Cornell Social Media Lab

Educator of middle-schoolers? Looking for resources to teach your students digital citizenship? Check out our Social Media TestDrive platform, backed up by researchers in the Cornellucomm.

Kids can test drive social media safely with new simulations | Cornell Chronicle Educators across the country can now use Cornell-designed interactive tutorials to teach elementary and middle schoolers how to participate positively in social media – while simultaneously learning to navigate some of its potential perils.

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Social Media TestDrive Program can help middle school-aged youth (ages 9-13) navigate and determine what's trustworthy information on social media: http://bit.ly/smltestdrive

"TestDrive provides a simulated experience of realistic digital dilemmas and scenarios that young people may encounter as they enter the social media world," says Natalie Bazarova, associate professor of communication and SML Director.

Test-Drive Social Media for Digital Citizenship A new way for youth to learn digital citizenship and digital literacy skills.

The Cornell Chronicle's new article covers Jevan Hutson's lead authored research with Jessie Taft, SML alumna and now a research coordinator at Cornell Tech, Solon Barocas and Karen Levy, assistant professors of information science on why it is crucial to rethink dating app design features to intervene and reflect on issues of bias, discrimination, and exclusion.

Check out their work here:
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/09/redesign-dating-apps-lessen-racial-bias-study-recommends #

Redesign dating apps to lessen racial bias, study recommends | Cornell Chronicle Mobile dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race – or rely on algorithms that pair up people of the same race – reinforce racial divisions and biases, according to a new paper by Cornell researchers.

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The Comm Department is seeking a new Social Media & Virtual Embodiment lab manager!

https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Lab-Manager---Research-Aide-IV--Department-of-Communication---Ithaca-New-York_WDR-00015699-1

If you haven't heard, the SML is now on Instagram! Follow us for an inside look into our lab life!

Cornell Social Media Lab (@cornellsocialmedialab) • Instagram photos and videos 29 Followers, 40 Following, 4 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Cornell Social Media Lab ()

In our latest blog post, SML RA Rashaad talks about how car enthusiasts turn online communities into offline friendships. Check it out!

Finding Car Community on Social Media – Social Media Stories – Medium Car lovers are a study in turning online friends into offline ones. Post by Rashaad Ahmad, SML Research Assistant

Read about our social media education project, TestDrive, in the Cornell Chronicle:

Kids test-drive social media sites – minus the risks | Cornell Chronicle A new social media simulator lets kids learn to present themselves online, deal with cyberbullying and identify fake news, all in a safe offline environment.