#GoodforMEdia’s Conversation Cards

These cards were developed by our youth leaders to help you explore your relationship with social media and tech.

Created to spark meaningful and open dialogue, #GoodforMEdia's conversation card deck is flexible and easy to use in many ways, including:

  • A fun game played between friends

  • A reflective activity between youth and parents/teachers

  • An icebreaker for workshops, clubs, activities 

  • On a roadtrip or around the dinner table!

Conversation Cards in Action: Check out the youth engaging with the conversation cards in the “Conversation Cove” at our Maker Day event

Youth engaging with #GoodforMEdia's conversation cards in the "Conversation Cove"
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Youth engaging with #GoodforMEdia's conversation cards in the "Conversation Cove"

Explore your relationship with social media!

The questions have been divided into mild, medium and spicy categories and are suitable for pre-teen social media users and up. Here are 6 of the 48 questions in our deck to get you started!

Mild cards: These questions are designed to be relatively easy to answer and promote introductions or lighthearted conversation starters.

What apps or platforms do you spend most of your phone time on?
What do you think it looks like when a person has 'positive social media habits'?

Medium cards: These questions require more thought and can lead to discussions about personal experiences or preferences.

What is one small, actionable step you can take to reevaluate your relationship with social media?
What do you wish you knew when you first started using social media?

Spicy cards: These questions are designed to prompt deeper reflection and conversations.

What role does social media play in your education? Does it help you learn or does it distract you?
What would your perfect social media platform experience look like?

What others are saying about the conversation cards:

"The conversation cards were such an effective catalyst to an honest, constructive discussion that could go on forever. We entered the conversation as strangers, but we finished as friends bonded by similar yet nuanced perspectives regarding our experiences on social media."

Audrey, College Student

"We started using the conversation cards during a family vacation and loved them! They sparked interesting and open discussions on a topic that can be challenging to address. Instead of just focusing on the dangers of social media, we got to know each other better by exploring how we engage with it, and in the process we learned more about what works for us, and what doesn't and had fun doing it. I highly recommend these cards for a fun way to discuss social media as a family!"

Christy, Parent

"The convo cards are a great starter to dive into a meaningful conversation around social media and technology. The variety of ranges between light and deeper tones makes a great room, setting the tone for building a collective space. We absolutely love using them in our youth leadership meetings."

Andrea, YLI HOPE Coordinator

If you are interested in bulk orders of our card decks, please contact us at goodformedia@stanford.edu