. If time does not allow, this is how the next session would start. A word cloud like the one below would be generated by the website. This could stay up on the board as a visual throughout the group and allow the group leader and members to discuss the topics that came up frequently.
Additional Resource 1 of 6 ]]> 2019-01-21 21:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322790374 bell17hamm https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322791740 2019-01-21 21:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/322791740 Purpose swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323750166 Students must have a working knowledge of why a group on social media is useful and applicable to their lives. This resource describes how social media and the use of technology are completely integrated into our global culture, and the implications it has on our youth. Constant connectivity can actually cause mind-altering changes to occur, especially in young brains that are still developing. Increased awareness of this issue, by students and helping professionals, is essential in understanding its effects.
Walden peer-reviewed journal 1 of 2]]> 2019-01-24 02:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323750166 Social Media Safety Activity swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323752801 This activity involves providing sample social media posts and scenarios to students and asking them to evaluate and determine if they are safe, and appropriate, to post. This encourages open discussion of ideas, generates healthy thought processes, and promotes open dialogue. It fosters safe social media practices and gives students an opportunity to apply their group developed skills.]]> 2019-01-24 02:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323752801 References swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323753945 Additional Source 5 of 6
Gonzales, L. (2017). Best practices around social media safety. Tech & Learning,

(7), 29. Retrieved from

https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=cb3b3508-f4ac-42eb-b041-50fc930b5e88%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=edsgcl.488965839&db=edsgea

[Keri]. (n.d). Social Media Safety [Pinterest Post]. Retrieved January 23, 2018, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Media-Safety-Classroom-Guidance-Lesson-for-School-Counseling-2975081

]]> 2019-01-24 02:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323753945 Why is an ice breaker/opening activity important? swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323755189 An opening activity, or ice breaker, that is done effectively can welcome group members and warm up the conversation. They should be fun, engaging, and involve all participants. They can be especially useful with adolescents who may be engaged in a group for the first time, feeling shy or apprehensive, and are looking for ways to connect.]]> 2019-01-24 02:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/323755189 Best Practices Around Social Media Safety cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324286773 This article discusses the importance of parents’ and educators’ intentionality when engaging our youth in conversations regarding social media use as well as texting. The authors present the permanency of “posted” online content and offer the efficacy of utilizing filters to provide some protection from what young learners can access. This is a critical piece that can both inform this specific activity and serve as information to offer to parents, in order to implement and reinforce such conversations outside of the school place. The authors understand the potential of social media use/communication as an asset but they also realize the need for safeguards against the totality of its access.]]> 2019-01-25 12:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324286773 For More Info Regarding Cyber Bullying, visit HOMEROOM cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324430860 Additional Resource 4 of 6
This official blog of the U.S. Department of Education is a phenomenal daily/weekly read that provides a wealth of ideas, plans, and resources, with the research to back it. It truly supplies something for everyone that works in a school building and can specifically help to inform a school counselor’s duty, in working towards the continued support of developing learners. ]]> 2019-01-25 17:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324430860 Incorporating Digital Citizenship Into The Everyday Curriculum cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324754492 This article details a “Netiquette”/Digital Citizenship Project that functions as a mentoring program for middle school students. It presents a blog-based communication class that has since been adopted as a part of schools’ curricula. It is set up as a peer mediation program from middle school learners to message high school students, sharing scenarios that have played out in technology-based environments, to seek advice on becoming a responsible digital citizen from their “cyber mentors. This can be a daunting operation but one that has the potential for superior implications, if the collaboration falls into place effectively. Nonetheless, the concepts supplied throughout the article can inform numerous activities for a social media-based group experience.]]> 2019-01-28 01:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324754492 References cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324754937 [Digital Image of Digital Citizenship Poster]. Retrieved from https://www.erintegration.com/2017/02/21/digital-citizenship-all-year/

Knight, D. (n.d.). Be your best digital self. Retrieved from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DIGITAL-CITIZENSHIP-WRITING-ACTIVITY-POSTER-GROUP-COLLABORATION-PROJECT-3007265

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Orech, J. (2012). How it’s done: incorporating Digital Citizenship into your

everyday curriculum. Technology & Learning, (1), 16. Retrieved from https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=adc708d2-3d6f-4552-8b86-b582e6685630%40sdc-v-sessmgr04

