For our Education Technology class, we were asked to look up two different articles about social networking and give our review and opinions on them. Well you know how long it took me to type that sentence? About 5 minutes because I was getting distracted with Instagram and Twitter notifications all while my phone is buzzing with text messages. Now if that doesn't explain what social media does to a student, then I don't know what else will. This article in particular talks about how social networking is actually good for students because most kids that are actively involved in their social networking sites are the ones that are outgoing, face to face interacting kids. Well I don't know where they are getting all their information because as a young adult myself, I know first hand that students who spend all their time on social networks, rarely have many other things that they are participating. But the article does bring an insight to how social networks are positive and I do appreciate that since I'm not necessarily anti-twitter, anti-instagram, or anti-facebook. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/oct/05/teens-social-networking-good-for-them
This article is the exact opposite of the article I previously talked about. The author in this one believe that social networking is making users dumb. Well I wouldn't take it that far but it does discuss that studies have been proven to show that social network users do have a harder time thinking for themselves vs. someone who rarely gets "online". I believe this is 80% percent true. And I only say 80% because there's always those few exceptions. I just think that on social media, people are always looking to be accepted by others. Their main goal is to get more "friends, to gain more "followers", to have more "likes". I feel like the whole concept behind social media is to seek others approval and this in itself limits users to think for themselves and be who they are. But hey, that's just my opinion. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2551578/Is-Twitter-making-STUPID-Social-networking-sites-making-hard-people-think-themselves.html
I agree. A lot of people do seem to have the main goal of gaining more friends. In my opinion, that's just silly. I don't want my newsfeed blown up with pictures, posts, or stories of random strangers who I've never met before. I'll scroll right past it. I want to have my newsfeed full of my friends, family, and acquaintances pictures and stories. I think one of the big motivators for people to gain more and more friends is to seem more "popular."
ReplyDeleteI like that you included articles that approaches the subject from both standpoints; the good and the bad. Personally I wish I could disconnect from all social media. It wastes a lot of my everyday time getting notifications and alerts, BUT I use it to stay connected with colleagues, potential employers and family. Perhaps one day I will be able to disconnect and become more productive!
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