The many faces of technology! 
Naomi and Zoie interview two other 8th grade students, Saryah and Ania. All four discuss the positives and negatives of technology, with a focus on its addictive nature, schoolwork vs. recreation, human advances, popular online sites/apps, practical uses, and how age factors into screen time.
RESOURCES 
Common Sense Media: <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/census_factsheet_teensandsmartphones.pdf">Teens on Social Media</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/screen-time/how-much-screen-time-is-ok-for-my-kids">How Much Screen Time is Okay?</a> 
Pew Research Study: <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/">Teens &amp; Social Media</a> 
Vox Recode: <a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/9/10/17826810/social-media-use-teens-time-spent-facebook-instagram-snapchat">Teens Are Hooked On Social Media</a> 
Adam Alter: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_alter_why_our_screens_make_us_less_happy?language=en">TED Talk</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-Addictive-Technology-Business-Keeping/dp/1594206643">"Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology</a>"
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