Sean Drew
Professor Rheka Gupta
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Group 11
Group Thesis Statement: Although social media has informational and entertainment benefits, in high school, social media is a distraction in the classroom, creates ethical concerns, and withdraws students from human interaction, and therefore, should be restricted in public education.
VII. Counter & Refutation-Notification-News-Community: Sean Drew
Social media is not all bad however. Although, social media has its fallbacks and limitations in an educational setting, there are good points which advocate for its usage. High schools should be progressive, but with limitations, so with that in mind, it is important to consider how schools can implement social media usage since it is so popular.
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In the case of a tornado or dangerous snow or ice, social media is another outlet for notifying students and parents of emergency situations. Veil (2011) advocates this usage by saying “Integrating social media into crisis communications response is non-negotiable in the 24-hour information cycle.” Because crisis can arise within just a few minutes, distributing information is incredibly important, and social media is an outlet for that. Social media is applied towards getting information about events and crisis out to people. Veil continues by saying “social media can act as a very fast and effective way to communicate with key stakeholders in the event of a crisis, as many individuals now use various social media conduits as their primary means for getting …show more content…
Social media is a platform for communication and interaction. From an educational standpoint, students can better build relationships with teachers and other students through online mediums. Wankel (2011) describes this benefit by claiming that “more significantly, [social media] allow student engagement with their teachers and more effective and engaging collaboration with their peers, and perhaps even outreach across cultural divides.” (P.83) Not only does social media provides an outlet to engage with teachers, but it also has the potential to remove bias which helps build a school community. This means teachers and schools can better build relationships with parents and families. Social media also encourages critical thinking. Wankel says, “social media tools gives students the ability to think critically and creatively.” (p. 83) Students have to problem solve and come up with new ways to present themselves to the world. This opportunity for extreme individuality means that students exercise their critical and creative skills just as much, if not more so, than in other core courses. Not only does social media have the ability to expand the community growth, but Wankel goes on to describe how “new media offers self-expression, problem-solving skills, networking, expertise, communication, freedom, democracy [wikis and blogs], and the expansion of horizons beyond
Teen are being slain by cyberbullies everyday. Not all social media is good for teens. Even no social media is better. Almost every teenager has a cellphone or some sort of device that lets them check their social media. Many websites like Facebook, Instagram, and snapchat are bad and can cause teenagers to do bad things to themselves or other people. Banning social media will make teens have better grades, be more safer, and have more self confidence with less depression.
Some believe that ‘Social networking sites help students do better at school. 59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments” (Procon) However, “If the students checked Facebook just once during the 15-minute study period, they had a lower grade-point average”. (Clemmitt) This shows that social media is the main source of distraction which does not allow individuals to focus on their academic work. This is harmful to society because individuals will not be able to completely focus on a task. Thus individuals would complete their tasks with little thought on how they are doing it. Procon has also mention that “People who use social media have a lower grade point average (3.02) social media than people who don't use social media. (3.82) they also tend to get lower test grades”. This shows that the impact social media had on students’ academic career is negative. With a low grade point average students feel no need to push themselves which leads to low self-motivation. Even though some may argue that Social Media has led to educational opportunities, others may argue that it is has done more damage to academics
Going with this concept, the author continues and says “After we teach the teachers, the sensible thing is to educate the students in digital citizenship—not just by trying to put the fear of God in them about bullying or sexting—but to discuss the positives and negatives of the whole evolving landscape” (Rutledge). This shows how social media etiquette with students and teachers is crucial. Additionally, this is perhaps the best solution for keeping Facebook friendship ethics at bay because there are clear positives and clear negatives regarding the whole issue, therefore digital citizenship literacy and intercommunications of students and teachers is not a black or white issue. Personally, I have sought the use of some means of social media for academic purposes. In the early college we use a learning management system called Schoology in which posts, updates, and messages are put to use to keep students, staff, and teachers caught up on latest school events. It’s also used to keep in touch with teachers for assignment due dates and Q and
People who are against Social media claim that social media has a lot of negative effects on students particularly their academic level. Although social media lead to the improvement in academic performance as through social media students can communicate with their teachers and colleagues who can help them in their studies, if a person wants to learn about a specific subject he or she can add people who have done masters in this field so if the person have any problem in the study he or she can ask them for their help and people on social media are very helpful. Students can also join the pages of the universities which they are planning to enter and adding their students and professors so they can inquire about the university and about its teaching techniques or whatever they want to ask about because people probably won’t turn down their request for help. Another academic benefit of social media is that social networking sites like my space, twitter and Facebook improve our writing and the English language in general as if any one posted a status on Facebook or a tweet on twitter with a spelling mistake people will probably correct it and social media also has raised the interest in short story telling which definitely develop the language a great evidence for the role of social media in the d...
Individuals should understand that the use or nonuse of social media has negative and positive effects on their lives whether they recognize them or not. Students who excessively use social networking applications can be negatively affected because they are spending too much time on these applications rather than paying attention in class, completing homework, studying, s...
