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**GENIUS HOUR**
MODE- Persuasive/Informational

MEDIA- Blog AUDIENCE- Someone interested in researching the effect of social media on teens.

PURPOSE- I chose this topic to inform others on the effects of social media. Even though we use technology everyday, we neglect to notice the negatives that spring from it. I made it my goal to research how the media has influenced the lives of teens who were born with technology all around them.

SITUATION- Our generation is the first to be completely surrounded by technology. Our digital footprints begin even before we are born. Social media surrounds kids extensively, so there are going to be effects.

What did you research and why? This topic sparked my interest, so I decided to spend a majority of the semester researching it. To me, technology is all I've ever known. I feel like our generation is incredibly unique for being raised with technology, and that this technology will have positive, as well as negative, consequences.

What did you create and why? I created a blog so I could really open up on my topic. I feel like a blog is an amazing place to express yourself. I like that people can comment and that discussions can be sparked. Afterall, that’s how change happens--from discussion.

LINK TO GENIUS HOUR PROJECT: https://19ringra.wixsite.com/mysite

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