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Social media wellness : helping tweens and teens thrive in an unbalanced digital world Cover Image Book Book

Social media wellness : helping tweens and teens thrive in an unbalanced digital world / Ana Homayoun.

Homayoun, Ana, (author.).

Summary:

This book looks at the social media word of teens and tweens and provides practical suggestions to help students manage distractions, focus and prioritize, improve time mannagement, and decrease stress and build empathy while using social media.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781483358185 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xv, 219 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: Thousand Oaks : Corwin, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Landscape : what today's social media world looks like for tweens and teens -- Background : where we've been, where we're going, and why it matters -- Side effects : five ways social media affects today's tweens and teens -- Conversations : how to talk about social media -- Academic wellness : organization, compartmentalization, and energy management in the age of distractions -- Social and emotional wellness : encouraging students to be healthy online and in real life -- Physical wellness : finding balance in an unbalanced world -- Moving forward : implementing the strategies at school and at home -- Recommended reading list -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Index.
Target Audience Note:
Educators.
Parents.

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Subject: Internet and teenagers > Psychological aspects.
Social media > Psychological aspects.

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Prologue xiii
1 Landscape: What Today's Social Media world Looks Like for Tweens and Teens
1(24)
The New Language of Technology and Social Media
6(5)
So Much Has Changed, Yet So Much Remains the Same
11(3)
How Social Media and Technology Affect the Overall Educational Experience
14(1)
Socialization
15(3)
Self-Regulation
18(2)
Safety
20(3)
Summary
23(2)
2 Background: Where we've Been, Where we're Going, and Why It Matters
25(30)
How We Got Here
26(3)
The New Social Media
29(2)
Public Profiles
31(3)
Private Commentary (i.e., Messaging)
34(4)
Ephemeral and Anonymous Interactions
38(6)
Video and Live Feed
44(6)
Virtual Reality
50(2)
Why All of This Is a Big Deal in Terms of Tweens, Teens, and the School Experience
52(1)
Summary
53(2)
3 Side Effects: Five Ways Social Media Affects Today's Tweens and Teens
55(26)
Altered Expectations
56(6)
Mixed Messages
62(4)
Information Overload
66(3)
On-All-the-Time Mentality
69(4)
"All About the Likes" Personal Values Development
73(5)
Summary
78(3)
4 Conversations: How to Talk About Social Media
81(26)
Understand the Language and the Lingo
83(2)
Use the Framework of Socialization, Self-Regulation, and Safety
85(1)
Recognize the Importance of Attitude and Approach
86(2)
Make It All About Them
88(2)
Help Them Identify Their Values
90(2)
Encourage Them to "Get Real" About Daily Choices and Habits
92(3)
Work Collaboratively to Come Up with Acceptable Use Policies
95(1)
In the Schools
96(1)
In the Home
96(3)
A Word About Technology Addiction
99(1)
Summary
100(7)
5 Academic wellness: Organization, Compartmentalization, and Energy Management in the Age of Distractions
107(28)
The New Language of Technology in Schools
109(3)
How Social Media and Technology Affect Academic Wellness
112(4)
Optimizing Organization with Virtual Folders and In-Real-Life (IRL) Binders
116(3)
Mapping Out Assignments and Activities
119(3)
Managing Time and Energy
122(1)
Stress: The Art of Monotasking and Encouraging Personal Productivity
123(6)
Finding Flexibility for Different Learning Styles
129(2)
The Cheating Dilemma
131(2)
Summary
133(2)
6 Social and Emotional wellness: Encouraging students to Be Healthy Online and in Real Life
135(26)
The New Language of Social Media Socialization
138(4)
How Social Media Affects Friendships, Relationships, and Personality Development
142(3)
Helping Students Figure Out Their "Why"
145(2)
Encouraging Students to Define Qualities of Healthy Relationships
147(1)
Recognizing Negative Compensatory Behaviors
148(1)
Understanding Connection Versus Isolation
149(2)
Closing the Empathy Gap and Cultivating Compassion
151(4)
Promoting Appropriate Social and Emotional Boundaries
155(2)
Developing a Plan for Guidance and Support
157(2)
Acknowledging and Validating the Bystander Experience
159(1)
Summary
160(1)
7 Physical Wellness: Finding Balance in an Unbalanced world
161(18)
The Teetering Imbalance
161(3)
Promoting Sleep
164(4)
Encouraging Stress Management
168(2)
Focusing on Functional Exercise
170(1)
Understanding Addiction
171(1)
Knowing the Signs and Getting Help
172(2)
Protection from Physical Harm and Danger
174(3)
Summary
177(2)
8 Moving Forward: Implementing the Strategies at School and at Home
179(10)
Things to Think About at School
179(1)
Reflecting as a School
180(3)
Things to Think About at Home
183(1)
Reflecting on the Home Front
183(4)
Recommended Reading List
187(2)
Acknowledgments 189(2)
Endnotes 191(20)
Index 211

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