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Jade Cashmore
My topic that was chosen is how does social media impact teens. There are many affects that
teens face while their using their phones and different social media sites. Some of those affects
they face are health issues and bullying. Parents and teens should read the risks they are facing
every time they open the social media page. This is super important to me because I have seen
the two sides of social media throughout my time of being on it and I wished I had a parent that
understood and that I could talk to about it. I believe that is how teens are feeling now. The
different research that I included in this, is very important to parents, teens, and even teachers
as we progress in this technology driven world. The problems that teens are facing with social
USA today Maureen Linke reported that there are two sides of social media that goes
unseen. For example, “A substantial percentage of teens -- 41% -- reported negative experiences
online, says a report out today from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project,
which surveyed 799 kids ages 12 to 17 and a parent or guardian. But 65% of teens say they also
have had an experience on a site that made them feel good about themselves, and 58% say a
site has made them feel closer to another person.” (Linke 2011) The two sides of social media
are important to know about and important for parents to teach their children about so this is
not an occurring problem with the use of social media. Parents should help their students
develop a sense of how social media works and allow them to know the unhealthy, or healthy
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impacts that social media develops within. Some makes you feel closer to a person however,
In these articles they led to social media causing issues with mental health. Social media
is a serious issue. Parents of the students using social media should be aware of the results that
it is causing on certain students. Educational Journal mentioned “Shirley Cramer CBE, Chief
Executive, RSPH, said that through the Young Health Movement, young people had reported that
social media had had both a positive and negative impact on their mental health. She pointed
out that it had been interesting to see Instagram and Snapchat ranked as the worst for mental
health and wellbeing, as both platforms were very image-focused, and it appeared that they may
be driving feelings of inadequacy and anxiety in young people.” (Educational Journal 2017) In this
way students are struggling with the continuous feeling of inadequacy. Nelson stated that he
would not be surprised if there was a backlash in social media because of people feeling as if
they’re alone but not alone. (Nelson 2013) This problem occurs more and more. We are linked to
everyone just by a touch of the phone however, people are feeling more alone than ever before.
Technology is now becoming essential in the classrooms. Students are beginning to learn
from certain sites. Machado (1997) encountered the problem that not everyone is given equal
access to technology. In some ways, students cannot afford technology in which they are not
aware on how to use it. Therefore, to advance in technology in the classroom is unfair to some
students and teachers that are not sure how to use it. So, until we are all given equal access to
technology then, it should not be implemented into our lesson plans. McCormak (2008) also
states that there are embedded lessons in movies that are not exactly said but students are
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feeling that way. In this example McCormak used the movie happy feet and how the penguin felt
alone in the movie. In that aspect students are starting to see that and feel that way in their own
lives. Therefore, McCormak states she only thinks educational movies should be allowed in the
classroom.
According to Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, it states there are five ways to
counteract or get away from smart phone addiction. Rosen contributes five different ways that
you can counteract smartphone use. The five ways that Rose says “1. Recalibrate response time
expectations. 2. Take regular, restorative breaks. 3. Reclaim friend and family time. 4. Keep
technology out of the bedroom. 5. Use “cc” and “reply all” judiciously.” Rosen (2018) These five
ways give descriptions that will essentially fix your addiction if you follow those rules. This is a
huge contribution because teens are really becoming addicted to social media and smart phones
and these are ways to get out of the hold social media has on us. Have you ever heard someone
say, “I cannot go anywhere without my phone!!”? That is an occurring problem in which people
are so addicted. Schlumpf (2018) also contributes social media helps with connecting to people
that we don’t see every day and it keeps in contact with them. Schlumpf explains the fact on why
you should not give up social media for lent. One of the reasons she explains is if you give social
media up for lent then you’re basically giving up talking to people for lent and that is not the
point. So, being addicted to social media is an issue, however, giving it up all together is not a
good idea.
