Bill for Social Media Class Stacie Tolliver

Situation In New Jersey, the Senate has passed a bill that will require that all middle schools "provide instruction on responsible use of social media." The goal is to be able to provide information to the students that is instantly applicable to them. Lessons in the class would focus on cyber-bullying, cyber-safety and responsibly using social media sites. The bill got the required signature from Governor Chris Christie.

Situation cont. The class is required for 6-8 th graders middle school students in the state of New Jersey beginning in the school year. The material would be incorporated into the technology curriculum. The main target for the social media material is cyber-bullying education and awareness.

Issues the topic covers Technology Government Education Social Media Responsibility

Argument Prompt Social media is a growing field in today’s society and people of all ages are using various networking sites. Recently New Jersey has passed a bill requiring Garden State middle schools to take a course covering social media and social media safety. Write a well developed essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the idea that students across the nation should be required to take classes that better inform them on how to safely use social media and interacting with others on the internet.

Works Cited Anker, Jonathan. "New school: Bill requires kids take social media class." HLN. HLN, 15 Jan Web. 7 Feb ial-media-class-new-jersey-bill. ial-media-class-new-jersey-bill Photograph. HLN, Mooresville. Web. 7 Feb