Teaching and learning about difference through social media : reflection, engagement, and self-assessment / Lillian Vega-Castaneda and Mario Castaneda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The advent of social media and the people who use it: introduction -- Social media as the new 'news' source and the distancing of dialogue and treatment of difference -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964: contextualizing the dialogue on difference on social media -- Racial intolerance & social media -- Religious views and the treatment of others on social media -- Women and girls and social media -- Hate, violence, terrorism & social media -- LBGTQ community and social media.

"This is a content and practice-based text for pre-service teachers that integrate the identification of issues of difference---such as sexism, heterosexism, racism, and religious intolerance---along with suggestions for distinct teaching strategies. Drawing from critical literacy techniques, the text explains the varying perspectives from which various topics are represented in the media, including attention to bias, fact, and explicit and implied messages. Practical applications for classroom engagement include small and whole group discussion, related mash-ups, role-playing, social-media debate, topic-oriented social media critique, and guidelines for deciding how and when to use each"--