VANDERHOVEN, ELLEN, TAMMY SCHELLEN, and MARTIN VALCKE. "Educating
Teens About The Risks On Social Network Sites. An Intervention Study In Secondary Education." Comunicar 22.43 (2014): 123-131. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Mar. 2016.
Ellen Vanderhoven earned a master’s degree in Theoretical and Experimental Psychology in 2009 and continued her education in a teaching degree in 2010. She earned both degrees at Ghent University. In 2014, she received her PhD in educational sciences at Ghent University. Her research has always been focused on children and teens and the effects they receive from technology and social media. ("Department of Communication Studies." Ellen Vanderhoven — — Ghent University. …show more content…
They goes into detail discussing how social media and technology has become a huge priorities in the lives of people, especially teens. Their main points are the predators online, cyber-bullying and hackers. The article is very informative on what could be on the internet. She brings up the main risks on the internet that can get teens in trouble. The article perfectly highlights what to look for online. Lastly, the authors also discuss the effects on technology use in schools for teaching and learning. They explain the pro and cons and graph the results of technology use in schools. This article will be helpful in my paper because it shows the real negatives of technology and social media on teens and even adults. I am more concerned on the risks talked about in the article rather than the effects of technology in schools. Both main ideas in the articles are examples of how much we depend on social media and how it changes how we live. I am going to use the examples of risks talked about in the article to show that social media and teens can be a scary …show more content…
She compares a social media addiction to a drug addiction. Blumberg explains what different types of people are at higher risk of being addicted to social media, mainly teens. She explains the side effects of the addiction to social media such as poor nutrition, headaches and anxiety. This whole article is really important to my paper because it gives more points for my argument that social media does more harm than good on teens and really anyone for that matter. I can use the side effects, addiction comparisons and more to prove my point. I am going to compare the social media addiction to drug addictions, like Blumberg