]]> 2019-01-28 01:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324754937 Social Media, Social Life cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324755685 Video 2 of 2
This video presents teenagers discussing the pros and cons of utilizing social media applications. Each young man and woman candidly reveals experiences and moments, which they have personally observed via the access of different social media platforms. This video is a great piece that brings up various, significant points of discussion for the group sessions. It can help group members to easily identify with stories and ease into the forum of the group setting, without having to initiate those conversations on their own.]]> 2019-01-28 01:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324755685 References cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324755842 Common Sense Media. (2018, September 10). Social media, social life: Teens reveal their experiences [Video file]. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGGDfciqyvw

[Digital Image of 12 cyber dilemmas to get teens talking]. Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/412994228321326046/

Free Spirit Publshing Blog. (2016). 12 cyber dilemmas to get teens talking [web log comment]. Retrieved from

https://freespiritpublishingblog.com/2016/04/26/12-cyber-dilemmas-to-get-teens-talking/amp/

]]> 2019-01-28 01:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324755842 12 Cyber Dilemmas to Get Teens Talking cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324756493 This activity has a designed set of “dilemmas” to create an open forum of discussion on social media issues. It can easily be adapted to address the appropriate context, developmental, social/emotional level of middle school learners. Additionally, it can provide several opportunities for the young group members to drive the group session and engage in honest, open conversation. Activities such as this could inform the group leader, as far as planning and what needs to be addressed – moving forward – or what aspects of cyber-social situations require more attention.]]> 2019-01-28 01:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324756493 Be Your Best Digital Self cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324759815 This activity allows for students to work in groups and share ideas on how to be (and put forth) their best digital selves. Each pair/group will respond to the specific prompt to create one piece of the poster/puzzle. After every pairing completes their task, the whole group will reassemble to put the ideas together for the collective piece to be formed. Creating this poster can be an important assessment piece for the facilitator and provide a great point of reference for the group sessions that follow. Moreover, group members would have the opportunity to gain each other’s perspectives and begin the work of building the necessary cohesion and trust that will allow the group to thrive, all while applying their ideas/thoughts towards maintain a productive social media presence. ]]> 2019-01-28 01:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324759815 cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324762537 2019-01-28 02:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324762537 cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324762733 2019-01-28 02:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324762733 References cferrer https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324763236 Adobe (2019). [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://news.yale.edu/2017/04/26/overhand-or-underhand-fast-or-slow-study-explores-optimal-throwing-strategies

Finley, T. (2015, December 15). 22 Powerful Closure Activities [Blog Post]. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/22-powerful-closure-activities-todd-finley]]> 2019-01-28 02:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/324763236 Are You Living An Insta Lie? swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325212197 This video can be shown to the group during a session to initiate discussion about the deceptions on social media. It will help students realize that not everything they see people doing online, is true or accurate. Many times adolescents compare their lives to those of others, feeling left out, or inadequate when they see idealistic posts online. The leader can ask members to discuss strategies for living more in the moment, and not working to create insta-worthy posts to make themselves, or their lives appear a certain way.
Video 3]]> 2019-01-29 01:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325212197 Reference swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325220160 [DitchtheLabelORG]. (2017, February 20). Are You Living an Insta Lie? Social Media Vs. Reality [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFHbruKEmw]]> 2019-01-29 02:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325220160 Group leader's guide to activities for enhancing adolescent awareness of cyberbullying dangers swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325224533 This resource has games and activities for groups that help adolescents understand what cyberbullying is, how to behave online, and how to remain safe. The activities are designed to help students reflect on their own attitude and behavior, while providing skills and knowledge to stay protected in a digital world.

Walden peer-reviewed journal 2 of 2]]> 2019-01-29 02:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325224533 "Snowstorm" swcriser https://padlet.com/bell17hamm/5eet1q8kbv4z/wish/325226411 This activity is a creative way to bring closure to a group. It involves having students write down what they learned on a piece of paper, then wading it up. On the leader's cue, the students throw their paper snowballs in the air. Then, each member picks up a nearby response and reads it aloud.

It's important to have closure to end the session, and the group as a whole, and should have a lasting impression on members. According to Finley (2015), students find closure helpful for

Summarizing, reviewing, and demonstrating their understanding of major points
Consolidating and internalizing key information
Linking ideas to a conceptual framework and/or previously-learned knowledge
Transferring ideas to new situations

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