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Effects of Social Media

eNew York Times | Jan. 3, 2023 | Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds

Public Domain / Newsela | Jan. 30, 2022 |  Government and Economics: the global rise of social media and the changed world

The Age / Newsela | Oct. 13, 2020 | Health: "It makes you want to throw your phone in the bin': The film turning teens off social media

Baltimore Sun / Newsela | June 15, 2017 | Health: Studies send mixed messages on influence of social media on teens

USA TODAY / Newsela | July 20, 2018 | Arts & Culture: Parents may fret, but even experts say social media use has its benefits 

Washington Post / Newsela |Nov. 06, 2019 |  Arts: Social media gives dancers freedom to connect directly with fans 

Washington Post / Kids Post |Oct. 11, 2022|  11-year-old climate activist inspires action through social media.

Stone Soup Blog Smartphone Addiction: One Middle Schooler's Perspective

Commonsense.org What New Research on Teens and Social Media Means for Teachers

New York Times, Feb. 23, 2023  How Teens Recovered From the ‘TikTok Tics’ 

 New York Times, Dec. 2, 2022 Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find

Gothamist, Feb. 23, 2023 MTA urges social media companies to remove subway surfer videos after teen’s death

New York Times, Feb. 21, 2023 2 Teens’ Deaths Underscore Dangers of ‘Subway Surfing’

New York Times, Feb 25, 2023 STYLE | ‘Luddite’ Teens Don’t Want Your Likes / These Luddite Teens Are Abstaining from Social Media

Time for Kids | January 23, 2020 | Social Media Debate

Time for Kids |January 12, 2023 |  Social Media Lawsuit

DogoNews  | January 23, 2017 | How Social Media Helped Instigate Saturday's Global Women's March

News for Kids | March 17, 2019 |  Help My Dad! Social Media Out of Control

Washington Post | September 13, 2021 | Plant Biologist Turns to TikTok to Show Kids Science in Action

Washington Post  Cypriya Kangujam Kid Climate Activist

Washington Post  Kids Without Lunch Money Social Media Appeal Comes to the Rescue

Washington Post / Newsela  Kids are the stars of their parents' social media - and they have opinions about that

 

Social Media and Body Image

American Psychological Association | Feb 23, 2023 | Reducing social media use significantly improves body image in teens, young adults

USA TODAY / Newsela | May 29, 2019 |Young people spend too much money to keep up with Instagram, a survey shows. (if link gives you trouble, click HERE)

NPR / Morning Edition | February 26, 2023 | How to help young people limit screen time — and feel better about how they look

BBC / Future | March 11, 2019 | The complicated truth about social media and body image

Effects of Computer Games and Video Games

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