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Publication: Cornell Daily Sun, , Cornell University , Ithaca, NY
With children being exposed to the vast and thrilling world of social media earlier and earlier, a team within the Social Media Lab in the Department of Communication is currently developing Social Media TestDrive, an educational platform to help adolescents navigate this risky but rewarding realm.
“Social Media TestDrive is an educational tool aiming to teach middle school students social media skills and digital citizenship skills before they actually go on a social media site,” said Yoon Hyung Choi Ph.D. ’17, a postdoc in the communication department and the content director and project manager for TestDrive.
Choi said that children often fake their ages to gain unauthorized full access to social media platforms. “They are already exposed to things that could potentially be harmful to them, and we’re trying to give them a way to combat it,” Choi said.
“We’re targeting nine to 12 year-olds and teaching them the skills they need to know before they go onto a real social media site... through a social media simulation.” Choi continued.
Choi explained...