Monday, May 5, 2014

Essential Question

Essential Question: Do the positive aspects of social media outweigh the negatives?

Claim: The negative aspects of social media outweigh the positives.

Reason: People can be just as harmful online as they are offline. 

Explanation: Teens are victims to cybverbullying everyday. Most teens that witness cyberbullying don't report it to an adult, and about 1 in 10 teens tell their parents if they have been cyberbullied. Catfishing is also a cyber issue. People lie about their age, gender, name, ect. in order to become close to someone online. This is known as "catfishing". Catfishing can be dangerous as there have been many kidnappings and abductions caused by it.


This is an example of cyberbullying in action


 

Catfish














 

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