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.
Level
Junior cycle
Duration
20 mins with discussion
Module
Who am I?
Liam's story
Play
![Liam's story video thumb large Liam's story video thumb large](https://d2nklej7l2bs3q.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Liams-story-video-thumb-large.png)
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.
Further reading for your students
![man holding mobile phone man holding mobile phone](https://d2nklej7l2bs3q.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/man-old-mobile-phone.png)
Time spent online
Time spent online and on social media is often regarded as negative, but is this true?
![What- is-Cyberbullying? young man on a sofa on his phone](https://d2nklej7l2bs3q.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WP-new-site-blog-images-15.png)
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is an umbrella term for lots of negative behaviour online, such as bullying, trolling and online harassment.
![3 Image of hands holding a gaming console](https://d2nklej7l2bs3q.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/3.png)
Gaming and mental health
Online gaming is a popular activity that can be a healthy and enjoyable pastime. For a small number, it can have a negative impact on mental health.