For my final project I conducted three interviews to ask my students about social media and technology. I interviewed one grade 12 student, four grade 9 students and finally two more grade 12 students. It would have been interesting to gather the male perspective, but I have been working at an all girls school this past year, so I decided to focus on sampling different ages. One grade 12 student identifies as transgender and the other identifies as being bisexual. I mention this not to label them as “different”, but because their identities are connected to how technology has helped them by offering communal spaces as well a non-binary role models. Two of the older students also mention having two accounts (interestingly, just like me) in order to present two personas.<\/p>\n
A question that connects all three interviews is the following:\u00a0Is there something that adults don\u2019t understand about social media and technology? Answers:\u00a0<\/em>This is how we connect now!\u00a0<\/b>Social media and technology aren’t always a bad thing! We use tutorials and complete class work and group work with tech! This is a part of our lives; it is how we communicate…<\/b><\/p>\n In Part 1, we discuss:<\/p>\n In Part 2, we discuss:<\/p>\n In Part 3, we discuss:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Important Vocabulary:<\/p>\n Memes<\/strong> – a funny image or piece of text copied and often altered, spread online<\/p>\n DM\u2019s<\/strong> – direct messages, similar to text messages, delivered through social media<\/p>\n Snapchat<\/strong> – an app that shares photos and videos temporarily (as they then “expire” to servers)<\/p>\n Instagram<\/strong> – an app that shares photos and videos both permanently and temporarily (as the reels “expire”)<\/p>\n Bot<\/strong> – a computer algorithm capable of creating dialogue (although quite unnaturally)<\/p>\n\n
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