Digital technologies provide us with the opportunity to learn anywhere and from anyone. In some ways, this opens the world to us, and we can learn many things from people that we do not know and would not have the chance to interact with in our daily lives. Through YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram (and other social media), we can learn how to clean, fix, make, think, style, create, understand, dance, cook, DIY, design, and so on from people who create content and share it online. For example, there are many different content categories on TikTok, such as DIYTok, BeautyTok, AdviceTok, RelationshipTok, and more.
In some instances, people may not have the credentials, background, or knowledge that they are giving advice about online, and this can be potentially dangerous. Being able to critically evaluate information and sources is essential to being a consumer of technological innovations. This assignment gives you the opportunity to evaluate the creditability of those providing the information: the influencers, creators, and authors.
Imagine you are a social media specialist who has been tasked with visiting local middle and high schools to teach students how to evaluate the credibility of influencers. You need to cover possible brands or influencers and discuss how to evaluate their credibility and how having access to credible content can impact how and what we learn.
Create an 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation. Use the following organization:
Slide 1: Introduction
Slide 2: Discuss how to evaluate an influencer, creator, or author’s credibility and why it is important to do so. Include red flags.
Slides 3 to 6:
Discuss 1 health and wellness influencer, creator, or author.
Discuss 1 beauty or fashion influencer, creator, or author.
Discuss 1 financial influencer, creator, or author.
Discuss 1 hobby influencer, creator, or author.
For each influencer, creator, or author, do the following:
Identify the influencer, creator, or author and their username, channel name, account name, and so on.
Describe the content the influencer, creator, or author shares and what their audience can learn from them.
Evaluate the influencer, creator, or author’s credibility.
Slide 7: Discuss how using technology to learn about these topics can have an impact on one’s life.
Slide 8: Conclusion
Slide 9 References
Include at least 1 graphic per influencer, creator, or author.
Review the following resources for assistance with creating your presentation:
“How to Make a Presentation” from University of Phoenix (Transcript)
“Record a presentation” from Microsoft
Cite at least 4 sources to support your assignment.
Format the sources according to APA guidelines.