PSA Ideas

Identify the topic for your PSA
Research the topic and 3 facts or statistics you will use to shape your PSA.
Identify the Audience for your PSA (Teens, Teachers, Administrators, or Parents)

I am conflicted.  I am very interested in the top two quotes from the text that I focused on in my reading post for week 10.  The first one was a reflection about a school administrator getting in trouble for disciplining a student for behavior occurring outside of school, where the Court ruled the administrator has no jurisdiction.  I argued that an administrator should have jurisdiction as long as said student is enrolled at their school. 

I think a PSA would be interesting focusing on this topic and showing/explaining why others should be swayed to my opinion or the position of the administrator.

the other idea would bring to the forefront of the publics attention the ridiculousness of our need to gather "followers" on twitter, or likes on Facebook and Instagram, the self-centeredness that is being fed to our addiction of these tendencies.

I know I can find facts to back my arguments on either topic, but feel I need a bit more thought on which one I want to focus my PSA on.  The first PSA idea (administrator vs. student behavior outside of school) would be a topic directed towards the audience of the general community of parents and students alike to argue the relevance and need for administration to have control over student behavior in and out of school.  The second PSA idea is directed at all social media participants worldwide.

I think both are relevant from educational standpoints, but I'd like input on my thoughts here and suggestions from my peers.  Thanks!

I decided to research the second idea for the assignment requirement for 3 facts I would use to shape my PSA.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/addicted-to-likes-social-media-makes-us-needier.html - this article "Addicted To Likes" by NY Magazine has a lot of useful facts and other relevant information I could use in this article.  Some examples are listed below.

"What looks like — and perhaps started as — vanity showmanship is now a deep desire for validation"  (direct quote from the article linked above).

"Our online persona is needier than our real one" (also from the above article, but linked to the Wall Street Journal).

http://time.com/5643/nobody-liked-my-selfie-and-now-the-country-is-going-to-hell/
The link above takes you to a different article, posted on Time.com that expressed how Thailand's Department of Mental Health issued a warning with regard to their young-adults addiction to likes and the disastrous effects it is raging on their self-esteems.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/social-media-mental-health_n_5268108.html
A quote from the article above states:
"In moderation, social media can be a great way for teens to connect to others, to relate to their peers and to express themselves," Dr. Karrie Lager, a child psychologist practicing in Los Angeles, says. "However, excessive internet use can have serious negative consequences," she explains in response to a survey published by CASA Columbia. The survey explores the relationship between teenagers, social media use and drug abuse"(directly from article on Huffinton post website linked above).

Lots of other hard statistics are available to include more concentratedly into my final PSA, but here are a couple sites I found in my initial searches.  This topic is quite a hot debate right now because of the extreme relevance it places on our societies function ability in the future.  It raises awareness of the problem and helps me support my argument.   Also, it makes me excited about sharing this PSA once completed with my school and county to help raise awareness and future concern.  I think there is a lot to be gained from it.  I hope you all agree.