What do you like about social media? social media have a lot of very funny things
What don’t you like? how negative the internet could be
How do things on social media impact your life offline? nothing
Do you ever witness or experience people fighting online or posting something to make
other people mad? yes actually very often
Posting, sharing, liking or commenting on pictures/statuses/videos/etc. that include
guns, drugs, wads of cash, fights, threats, promoting violence, promoting a crew/gang ,
etc can link youth to criminal activity and can create consequences such as
getting arrested, suspended, expelled, fired, or rejected from a job, school, or
scholarship. What do you think about that? i mean i don’t really think nothing of it but i do feel like people watch what they post
Some colleges and employers request your social media usernames and passwords to be considered
for admissions or hiring– this provides them access to look through all of the applicant’s social media history, messages and posts. Is this fair? no i feel like if your that grown you shouldn’t be looked over liked that
When your friends are having an argument in-person, what do you do to calm them down? nothing let them argue
Do you think this approach would be different online? How is it different? no they will keep arguing
Have you heard of cyber banging? no
Most teens say social media makes them feel better, not worse, about themselves. What do you think? i feel the same i don’t feel no better or worst
“Eighty-nine percent of teens have their own smartphones. They grew up alongside Instagram and Snapchat. They do research papers on Google Classroom, find emotional support on teen forums, share poetry on Tumblr, and are more likely to text “I love you” before they’d ever say it to your face.” Do you see yourself in any of these statements? Explain. no if i love someone or feel a certain way hen i will say it in person as well
They can’t stop. They won’t stop. Most teens think technology companies manipulate users to spend more time on their devices. Many of them also think that social media distracts them and their friends. Do you agree with this statement? Explain. i agree when me and my friends didn’t have phones then we would go out side and play all day
Snapchat and Instagram are where it’s at. In 2012, Facebook dominated social networking use among teens. Today, only 15 percent say it’s their main site (when one 16-year-old girl was asked in a focus group whom she communicates with on Facebook, she replied, “My grandparents”). True? no
Social media takes teens away from personal relationships and distracts them from paying attention to the people they’re with. Agree? sometimes depending on how much you want your companies presents or attention
Exposure to hate speech is on the rise, while cyberbullying is less common. Only 13 percent of teens report ever being cyberbullied. But nearly two-thirds say they often or sometimes come across racist, sexist, homophobic or religious-based hate content in social media. Is this true?