Annotated Bibliography James, Carrie, Katie Davis, Linda Charmaraman, Sara Konrath, Petr Slovak, Emily Weinstein, and Lana Yarosh. “Digital Life and Youth Well-Being, Social Connectedness, Empathy, and Narcissism.” Pediatrics, vol. 140, no. S2, Nov. 2017, pp. 71 –75. Academic Search Premier,doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758F. Accessed 16 January 2020. This article gives a lot of information about how social media effects teens in these times. Itgivesa lot of information on both sides of the debate. This article can be used toshow that, while social media allows for anonymity and increases the likelihood that teens will ask for help, it also increases stress. Additionally, social media can help with long distance communication between family members, but it also causes distractions when friends are together in person. The authors are qualified experts in the area, the bibliography of the article is extensive, and the work was peer reviewed prior to printing, making this a reliable source. K.Y.. “Social Media and Teens.” School Library Journal, vol. 64, no. 10, October 2018, pp. 18-18. Academic Search Premier, 21 January 2020. This article reports the finding of Common Sense Media’s Survey of 1,141 teens, which found that the impact of social depends largely on the personality of the user and the time spent on it. This proves that the effects of social media are complicated because it all depends on personalities and screen time. I know this is a reliable because it was published in the School Library Journal, reports the findings of a large scale survey, and is fairly recent. Peiró - Velert, Carmen, ALexandra Valencia – Peris, Luis M. González, Xavier García - Massó, Pilar Serra - Añó, José Devís - Devís. “Screen Media Usage, Sleep Time and Academic Performance in Adolescents: Clustering a Self – Organizing Maps Analysis.” PLOS ONE, vol. 9, no. 6, June 2014, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099478. Academic Search Premier.Accessed 10 Feburary 2020. This study surveyed 3,095 Spanish students from 12 to 18 years of age and found that the highest performing students spent only 2 hours and 20 minutes on screen media each day, sleeping an average of 9 hours per night. The lowest group spent 5 ½ hours per day on screen media, sleeping an average of 8 hours per night. This can be used to prove that the more time teens spend on screen media, the less sleep they get and the lower their academic performance. The article was published in a peer reviewed journal, has anextensive biliography, and offers first-hand research. Student’s Choice Reflection
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific. - WE had to write down all the authors and all the information that we got from that article. Then we had to type a summary about it 2. Is this paper narrative, expository, or argumentative? How do you know? - Expository because it tells us everything we need to know about the article. 3. Tell me one thing you learned from writing this paper. - I learned who to make one of these papers. 4. What are you particularly proud of in this paper? - I am proud that I know what goes into one of these and how they are made. 5. What does this paper show readers about you? - It hows that I learned how to listen to directions.