Social media sites including Twitter and Facebook are in their infancy yet play an increasingly important role in the response to a disaster. After all, “one of the basic tenants of emergency management is mass communication and being able to deliver pertinent information to those who need it” (Gould, 2012). Social media offers an avenue to obtain up to the minute information on a given situation right in an individual's hands thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices. “Each disaster sparks its own complex web of fast-paced information exchange. It can both improve disaster response and allow affected populations to take control of their situation as well as feel empowered” (Maron, 2013). While traditional forms of media, print, radio and television in particular, have been the standard since the inception of the emerg...
Social Media has evolved magnificently since the first email sent in 1971. Social media is any form of website or application which enables us to share content with one another with a simple sharing tool. Social media has became an addiction for most, if you were to ask the average student if they were connected to a social networking site about 73 percent would reply with a yes. In addition about 63 percent of people log on to a social media site daily and on average 40 percent log on multiple times a day. Everyone has their own reasons for the use of social media which could include shopping, research, or other personal reason like venting and status updates. Students often connect to social media because majority of students have one so they feel included. Social Media has became an addiction to many of the students who happen to have a profile to a site. They feel the need to always be connected to society. Many of these students grades have either suffered or raised due to having better connections with other students. My essay will attempt to prove that social media has been affecting the children’s education and prevents them from reaching the academic growth they need.
Communication plays an important role and becomes an essential part in our daily lives. Today we have taken communication to new level as social media and social networking. They have had a tremendous impacts on the word, on our culture and in business as well. Social media websites are some of the most popular on the internet, such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. They are the places where people can interact with others easily and expose themselves to strangers. Our generation and the younger ones have more opportunities to grow up with the new development of technology that will shape the way they live of communicating and sharing ideas. The social media causes some problems that lead to less social interaction and negatively affect students academic, but it also brings benefit to people that creates new social connections to bring people from all over the world to be closer.
Exposing students to the power of social media in the classroom is an important part of preparing them to be active and positive digital citizens in a 21st century world. In the last two years, my own students have rapidly been drawn to Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and many other social networking platforms. They upload, share, and connect with others often without any regard to how their digital footprints may reflect them as individuals. Having continuous conversations with students about the choices that they make can lead to positive results. Students don't realize how powerful social media platforms can be in terms of networking, researching, and engaging in academic conversations. It makes me laugh every time I hear them whisper about my colleague Heather's or my Twitter feed. First of all kids, I can hear you. Second of all, yes, social media can be an amazing way to give and exchanged knowledge.
We live in a world that has become addicted and dedicated toward social media and it is driving America’s youth into the ground. Teenagers and adults are so wrapped up in social media that is runs their lives every day. Constantly people are checking their phones for the latest on social networks. They have to see pictures, tweets, statuses, comments, likes, and the list goes on and on. Social media is becoming the focus point in the modern American society that it is beginning to control people’s social skills, communication skills, and their livelihood.
As technology increases and develops in this century, the use of social media increases as well. Schools have begun adapting it, using it as their tool to inform students of any school related news. However, using it as a tool for learning is a different story. By using it as a tool, it can push you off your course with classes. Social media is something that is not needed at school grounds. Schools should not require social media use in classes.
Social Media has become a very essential tool in the society; in addition, it has a huge impact on communication and learning process. Social media is defined as websites and applications used for social networking. “As of September 2013, seventy-one percent of online adult use Facebook, eighteen percent use Twitter and seventeen percent use Instagram, twenty-two percent use PInterest, and another twenty-two percent use LinkedIn. (PewReasearch, 2013). In addition, "Between February 2005 and August 2006, the use of social networking sites among young adult internet user ages eighteen and twenty-nine jumped from nine percent to forty-nine percent. The usage of social media had grown drastically.” On social media sites like these, users may develop biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, do research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more” (Socialnetworking.procon,2012). Social media has impacted everyone in several different ways. In this present time, majority of college student use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media has a bold impact college student's grades, social interactions, and the teaching and learning process.
Social media is a internet-based tools that promote collaboration and information sharing. Social media can be used in academic settings to promote student engagement and facilitate better student learning. The students can use the social media to find any information because can save time and faster to access information. The students also can improve their knowledge and language level when using the social media in students daily routine. Social media can promote community development through collaboration and information sharing. When use the social media it can provide opportunities for individual expression as well as interactions with other users. Current research has indicated that using social media as an educational tool can lead to increased student engagement. Social media can give more experience in daily life and give more knowledge
Students involved in activities on social media sites during the study resulted in a reduction in their focus of attention. This causes a decrease in their academic performance, and concentration to learn as well.
Some believe social networks are a waste of time; slacking in school or in jobs and can sometimes be dangerous. Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter can be one of these problems with some teenagers. “Students who use social media had an average GPA of 3.06 while nonusers had