An Intricate Relationship

Between Social Media and Our

Lives
• By Amir Zamani - Group B
 How many of you check your phone
first thing in the morning when you
wake up?

•  77% of the people between the age of 18 and 24

reach out for their phones whenever they have any
free time.
What do you know about social
media?

• Social media is an online platform where we

can share thoughts, information, pictures and
videos.
 The benefits of social
media

• Share or  find information on

• create our own business
• make some new friends
• contact with our family that live far
away
• Use for education and life skills
why the benefits of social media
can't possibly outweigh the
disadvantages?

• Creates a barrier between us and our family

 why the benefits of social
media can't possibly
outweigh the disadvantages?

• Social media has been created as

addictive as possible

• Causes pain, depression and anxiety

 The dark side of these
technologies is called
cyberbullying.

• Jaden Belle 17 years old.

• Mary Taylor, 15 years old.

• Megan Muller, just 13 years old.

 What is Cyberbullying?

• any type of harassing, demeaning, threatening

or embarrassing another person online, which
can happen anywhere or anytime.
 effects of Cyberbullying

• Depression 

•  low-esteem or even committing

suicide
“
Conclusion

”
• I am not suggesting that social media is the root of all problems, so it should be terminated completely. On the
contrary, as I had mentioned, social media has many positives' aspect

• . Social media can be a powerful enhancement to the way students are educated. But, it needs to take some planning
and through the process before implementation.

• we need to change social media to a safe place for people, especially students, and then we should
shift it from an adolescent hobby to a prominent place in a classroom.
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