This presentation will offer an overview of research on students using social media as information sources followed by a case study of integrating TikTok videos into a one-shot session for an introductory college writing course. In the one-shot we watched videos about the supposed health benefits of "colloidal silver" on TikTok which launched students into an information search, bringing up a variety of sources. Using those sources students determined if consuming tiny particles of silver is a good idea. Integrating TikTok into information searches models using social media for information while instilling a healthy skepticism of information and providing a template for going deeper on a topic, leading students to a fuller understanding of information first encountered on social media.
