My iPod Touch has had random lines appearing on the screen at certain times (videos, typing)

My iPod 5 (32gig) has recently started to do this thing where it will show random lines on the screen when either typing quickly or watching certain videos. They are close to the thickness of your fingernails and occasionally vary in color. I've had this iPod for around a year and a half now and it hasn't suffered any significant trauma. When it happens on the keyboard, the lines only appear on the keyboard. When it happens during a video it only happens where the video is playing (ie. if not on full screen, it only happens on the rectangle where the video is, not the empty space). And it also only happens on certain videos. It happened earlier on a news segment clip on the Fox website, but not on a music video I watched on YouTube three minutes later. For videos, it can be up to three of these lines at once. It first started happening to my keyboard and has since furthered itself to the videos. The screen has two small scratches but other than that it's fine. I'd also like to add even though it may not be relevant that my apps have been crashing more recently as well.
What do you recommend I do? Why is this happening? Thank you in advance!

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost      
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings                            
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:                                               
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.                       
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                                                              

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