Month: February 2017

The Great Barrier Reef located off the coast of Australia is the world’s largest reef and one of the 7 wonders of the world. However the reef is slowly dying each year due to climate change and human interference. Fortunately there is a new barrier reef surrounding the Amazon River that no one noticed. According to Maddie Stone, author of the article, There is a Gigantic Reef Surrounding the Amazon River and Nobody Noticed, the reef is located at the mouth of the Amazon River and is roughly 9,500 square kilometers. The reality is that the reef faces numerous human cause threats due to offshore oil and gas drilling as well as industrial fisheries and climate change (Stone).

Source:

Stone, M. (2016, April 22). There’s a Gigantic Reef Surrounding the Amazon River and Nobody Noticed. Retrieved February 10, 2017, from http://gizmodo.com/scientists-discover-enormous-reef-at-the-mouth-of-the-a-1772326348?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Social media is thought to be simply for personal use however it can be used for so much more than that. This video shows how social media can be incorporated into the classroom and how useful it can be.

It doesn’t matter who people are with or where they are, people are always on their cell phones. Two people can be on a date and one (or both) people are going to be on their phones checking social media or texting someone else. It can also be a group of people walking through the mall and some of them are going to be on their phones. A grandparent may be out shopping with their grandson or granddaughter and the grandson/daughter will be on their phone. So is social media beginning to ruin relationships? This video explains how social media may be damaging relationships.

The creation of smart phones has increased the appearance of social media and today people are always on their phones checking social media. However what are the affects on teenagers? This video looks at what affects social media has on the youth but especially on females.

We spend so much time on our phones and computers lately that I was interested in seeing what this affect would have on a person’s brain. Here is a basic video about how social media is changing our brains.