2 - Social Media and Identity
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Practice Questions
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What is a digital footprint?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you post something online.
Describe one way people present a different persona online.
💡 Hint: Consider social media posts.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What defines a digital footprint?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens with your online actions.
True or False: The online persona always accurately reflects a person's real identity.
💡 Hint: Think about what you see on social media.
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Challenge Problems
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Evaluate the implications of online personas in the context of a mental health scenario where a person feels anxious about receiving less engagement online.
💡 Hint: Consider how pressure can affect their self-image.
Propose strategies to mitigate the negative effects of social media algorithms on user behavior and self-perception.
💡 Hint: Think about healthy social media practices.
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Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.
- Understanding Your Digital Footprint
- Your Online Self vs. Real Self
- Code-Switching in Social Media
- The Role of Algorithms in Social Media
- How Social Media Shapes Identity
- The Effects of Social Media on Self-Esteem
- Inside the Algorithm: How Facebook’s Algorithm Works
- What Is Code-Switching?
- A Short Course on Digital Footprints