San Jose State University TED Talk Why You Should Quit Social Media Discussion

My cousin shared this video to his Facebook account before he deleted it, and I found it really interesting (and it probably helped push me a bit to my recently and permanently quitting of FB myself) as social media has infiltrated so, so many of our lives. This video is the springboard for our third papers in this class, so

Please watch Cal Newport’s TED talk, “Why You Should Quit Social Media.” (Links to an external site.)

Then fill out this viewing guide (File I JUST UPLOADED BELOW) about the video.

Answer the questions below also

• How do you define the term “social media”? Offer some examples of SM platforms with which you are familiar or use yourself. (1 point)
  In general, are you happy with your social media use– that is, does it make you feel good overall? Why? Do you think you use it an “acceptable” amount of time each day? (1 point)
  In general, and from what you found in the articles you’ve looked up for your social media reflection from(File I have uploaded below) and what you see from your friends and your family, do you think social media does more harm or good? Why? (1 point)
  This week you watched “Why You Should Quit Social Media.” Did Cal Newport make any good, valid, worthwhile points in this video? What were they? Why do you think those were strong points? (1 point).
  Ask your classmates a question about their social media use or the TED video you watched. (1 point)