Teen Voices: Friendships and Social Media (Quick Activity)

How does social media affect our relationships?

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15 mins.

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Objectives:

Reflect on the positive and negative effects social media use has on their relationships.
Learn strategies for resisting the social pressures of always being connected.
Reflect on how to use social media to build and maintain healthy and positive relationships.

Vocabulary Show definitions

red flag feeling · social media · oversharing

red flag feeling – when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

social media – websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

oversharing – sharing personal feelings, information, or experiences that later make someone feel uncomfortable or regretful

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