Class 9 | Wellness Around Social Media

Choose all right answers.

Learning about social media wellness is helpful in

• Understanding our online personas

• Using social media to our advantage

• Observing the content wew consume

• Managing our mental health

Choose the appropriate statements.

• We should not use social media

• Social media can be addictive

• We should have boundaries when using social media

Select all appropriate statements.

Some healthy social media habits include the following

• Being aware of who has access to our content

• Setting time limits for social media usage

• Sharing media files with unintended users

• Sharing news only if it is verified

Selva checks his phone for texts from his friend, as soon as he wakes up. As he's under a lot of stress, he spends his waking hours scrolling on his phone when he can't sleep at night.

Choose the most appropriate statement.

• It would help Selva to put away his phone before bed time.

• Scrolling on social media helps manage stress.

• Scrolling on social media can be relaxing.

• Checking for updates first thing in the morning is a necessity in present times.

Manisha recently made friends with Madhu and thinks Madhu is cool. This morning Manisha finds out that all her classmates have made harsh comments on one of Madhu's new pictures. Manisha then echoes those comments with one of her own, though she doesn't think it to be true. Why do you think Manisha might have done that? Was it okay?

Choose all appropriate statements.

Media literacy refers to-

• Being tech savvy

• Ability to use social media

• Analyze and reflect on the content that we consume.

• Critically thinking and acting to empower ourselves through media consumption.

Anish feels angry every time he sees pictures of Sumanth on an outing with his friends. He's tempted to be mean to Sumanth but knows better than that. What do you think Anish should do?

• Use sarcasm to deal with Sumanth

• Stop following Sumanth

• Get curious about his anger

• Give into his anger and bad mouth Sumanth

Abhi doesn't have a lot of friends and has always felt a little out of place. She feels better connected with her online friends than her friends IRL. She recently found out that one of her online friends isn't who they say they actually are. What do you think is the right thing for Abhi to do now? Choose all appropriate options.

• Try and find out more about this friend

• Ask them why they lied

• Safe gaurd your data and content

• Block them

• Make sure to verify users next time

What are some strategies to identify fake news? Select all right options.

• Check the credibility of the news source

• Use reverse image searching

• Verify the same news with another source

• Reflect on the motive behind the news piece

Everyone has boundaries to the way they interact through social media: We follow different influencers, like a certain type of content, post specific things, allow someone to tag us, and so on. What helpful boundaries do you have and want to continue having while on social media?