Social media has become an important part of adolescents' lives, with
an increasing number of teenagers spending a great part of their time creating,
sharing, and socializing with online content. Although the popularity of social
media keeps growing, different studies identified threats and dangers that exist
in such networks. From harmful content to negative behaviors, users can fall
victim to negative social media phenomena that can affect their mental health
and wellbeing. Several media ...
Social media has become an important part of adolescents' lives, with
an increasing number of teenagers spending a great part of their time creating,
sharing, and socializing with online content. Although the popularity of social
media keeps growing, different studies identified threats and dangers that exist
in such networks. From harmful content to negative behaviors, users can fall
victim to negative social media phenomena that can affect their mental health
and wellbeing. Several media literacy initiatives have been designed to promote
social media awareness amongst the youth using traditional approaches to
teaching about social media risks and threats. However, these approaches are
limited in enabling deep reflection about the dangers behind their social media
interactions and empowering their empathy, perspective-taking, critical thinking, digital and self-protection skills. This demo paper introduces a perspective
in this context proposing the integration of educational opportunities within social media. The proposed approach is designed as a social media simulated
learning platform where embedded learning activities follow a novel “narrative
scripting” approach, in which Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
script mechanisms are combined with counter-narratives strategies.
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