Integrating Technology

 Social Media in Education          Within social media in education, I picked the category of teenagers. As a secondary education teacher, I see the impact of social media on teenagers lives everyday. I read the articles,  ‘Facebook is at the point of no return’: These 17-year-olds are very clear about what they love and hate about social media and  What is a ‘Finsta?’ Teens and their secret Instagram accounts.   In these two articles, they talk about the different popular social media platforms and the different things teenagers have to say about them. Teenagers today, fall into the Gen Z generation. This generation is OBSESSED with social media and have never lived in a world without it. With that said, their lives are highly influenced by these social media apps.      In the first article, discussing what teenagers love and hate about social media, I was not surprised by the things I read. With being close in age to this g...

 Gen Z & Y Statistics  Image Source: mccrindle.com     Hi Everyone! In today's blog I am going to be talking about statistics pertaining to the generations of Gen Z and Gen Y. I used an article produced by McCrindle, which is a social research company. Click HERE to access the article I will be discussing. The first statistic that stood out to me was, "Almost half of Gen Z turn to TikTok (48%) and Instagram (46%) to teach themselves new things daily." According to Google, there are about 2 billion Gen Z's in the world; that means that about 1 billion people are using TikTok or Instagram everyday to learn new things. My initial thoughts are how impactful and educational social media can truly be. I know there are plenty of cons when it comes to apps like TikTok or Instagram, but they also can be beneficial and are teaching people every single day. Even with this high statistic, I am not completely shocked. As a young 26 year old high school teacher,...