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Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Michael Promisel and Jacqueline Kurlowski, Politics
Major
Political Science
Presentation Abstract
Reasons for the deep political division, driving unrest in the U.S., are social media addiction and misinformation online. Perhaps the biggest victims of this are teenagers, as they are the largest target audience for the technology industry. In order to combat the negative consequences of this reality, I have studied media literacy lessons in public school curriculums along with their best practices throughout the U.S. I created a piece of public policy to implement lessons on media literacy to teach South Carolina middle and high schoolers about the threat of social media and the tech industry, along with how to effectively avoid the multitude of adverse outcomes through advancing critical thinking skills in everyday online use.
Location
Virtual Session Room 3
Start Date
22-4-2021 3:20 PM
End Date
22-4-2021 3:40 PM
Recommended Citation
McGonigle, Sarah, "Why South Carolina Schools Need Media Literacy Lessons: Updating and Navigating School Curriculums in a Digital Age" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 23.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/23
Why South Carolina Schools Need Media Literacy Lessons: Updating and Navigating School Curriculums in a Digital Age
Virtual Session Room 3
Reasons for the deep political division, driving unrest in the U.S., are social media addiction and misinformation online. Perhaps the biggest victims of this are teenagers, as they are the largest target audience for the technology industry. In order to combat the negative consequences of this reality, I have studied media literacy lessons in public school curriculums along with their best practices throughout the U.S. I created a piece of public policy to implement lessons on media literacy to teach South Carolina middle and high schoolers about the threat of social media and the tech industry, along with how to effectively avoid the multitude of adverse outcomes through advancing critical thinking skills in everyday online use.