Are You Being Influenced?

Go through the tasks in this hyperdoc. You will find directions within the first block of each section. (The
rectangles that are colored). Click the links, read the articles, and watch the videos. You will use Padlet,
Flipgrid, and Google Docs to answer the questions. You do not have to watch the entire video, as some
of them are long. However please watch enough to have a defendable response. Also, you may pick
and choose which links you decided to read. They all have good information, some are more
informative than others.

Engage
Click the “Influences on Society” link below to watch the video.
From the information provided, determine the following:

How do you feel about the studies and results from the video?
Do you feel you are influenced by stereotypes? Why, or why
not.
Do you think words can influence your behavior? Why, or why
not.

Post your response to Padlet. Link below.

Food for Thought:

How is society influenced?
Influences on Society
Society and Influences Padlet

Explore

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Use these resources to get more insight on this topic. Try
making connections and gathering information that either help
defends your current opinion, or sheds light on a new one.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/ Impact
of Media Use on Children and Youth (Read)
https://onlinedegrees.nku.edu/articles/sociology/technologys-
effect-on-society.aspx Study Technologys’ Effects on Society
(Read)
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/teen-
addiction/related/social-media-impact/ How Social Media
Impacts Teens (Read)
https://www.csub.edu/~mault/the%20influence%20and
%20effects%20o.pdf The Influences and Effects of Mass Media
(Read)
https://youtu.be/-VUXipOiX2U Commercials from the 90s
(View)
https://youtu.be/rL9_S0mbl9w Commercials from the 80s
(View)
https://youtu.be/HJz9VNk8sZA Commercials from the 70s
(View)
https://businesspartnermagazine.com/how-digital-technology-
innovations-affect-todays-society/ How Digital Technology
Innovations Affect Todays’ Society (Read & View)Be sure to
watch the TEDTalk.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/people-say-
the-internet-brings-economic-and-educational-benefits-but-
some-are-concerned-about-the-societal-impact-of-social-media/
People Say the Internet Brings Economic and Educational
Benefits-But Some Are Concerned About the Societal Impact
of Social Media| Pew Research (Read)

Feel free to ask the older people in your life what life was like
when they were younger, (unless you have a dad like mine and
talks about the past all the time without question)!

Explain
Go through the resources provided, use the Padlet link below to
answer the following question: Based on what you’ve learned,
how would you prove, or disprove that technology influences
society? View your classmates' responses, and discuss whether
you can see their point of view, or if you have a different one,
elaborate on either view. Comment on at least 3 classmates'
responses.
My Thoughts on Influence Padlet

Apply/Elaborate
Watch the YouTube video in this section before continuing.
Now that you’re done viewing the videos and reading through
the resources provided, use the Flipgrid link below to answer
the following questions: Does society have the ability to
influence you? If so, how? How can you influence someone?.
Influence of Technology

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Influences Flipgrid

Reflect/Evaluate
Now, you need to make a copy of the Society and Influence
Doc link below. Use the link to reflect and evaluate the
questions that are asked within the Google Doc. Print a copy
of your response and bring it to class. Your responses need to
be at least 8 sentences.
Lastly, this lesson began because you all had questions. Use
the Flipgrid link below to create responses to the questions
pulled from class.
How does television influence the public?
Is social media considered a drug?
How did stereotypes start?
What would I be like if I was born in a different decade?
Society and Influence Doc

Student Questions. Student Replies. Flipgrid

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