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"When we deny preteens access to social media, we are also denying them access to support groups that can help them, information, and a world of potential friends and learning experiences" (StudySync 6).

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"Its also important to recognize that social media is not a bad thing. It only becomes a bad thing when people misuse it for bullying, public shaming, and rumor spreading." (Gordon 1 )

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The pros and cons of social media

"Social media provides a place were teens can freely express themselves" (Austin 3).

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"As teens find their niche they are becoming more individualistic and more extroverted and have higher self esteem" (Gordon 2.)

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"For instance, if they are concerned a friend might have an eating disorder or a drug addiction, they can gather information about it" (Gordon 4).

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"Social media provides a place where teens can freely express themselves" (Austin 3).

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Skyly Nguyen p.6

"With social media, teens can easily find out about what is going on in our neighborhood, school, state, country, and even the entire world" (Austin 1).

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"Social media provides place where teens can freely express themselves. They can join groups and fan pages that they are inteterested in and which reflect their own unique personality" (Austin 3).

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"Many times, teens with disabilities do not get an equal chance to finteract with others. However, social media offers an equal opportunity to everyone. Teens with disabilities can do all of the activities that their fellow teenagers do not on social media. This makes them feel that they actually belong and realize that they are not different at all" (Austin 4).

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"...it is also important to recognize that social media is not a bad thing" (Gordon 1).

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"Social media provides a place where teens can freely express themselves" ( Austin 3 ).

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"By the time children reach the age of 11 or 12, they have already become quite aware of the allure of social media."

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"The advent of cyber-bullying shows that preteens & even teenagers are often not quite mature...", (Studysync 12).

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"Among the same lines, preteens are also susceptible to body image and self-esteem issues."

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"It only becomes a bad thing when people misuse it for bullying, Public sharing, and rumor spreading" (Gordon 1).

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"Cyber bullying is one of the more negative influences that presents itself in social media especially for teens" (Austin 2).

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Teenagers who spend 3 hours/day or more on devices are 35% more likely, and those who spend five hours or more are 71% more likely, to have a risk factor for suicide than those who spend less than one hour. [iGen, 2017].

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"Whether kids enjoy singing, writing, or acting, they can share these talents with the world around them" (Gordon 3).

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Preteens are highly susceptible to marketing that is targeted at them, and they are already exposed to plenty of advertising on television, billboards, computers, and even some schools.

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"They may neglect their schoolwork, extra-curricular activities, and even their friends and family" (Austin 2).

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"By giving out way too much information, for example about where one lives, where they go to school and other personal details..." (Austin 2).

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''Social media has a way of making teens disclose a lot of information that they would not disclose face to face'' (Austin 2).

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"There's a study, an MIT study, that fake news spreads on twitter spreads six times faster than true news." (Orlowski).

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"It is easier to bully others through social media than to do it physically. Due to the huge level of networking offered by social media, cyber bullying moves from bad to worse in a matter of days causing long lasting pain"(Austin 1).

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"According to a survey by Common Sense Media, 52% of teens felt that social media improved their friendships and only 4% felt it hurt them" (Gordon 2).

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"Social media is very engaging and leads to teenagers spending a lot of time on them.This clearly reduces their productivity levels. Such kids even start failing in school work and may end up being addicted to other social media platforms" (Austin 3).

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"It is also important to recognize that social media is not a bad thing... In fact research shows there are numerous benefits to social media" (Gordon 2).

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Teenagers who spend 3 hours/day or more on devices are 35% more likely , an those who spend 5 hours or more are 71% more likely, to have a risk factor for suicide than those who spend less than one hour" (Orlowski).

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"The advent of cyber bullying shows that preteens and even teenagers are often not quite mature enough to understand how their behavior can affect others" (StudySync 16).

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Alonso Martinez Talamante

period 3

"Children should begin participating in the world of social media so that they will prepare to interact in this world" (Study sync 4).

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"When we deny preteens access to social media, we deny them access to support groups, information, and a world of potential friends and learning experiences" (StudySync 8).

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"From authors and athletes to celebrities, chefs, nonprofit organizations and magazines, they are connected to all sorts of information" (Gordon 4).

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"What I want people to know is that everything they're doing online is being watched, is being tracked, is being measured. Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded. Exactly what image you stop and look at, for how long you look at it" (Orlowski).

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"While social media can make adults feel lonely researchers are finding  the opposite may be true for teens"  (Gordon 2).

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"While social media can make adults feel lonely researchers are finding  the opposite may be true for teens"  (Gordon 2).

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"For instance, if they are concerned a friend might have an eating disorder or a drug addiction, they can gather information about it" (Gordon 4).

