Technology
No matter what variation of this topic you are researchign you will need to begin with statistics about the kinds of devices people use and the ways they are used.
Some topics you could think about include:
Overviews:
Digital technology and Australian Teenagers: consumption, Study and Careers [http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/file/fde6c9c8-0f73-47a6-afb2-e476699be44b/1/full_text_final.pdf]
Screenagers - I'm not sure how you can access the actual video, but here an interview with the writer/director.
Some topics you could think about include:
- Can social media bring people together?
- How does communication change when it happens therough social media?
- Should children's use of social media be supervised?
- How does cyberbullying differ from bullying?
- How does putting selfies on social media affect self esteem?
- Should there be a time limit of social media use?
- How can social media be used for education?
- Do we lie more on social media?
- Is reposting and retweeting making us less creative?
- Changing the world through social media - is it activism or Slacktivism?
Overviews:
Digital technology and Australian Teenagers: consumption, Study and Careers [http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/file/fde6c9c8-0f73-47a6-afb2-e476699be44b/1/full_text_final.pdf]
Screenagers - I'm not sure how you can access the actual video, but here an interview with the writer/director.
Social Networking
Some useful introductory data can be found at
Kids Matter [https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/health-and-community/enewsletter/kids-online-statistics] has great and relatively up to date statistics and an outline of the issues.
Teenage love in the age of Snapchat remains the same [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/teenage-love-in-the-age-of-snapchat-remains-the-same/news-story/e807c6d1733650362259018fcc68335d]
The Exploration of Young Audiences and Identity Development Through Social Media Platforms explores the relationship be tween teen use of social media and teens understanding and value of fame or celebrity. It uses this information to assert that social media helps teens develop confidence creativity and self-esteem by giving them a platform
Kids Matter [https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/health-and-community/enewsletter/kids-online-statistics] has great and relatively up to date statistics and an outline of the issues.
Teenage love in the age of Snapchat remains the same [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/teenage-love-in-the-age-of-snapchat-remains-the-same/news-story/e807c6d1733650362259018fcc68335d]
The Exploration of Young Audiences and Identity Development Through Social Media Platforms explores the relationship be tween teen use of social media and teens understanding and value of fame or celebrity. It uses this information to assert that social media helps teens develop confidence creativity and self-esteem by giving them a platform