What: This is a video class whose topic is social media and teen health. The video mainly introduces the negative effects of using social media 24/7, and Blackburn College is dealing with social media.
Students at Blackburn College in the UK often stay up late to surf the Internet and spend hours updating their social media, checking accounts and replying to others on social media platforms, resulting in sleep deprivation and harm to their health. Posting photos on social media platforms isn’t always relaxing or confidence-boosting; on the contrary, seeing beautiful pictures of others and their wonderful, successful lives can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety, which can affect mood and sleep quality. Though there are so many disadvantages, Blackburn College supports new media technology. Instead of preventing students from using social media, the college advocates guiding students to use social media wisely and appropriately to enrich their study life.
Why: The purpose of the video is to develop students’ self-management skills, including knowing when to turn social media on, when to turn it off, and when to immerse themselves in real life, rather than spending all their time in a virtual world. The video can not only draw students’ attention to the negative effects of using social media 24/7, but also get the students to think over the steps to control social media use.
How: The text is presented in the form of a video. Students are supposed to acquire relevant vocabulary, understand the negative effects of social media, work out the steps that they can take to control their social media use, and finally enhance their core qualities.
