A quick project I had to put together for a school class. Not the best presentation I've ever put together, and not really on topic, but it should be fine.

1. Teens and Social Media
By Madeleine Almond
(Who is opinionated and kind of touchy about this subject.)

2. “Social Media”
So we’ve all heard about this
thing called “Social Media.” It’s
supposed to connect you to
friends and family world wide,
making it easier to communicate
and stay connected. It’s become
popular with everyone from
middle school students to my
grandmother.

3. Mobile Devices
It’s used everywhere on
smartphones and
computers. This so called
“Social Media” is making it
difficult to communicate with
people in the same room.

4. In Class
I can’t tell you how often
I’ve seen people using
snapchat, instagram,
twitter, or facebook in
class. It’s making it hard
for the teachers to
teach.

5. New Trends
With Instagram and Snapchat
on the rise throughout 2013 it’
s becoming harder and harder
for people to unplug from
devices. My classmates are,
in general, using their phones
more than talking to their
classmates.

6. Do You Use Social Media?
Ya, ya. So I’m putting up a fuss about my
peers’ Social Media obsession. Do I use all
these services and apps?
Answer: No. I sat out the Facebook Boom,
ignored Twitter’s Rise to Fame, and
recently watched in despair as my best
friends became consumed by Instagram.
I feel like I’m witnessing the apocalypse of
society here.

7. And as such: This is pretty much how my
friends view me.

8. Will it continue?
I sure hope not. I miss
being able to have a
conversation or hang out
with my friends without
them looking at their
phones every three
minutes.

9. But it probably will continue, and
although some people use Social
Media to really connect, it might hurt
society before it helps. Especially with
the amount of cyber bullying and
putting down that goes on online.
(Don’t get me started on cyber bullying
or we’ll never wrap this up.)

10. (I’m thinking about Cyber Bullying now and it’s making me
kind of angry so I’m gonna stop before I go into a rant
about everything I hate in life.)

11. “Social Media”
So what is this so-called “Social
Media” that’s making it so hard to
even hold onto a decent
conversation? I really don’t know.
Still, there has to be something in it
right? Something that makes people
want to use it despite the risks and
lost friendships, the bullying and the
problems? Maybe there is. I never
plan on finding out.