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Our experience of social media

Social media is not going to go away and is an important part of young people’s lives. Therefore, it is vital to encourage a balanced discussion of both the positive and negative impacts of social media use. 

Learning intentions

  • Critically consider social media use
  • Become aware of how and why young people spend their time online
  • Discuss in a balanced way young peoples experience of social media.
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Level

Junior cycle

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Duration

20 mins with discussion

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Module

Who am I?

Liam's story

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Liam, a youth advocate for Jigsaw, talks about his experience of social media.
Watch this video in class and ask students to discuss Liam's experience or answer a question from the group discussion prompts below.

Group discussion

Ask the class to consider if there were positives of social media mentioned in the video that they hadn’t thought of before.

Invite them to reflect on which of these, if any, might be true for them. 

Worksheet

Our experience of social media

Each student can fill out this worksheet to reflect on their own social media usage.

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