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Mrs. Yoder's Sample Project:
ARTICLE: = "Teen Sexting Linked to Psychological Distress" by Christina Caron= [| http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/teen-sexting-linked-psychological-distress/story?id=14914700&page=2#.TsBt6b9v0ZM]

Works Cited: Caron, Christina. "Teen Sexting Linked to Psychological Distress - ABC News." //ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News//. ABCNews, 10 Nov. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

Summary : Sending suggestive pictures to someone's cell phone is dangerous and can bring about unintended consequences. Teens who have sent sexual or naked pictures of themselves are more likely to suffer from depression and attempt suicide. Pictures can be widely circulated beyond what was originally intended. Teens are warned not to "sext" at all and to resist the temptation to circulate sexual images of others. In addition, parents are reminded to pay attention to what their children are doing with their cell phones.

 Quotes: 1. Dr Jill Murray states, "For girls who send the sexts I think that there is a disillusionment and a sense of betrayal when it's posted everywhere. When it gets forwarded to multiple boys at multiple schools and also other girls … a girl starts getting called names and her reputation is ruined."

2. Dr Murray suggests that parents take their children's cell phones at bedtime because "The most egregious cell phone behavior happens between midnight and 5 a.m.."

3. Larry Magid, co-director of //ConnectSafely.org//, warns, "We really strongly believe young people need to be respected, not lectured to. Adults have a tendency to overact about a lot of things." //( He is telling parents to talk to their teens rather than reacting with anger and fear.)//

Facts: 1. In a survey of 23,000 teenage students around Boston, 10 percent had sent a sext message and 5 percent had received one in the past year. 2. Students who had participated in sexting were more likely to attempt suicide and more likely to report symptoms of depression. 3. Dr. Murray recommends that parents monitor their teens cell phone bills and their cell phone use. 4. Sexting has declined in recent years, possibly because people have become more aware of the danger. Kaitie and Jessalyn Katrina and Hunter Ryan and Tyler Brady and Bree Bree and Casey Leah and Marlaina Grant and Natalie Stiv and Marcus Kacie and Alyssa Josh and Hunter S.