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Gen Z and Social Media

Generation Z My English language learners (ELLs) are students who are newcomers to the United States, and have been in the country for less than 3 years. They are also a part of Generation Z. Gen Z students are students who were born from 1997-2012. Currently this generation is 10-25 years old. Do you know what our Gen Z students think about social media? Do you think they find it appropriate to use during class? I decided to create a “Social Media” Questionnaire to know more about my students' opinions about the role of social media in their lives and education.  Source: Screenshot by Jesenia Meza Social Media Questionnaire The first question that I asked them was to organize the following social media platforms from best to worst. Most of them ranked Instagram in first place followed by YouTube. Most of my students said that social media is important to them because it keeps them in communication with their family members from their home countries and it provides a way to stay co