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Additional Resources

“Gratitude: The Most Effective Social Media Practice,” Carol Bush,
February 1, 2016. thesocialnurse.com/
gratitude-the-most-effective-social-media-practice
“In Praise of Gratitude,” Healthbeat, Harvard Health Publishing,
November, 2011. health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/
in-praise-of-gratitude
Making grateful kids: The science of building character, Jeffrey Froh and
Giacomo Bono, 2014. West Conshohoken, PA: Templeton Press.

“Pessimism, Optimism; Definite, Indefinite: Societies According to Peter
Thiel,” Zak Slayback, October, 2014. tinyurl.com/ycfa3na2
“Seven Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude,” Psychology Today,
Amy Morin, April 3, 2015. tinyurl.com/jne45sx
“Social Media’s Impact on Self-Esteem,” HuffPost, Clarissa Silva,
February 22, 2017. tinyurl.com/y832dm9a
“You’ve Heard Gratitude Is Good for You. Here’s What Science Says,”
Michael T. Murray, March, 2015. tinyurl.com/y8nmrcxv

ISTE Standards Connection

ISTE Standards for Educators 3a: Create experiences for learners to
make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empa-
thetic behavior online that build relationships and community.
ISTE Standards for Education Leaders 1c: Model digital citizenship
by critically evaluating online resources, engaging in civil discourse
online, and using digital tools to contribute to positive social change.
ISTE Standards for Education Leaders 3d: Support educators in using
technology to advance learning that meets the diverse learning, cul-
tural, and social–emotional needs of individual students.

When adults regularly talk with children about the differences
between life as depicted in the media and in the real world, they are
able to help them remember that television, movies, social media,
and other forms of online entertainment are not necessarily accurate
representations of how most people live. Educators and others who
work with children are uniquely positioned to help them use online
resources and digital tools in healthy, responsible ways.

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