Impact of Social Media on Youth


The resource that I explored on the We Virtual Learning Center was the Impact of Social Media on Youth. This Tedx Talk by Katanu Mbevi explains how when social media is misused it can have an impact on mental health and destroy one’s self-esteem. The stress that youth face on these platforms are sharing the best version of themselves, worrying about receiving likes, comments, and shares, and fear of missing out when seeing social gatherings that they are not a part of. There are benefits of social media that can be encouraged in the classroom. To make sure that social media is being used correctly it is important to stress to students values, collaboration, and being true to oneself.


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