"yeah i know, im crazy. teenagers do dumb things."30.20 These kids seemed really smart. He used his youth and age as an excuse to do something he knew was crazy, mean, and wrong. He can get away with it because he's "just a kid" #13IsTheNew16#EDFN#SmarterThanThat
"you go from the most popular kid to the most made fun of kid" 23.10. I knew a girl that dyed her hair red and she was very popular. Someone posted on her account anonymously that it looked like she was bleeding from her roots. #EDFN#PopularKidsAsTargets#Jealousy
"I just let them follow me cuz the more the merrier." 13.49 These kids are becoming more obsessed with gaining followers they don't know then keeping their accounts safe and private. #EDFN#ItsJustANumber#SafetlyFirst
Subtweets have always existed, they just have a name now. 7.32 In my opinion its a petty, passive aggressive way to handle conflict. They want to be asked who its about so others turn on the individual. #Immature#EDFN#HaveARealConvo
"the volume of internet noise can be overwhelming" 1.30 This could be a contribution to the increasing anxiety levels in youth. They feel pressure to constantly keep up with every snapchat, every text, and to post cute pics on insta. Its a constant distraction. #EDFN#HWvsFB
@jess_lapp I think its a more personal atmosphere and the profiles do make things less intimidating. FB has changed over the years and has become full of adults and kids of all ages. Its is hard to have an open conversation w/ so many judgemental opinions in the comments #EDFN#FBvsTwitter
“I guess FB is like yelling it out to a crowd, and then Twitter is just like talking in a room.”p204boyd I think this is why it is easier to start a real convo in this class. Instead of using a formal gathering like D2L threads, we are using a familiar social media #EDFN#casual
@cmallen21 Its kind of uncomfortable for us to watch, but I am sure that is how our grandparents feel about our ways of life, and we call them "ancient" for thinking so
#EDFN#generationgaps
"return to school, where they could have conversations
about immigration in a “productive” way."p208boyd The students took action & could have made a real difference. Funny how the adults that coach us to live and "Be The Change" hold us back when something real occurs #EDFN
@ArtMollypop I am guilty of putting my headphones in to avoid conversations & pretending like I am texting when I see I am about to walk past someone in a hallway. I think we are replacing confidence with escaping situations #EDFN#PhonesForAnxiety
@Mlsanto80335703 This is a great quote because it installs a sense of responsibility and claim over the things that we are sharing, liking and watching on social media. It may be virtual, but the effect on our own minds as well as others are real. #virtualreality#EDFN
@jenny_hersh I agree. We know how to navigate the internet but we don't know how to navigate through our own social discomfort without our phones. People ask for a phone number or a snapchat name instead of asking for a dinner date. #traditional#EDFN
@TayVilkas I also think its a great way for shy kids to find peers that share common interests and make friends like them, so hopefully by finding these friends they can come out of their shell on more than just social media. #breakingtheshell
"Whereas these teens want to be in public, other teens are looking to be public."p205boyd Some kids use social media to connect while others use it as a tool and platform to create a false image. This can be an internally isolating and egocentric habit. #EDFN
@TayVilkas I think it is a question of if conservative ways of thinking are inferior or superior to more liberal thoughts of the change in the way we define freedom. I'm starting to feel like an anxious old geezer! #definingdefinitions
1st impression: Teens lives are controlled by a regimented schedules of school, homework, work, sports, and trying to get some sleep. If the youth continues to lean on social media for the effect of freedom, what will true freedom taste like? #FreedomOrComfortInConfinement#EDFN
"develop a sense for what is normative by collectively adjusting their behavior based on what they see in the publics they inhabit and understand." p201boyd With what is considered normal on the internet, will the youth continue to recognize the frontiers of their 2 worlds? #EDFN
"These teens relish the opportunity to be seen
& be part of a broader conversation."p206boyd Social media can make a real impact, but it is hard to draw the daily line b/w what is done out of productivity & passion & what is done for the sake of joining the crowd to belong #EDFN