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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...

  Your Privacy Setting Do you ever check your privacy setting, or the update emails you receive when there are new changes to these settings? Privacy settings allow people to control what information is shared on online platforms. According to Pew Research Center , 9% of adults reported they always read a company’s privacy policy before agreeing to terms and conditions. What about the other percentage? What do these people do? Are you part of this larger percentage? People need to understand that a digital footprint is information that exists online about them and their activities. Everything that they do or post will be there, no matter what. Therefore, knowing about privacy setting will help them protect their information. Source: USA Today a screenshot of Facebook's privacy settings on a smartphone Sometimes I get emails about new updates, but at that moment I say I will review them later before going to bed. Making small steps can help us protect our privacy. Not only...

Privacy on S ocial Media How important is privacy to you? Have you ever wondered what information social media platforms collect from you? Everyone’s privacy is extremely important because we would not want our personal information stolen and shared with others via our smart TVs and devices. The article from BuzzFeed made me realize why I see ads from shopping websites I visited earlier when I use social media. Last week, my siblings and I were discussing how everything that we see, such as pizza places or clothing stores, appeared as ads online. This made me think about what other information social media collects from us. The best thing is to know more about how we can protect our privacy. Therefore, it is important to understand the Terms of Services (ToS) and privacy statements to protect our children and everyone.   Why is it important? Our privacy is extremely important because kids, teenagers, and adults are using more and more technology. If we are not careful wi...