To fix a problem, you must be willing to admit the problem. Roberts (2013) Includes
parents should know the problems that social media brings on when students enter the social
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media world. Teens are having a rough time with social media and sometimes don’t want to
voice their problems. Roberts (2013) allowed the parents to stand behind the one-way glass in
which the teens did not know and they asked the teens all the problems they are facing in social
media and smartphones. The teens told all their problems to the news reporter without knowing
that their parents were there. This made it possible for the parents to know how their teens
were feeling about social media. Educational Journal (2015) stated that caffeinated drinks before
bed and social media use before bed is affecting students school performances the next day. This
states that social media is causing restless nights and not allowing the students to get the rest
they need to function at school the next day. Same with the caffeinated drinks before bed. That
is keeping students up. To solve that, parents should not allow phones in the bedrooms nor
allow their students to drink caffeine before bed. Nelson (2017) also states ways that we can
remain aware and responsible in the technology usage. Nelson (2017) exemplifies ways that
parents can assure their students are using their social media sites correctly and efficiently
instead of allowing them to be hurt by the sites. Nelson (2017) also states that there is a sense of
community, but social media also causes mental health problems so remaining aware is a way
that you can make sure you are using the site correctly.
Social media affects teens greatly. In certain aspects teens are feeling alone, diagnosis of
mental health problems, and losing sleep while using social media. The problems in social media
are exemplified through every teen you see. They are becoming addicted to these phones. Also,
teens especially are starting to feel more alone now than ever before. These certain aspects of
social media are not good and are being shown through many teens now. Some of the causes
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that are contributing to social media affects are teens feel their lives depend on these social
media sites. Have you ever heard someone say, “I can’t leave the house without my phone!” I
am so guilty of this and that is a cause our phones have on us. We are trapped in a technology
centered world and it is just evolving from here. I feel that parents should be aware of these
causes of social media and not allow their children to use social media so freely. “Parents should
co-account with their teens, so they know everything that is happening within this technology
centered world” Tamburro (2017) In Tamburro’s case, he wanted teens to stay remain aware
Readers may think that there are good aspects of social media and technology in which
there are. However, most of the effects are not so good. Many articles state the bad points of
technology while very little articles state the good social media has.
If you think of all the different times you’ve been on social media, I’m sure you can think
of at least a couple times when you’ve been on social media and seen someone being mean to
someone else. That’s common and sometimes its between people who don’t even know each
other. that has happened to me, and I can think of one time in particular.
Personal relevance
A friend of mine let’s call her Jessica for the sake of this story, we were sitting on the bed
in my grey, dark bedroom. We had taken my sisters laptop while she was gone. We knew we
were not supposed to do that, but we did it any how to get on to Facebook. So, we were sitting
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at the computer gleaming about using Facebook for the first time by ourselves. We were so
excited. Until, something happened. That rocked her whole world. Sitting with my friend on the
computer. We were having so much fun! We loved the aspect of being allowed to be on
Facebook in our freshman year. We opened the computer, logged onto Facebook and began
exploring the site. However, we did that for a while until it became really popular for everyone.
My "friends" began to write mean and hurtful things. I remember someone commenting on my
friends’ picture
Being young, that made my friend really upset. She began to cry and began looking at all the
overflowing comments that began flooding in. Her tears were flooding her eyes as she could not
believe the meanness that our “friends” portrayed. This made her more upset she slammed the
computer shut. A stream of tears just began flowing down her face. I tried to make it better by
“You’re so pretty” or
But nothing was helping, and nothing was making It better. This was so surprising to me that
people could act that way. She stormed out of the bedroom to put the stolen laptop back in my
sister’s bedroom. She swore that she would never use social media again after this incident. Till
this day, she still does not open a social media cite for the incident that happened years ago.
Since I care for her so much, this made me hate social media. Every time I logged on, I noticed
more mean comments about people. The comments are degrading to people’s emotional well-
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being. Also, these comments really hurt people in a way that can potentially ruin their self-
esteem.
This experience showed me first-hand the bullying side of social media. Social media can
be used in mean ways and it is used like that all the time. I learned that social media is not as
wonderful as everyone puts it on to be. I’m so happy that I learned that at such a young age, so I
was affected with the addictive part of social media in my later teen years. I do not believe that
teens under fifteen should be allowed on social media without their parent’s supervision. Even
though fifteen seems as if it is too old to still be supervised on social media but it is detrimental
to teens health.
My core values
My core values are extremely important to me. They are important because it’s how I
view myself and how others view me. My core values that I have noticed that define me are
and thankfulness. I believe that each of these core values are exemplified through my actions in
work and in school. These values were especially portrayed through this story as I cared for her
while this was happening and also accepted her with open arms as she was devastated. These
core values are not shown much anymore, and you can see that in social media now. For
example, joy is affected when people use social media to be mean to others. There are so many
values that are at stake when you use social media, and that’s a choice that should be made.
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Machado, P. B. (1997). Equal access to technology. Thrust for Educational Leadership, 26(7), 29.
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