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Period 3

"Due to the increase in the time spent interacting in the virtual world of Social Media; it affects the face to face communication and social skills of teenagers" (Austin 4).

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Alejandro P.R

¨ Of course, preteens can´t be expected to have the foresight necessary to keep from posting words and images that might come back to haunt them later¨ ( Studysync 15).

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"A third of american adults and half of those ages 18-29 say they are online constantly" (Orlowski).

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"A third of american adults and half of those ages 18-29 say they are online constantly" (Orlowski).

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" The internet is still in it's fancy and it can be a dangerous place for children" (study sync 10).

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"50% of teens report feeling addicted to their phones, as do 27% of parents" (Orlowski).

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"Social media platforms can act as a great study tool for students. They can use them to ask each other difficult questions that they could not solve on their own" (Austin 1).

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" Social media could be a good learning experience for preteens in other ways too. Allowing preteens to use social media could be an effective way to educate them about privacy polices and internet safety in a controlled environment" (Study sync 10).

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"For example, Facebook has serveral groups for people who suffer from chronic illnesses such as epilepsy and diabetes" (StudySync 7).

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"Fake news spreads 6x faster than accurate news on twitter and falsehood are 70% more likely to be retweeted" (MIT, 2018).

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"There are many jobs posted and applied for with the use of social media" (Austin 1).

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"What I want people to know is that everything they're doing online is being watched, being tracked, is being measured. Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded. Exactly what image you stop and look at, for how long you look at it" (Orlowski).

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"One example of online support occurred when a Reddit Minecraft community talked a teen out of suicide" (Gordon 3).

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"Due to the increase in the time spent interacting in the virtual world of social media; it affects the face of face communication and social skills of teenagers" (Austin 4).

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"Social media provides a place where teens can freely express themselves" (Austin 1).

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"In 2014 a teen told a Reddit Minecraft community he would have committed suicide but the community of Reddit Minecraft convinced him not to commit suicide" (Gordon 3).

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"Beside Facebook are actually a lot of preteen friendly social media. " (Studysync 438)

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''Almost everyday there are reports of cyber bullying in the news. Combine this with the fact that victims of cyber bullying often suffer significant consequences.' (Gordon 1).

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"Due to the increase in time being spent interacting in the virtual world of social media, it affects the face to face communication and social media skills of teenagers" (Austin 4).

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"What I want people to know is that everything they’re doing online is being watched, is being tracked, is being measured. Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded. Exactly what image you stop and look at, for how long you look at it" (Orlowski).

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“Social media platforms can act as a great tool for students”(Austin 1).

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"In addition to being a way for people to connect all over the world, website such as Facebook and Twitter have become important ways for people to share useful information" (StudySync 3).

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"With social media, teens can easily find out about what is going on in their neighborhood, school, state, country and even the entire world" (Austin 1).

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period 1

"They may neglect their school work, extra curricular activities and even their friends and family so that they game or chat about various things not related to schoolwork,"(StudySync 3).

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"The internet is still in it's infancy and can be a dangerous place for children"(Studysync) 

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"The internet is still in it's infancy and can be a dangerous place for children"(Studysync) 

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Kairyn Reed

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"This empowers the and makes them know that their opinion counts, thus boosting their self-esteem. Their confidence online is also transferred to their physical lives where they are able to pursue their passion to the fullest" (Austin 1).

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"Facebook and Twitter have become important ways for people to share useful information" (StudySync 3)

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"What I want people to know is that everything they’re doing online is being watched, is being tracked, is being measured. Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded. Exactly what image you stop and look at, for how long you look at it" (Orlowski).

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"[Teenagers] may neglect their school work, extra-curricular activities and even their friends and family so that they can play a game or chat about various things not related to schoolwork" (Austin 2).

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"When teenagers use social media, they embrace the technology that is widely available and use it for their own good. It is good for them to keep up with the changing trends in technology" (Austin 2).

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"Research shows that there is a direct connection between self-expression and self-confidence. When kids are given avenues for being authentic and true to themselves, they become content with who they are and happier overall" (Gordon 4).

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"[Social media] becomes a bad thing when people misuse it for bullying, public shaming, and rumor spreading" (Gordon 1).

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"... preteens are also susceptible to body image and self-esteem issues. The reliance on photos and the shallowness of online relationships can foster these issues, lowering the self worth of preteens" (StudySync 14).

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"During the preteen years, children should begin participating in the world of social media so that they will be well prepared to interact in this world by the time they become teenagers and adults" (StudySync 4).

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"The average American child receives his/her first smartphone at age 10" (CQ Researcher, 2016).

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"80% of students mistake 'sponsored content' ads for legitimate news" (NPR, Stanford, 2016).