Effects of Social Media on People's Well-Being (página 15)

Traducción de la consigna: Crea un organizador gráfico para representar los efectos de las redes sociales en el bienestar de las personas.

Organizador gráfico (graphic organizer)

Estructura sugerida: un cuadro central (tema principal) que se bifurca en dos ramas: Positive effects (efectos positivos) y Negative effects (efectos negativos), cada una con tres casillas encadenadas por flechas (causa → efecto → resultado en el bienestar).

mindmap
  root((Effects of Social Media on People's Well-Being))
    Positive effects
      Stay connected with friends and family
      Access to information and support
      Sense of belonging to a community
    Negative effects
      Cyberbullying and hurtful comments
      Privacy problems
      Anxiety, low self-esteem, loneliness

Preguntas de reflexión

How does social media affect your daily life? Do you think it has made your life better or worse in some way? Please explain.

Respuesta orientativa: Social media affects my daily life because I use it to communicate with friends, check the news and relax after school. I think it has made my life better in some ways, because I can stay in touch with people who live far away, but it can also be worse when I spend too many hours on my phone and I do not have time to study or sleep.

Do you think social media helps people feel more connected or lonely? Can you share any examples of this?

Respuesta orientativa: I think social media can do both. It helps people feel connected because you can video-call your family or join a group with the same hobbies as you. However, it can also make people feel lonely, for example when someone spends hours scrolling through posts but does not really talk to anyone, or when a person sees that everyone is invited to a party except them.

Do you think people can have mean or hurtful behavior on social media, or problems with privacy? How do you think these things can make people feel?

Respuesta orientativa: Yes, unfortunately people can be mean online: they can send hurtful comments, share embarrassing photos or spread rumors; this is called cyberbullying. There are also privacy problems, like sharing passwords or personal information that strangers can use. These things make people feel scared, sad, embarrassed, with low self-esteem, and sometimes they even do not want to go to school.

Do you think the way people feel on social media has something to do with the kind of person they are or how they think? Can you give any examples?

Respuesta orientativa: Yes, it does. People who are confident and think positively enjoy social media more, because they do not compare themselves with others. For example, a secure person posts a photo and does not care how many likes it gets, while an insecure person can feel bad if the photo gets few likes. The way we interpret the posts (our thinking) changes how we feel.

Why do you think some people say social media is good, and others say it is not? How can people deal with the good and bad parts of social media better?

Respuesta orientativa: People disagree because social media has two sides: the good ones are connection, information and fun; the bad ones are cyberbullying, addiction and comparison. To deal with it better, we can set time limits, turn off the phone at night, think before we post, avoid comparing ourselves with others, and talk to an adult if someone is mean to us online.