The Snapventure- a social media story by E.V.

You run out of the Apple store clutching the box holding your brand new phone! Your friends have been begging you to get one, you have been begging your parents as well. Now you finaly have one, now you can get all the populair social media apps. You cant wait to show it of to everyone, you cant wait to TEXT people! when you get home you open up the box. you look and the shiny screen that refelcts your smiling face on it. you power it on and head straight to the app store. The qustion is, what app to get first? [[get snapchat]] [[ get instagram]] [[ get facebook]] [[ get twitter ]]

you have heard a lot about Snapchat, with its fun face filters and Bimoji stickers, this app is sure to be a blast. You download it and put in your email. The app tells you to make a strong password. You normally use the same password KiTTyLOveR16, this password is easy to remember and you use it on almost everything, but maybe its time for a new password... [[ Use KiTTyLOvR16 on snapchat ]] [[ make a strong password S]]

you love to take pictures and share them with your friends! instagram sure sounds fun! you enter your email and username. then you are asked to make a strong password. you normally use the password SUPERkiTTy1989 but maybe its time for a new password [[use SUPERkiTTy1989]] [[make a new password]]

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You thought about making a new password, but what if t=you forget it? you quickly type in your old password and move on. you enter a long list of terms and contitions. It is very long and you begin to fall asleep a sentence in. should you really waste your time on this? [[ read them (snapchat)]] [[ skip! (snapchat)]]

wow that was boring! you made the right choice thogh. What would happen if you skiped them and posted something really inapropriate? now that you have everything set up you go and follow all your friends. This app is a blast. No wonder everyone loves it! soon all your friends follow you back and you love calling them! then you get a friend request from someone called FrEEhamILTONtickets! wow have you won the lotery? will they really give youy free tickets to see hamilton? or are they lying? [[ folow! broadway here I come ]] [[ no way! I dont know them!! ]]

you quikly scroll through the terms and conditions and tap accept. finally you can really check out this app. you find all your friends and send them a ton of funny videos! You love the filters and leting everyone know what your doign on your story! while your on the app you get a friend request from someone called FrEEhamILTONtickets! no way! have you been chosen by a secret socitey to see Hamilton on broadway? or is this person a lying scam? [[ folow! broadway here I come ]] [[ no way! I dont know them!! ]]

you let them follow you and start to talk to them. they say that they do have tickets to hamilton! all they want from you is your social security number and credit card number.. this is starting to feel fishy. should you really trust this person? [[ unfollow and block them!]] [[ this is just the process]]

you did tell your mom you would never talk to strangers.. you block this person. even if they really DID have tickets to Hamilton, your mom would never let you go to New york on your own. you move on and discover that you have been added in a group chat with your friends. you go in and see that your friends are in a fight. they are all targeting your best friend Jessica! [[ tag along its a joke]] [[ stand up for her]]

you make a new password that is difrent, easy to remember, and without a doubt strong. you tap submit and are sent to a long list of terms and conditions. you try your best to stay awake while reading the first sentence. should you really waste your time on this? [[ read them (snapchat)]] [[ skip! (snapchat)]]

wow. you thought this was going to be the best day of your life, but this guy is being a creep! there is no way he has tickets to Hamilton! you unfollow and block him! you then join a group chat with your friends. but they seem to be targeting your friend mellisa! [[ stand up for her]] [[ tag along its a joke]]

you seach your mos purse and come up with the info this guy needs. you type it in and send it! you wait for hours for the responce but nothing comes! you soon find out that you have been blocked by the acount. then your mom says she lost all her money on her credit card? this is crazy what do you do? [[tell mom the truth and ask her to take care of it]] [[ report the acount, block, and unfollow]]

you know Melisa very well. shes never botherd by the bullys at school. you tag along, only making coments you think are funny. you turn of your phone and go to bed. the next morning at school, melisa looks really sad and she will not talk to you. did what you said hurt her feelings? [[try and apologize]] [[tell the other girls they are mean]]

this has gone way to far! you tell your other friend that they are being very mean to one of your closet friends. you call Melisa to see if she is ok. she says thank you for sticking up for her and asks you to hang out with her soon! the next day you see Melisa. she looks really sad. you take her to the side and ask her whats wrong. she says that after you loged out for the night the other girls where still calling her names! [[tell the other girls they are mean]] [[tell a teacher]]

your mom is very mad at you and makes you delete snapchat. you get rid of the app and go back to the app store. what now? [[ get instagram]] [[ get facebook]] [[ get twitter ]] [[no more social media!]]

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It is not working! melisa no longer wants to be friends with her. you try to apologize over and over, but she is not listening! you go home and feel really sad. you are begining to HATE snapchat. maybe its time you got rid of it. [[delete snapchat]] [[keep snapchat]]

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the teachers talk to the girls. they really feel bad! they say sorry and deleate their acounts on snapchat! this is a really shocking day. when you get home you see that the only person you follow is melisa, and you watch ad her acount gets deleated. now that their is no one to chat with maybe you should just get rid of it... [[delete snapchat]] [[keep snapchat]]

you deleate your acount and get rid of the app. you now want to try a new app! but after everything that has happend are you sure this is what you want? [[ get instagram]] [[ get facebook]] [[ get twitter ]] [[no more social media!]]

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after everything that has happend with you and social media, you think its time to stop. you can still text and call your friends after all. it wont be the end of the world if yoiu just stick to games.

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