Social media has become second nature to today’s younger generation, so why not teach it’s decorum in the classroom? Social Media is a very relevant and progressing entity. Studies have shown that teens log on to their favorite social media site more than ten times a day. The impact social media has on the adolescents of today is of great importance because they are developmentally vulnerable and are amongst those who use social media the most. According to Amanda Lenhart with Pew Research Center 71% of teens say they use more than one social media site and currently there are over 3 billion social media users worldwide. These number are higher than they were just a few years ago and there is a slim chance of them coming down. Social networking plays a great role in learning technical skills and expanding social connections, however there are also many dangers and things that teens should avoid. Teens will be teens, they will push boundaries and make mistakes but a simple mistake or bad judgement call can quickly ruin someone’s life where social media is concerned. Although not everyone agrees that social media etiquette should be taken to the classrooms and that it should be the parents obligation to teach their children proper social media skills, many believe schools should be required to teach a course on the dangers and etiquette of social media.
School is a place where children learn the information and skill sets they will need to succeed in their future and in today’s world social media is one of those skills. According to Kim Garst article “ 4 Reasons Why Social Media Should Be Taught In Our School Systems” 90% of employers who were surveyed said they planned on using social media to recruit and hire new employees. Social media can not only be a benefit for future employment but it can also be a downfall for those who do not use it appropriately. Often Times employers will use social media as part of their background checking process, this is to ensure that the potential applicant does not have a past that may pose as a threat to their company. Data shows that many employers have fired their employees for either using social media during work hours or because of something they posted on social media.
In the world of social media people from all over the world are able to connect. However, is this connection really good? Are strangers being able to view your every move ok? Why not social media? You as a social media user are in charge of what your audience is able to see, but at the age of 12 are you really capable of understanding this power and controlling it? Adolescents under the age of 18 should not be allowed to have a social media account, where they can encounter potentially dangerous and life threatening situations such as bullying, child molestation, and sex trafficking. The innocence and immaturity of a learning and growing child prevents them from understanding the potential online dangers they can encounter, such as
Social media has been known to help students develop important knowledge and social skills. “At first glance this may seem like a waste of time; however it also helps students to develop important knowledge and social skills, and be active citizens who create and share content.” (Chen 3). The more time teens spend on social media the more they become aware of their own social side and how to interact with others, especially their peers. “Some types of social media has beneficial effects, like helping adolescents establish some sense of identity and build networking skills” (Riley Davis). Too much time being spent on social media can also exploit teens to some harsh realities that they’ve probably never experienced in their lives before.
Social media has become a huge part of our lives and the younger generation is becoming more involved with this new technology. However, the use of social media has been a great debate in classroom settings. School districts have been conflicted with the two options: to teach along and incorporate social media into the classroom or to restrict the use of social media during school hours.
Firstly, social media is ruining people’s working careers. Thousands of people nowadays are posting photos of themselves in revealing clothes or posting inappropriate comments that are going to bite them in the butt later on when they are going for an important job interview. When a company encounters a new potential employee they run background checks to see if this is the right person for the job. This means that they look at your past history and your SOCIAL MEDIA accounts. This has been proven by a survey conducted by the Eurocorn Worldwide that found that nearly 40 percent of companies use social media to research job candidates, and one in five companies have rejected a candidate because of what they found on his or her social media profiles. People don’t realise that the photos or comments that they are posting could potentially be ruining their working opportunities and careers. An example of an individual who found herself in hot water thanks to her social media post was
Thesis: Stay in the present moment, don’t let yourself believe you’re going to forget a memory because you didn’t document it through social media.
Social media has always been a controversial issue in the nation. As more and more technology is being introduced to classrooms, social media is not far behind. From twitter in first grade to Facebook pages for high school classes, social media is somehow being implemented in schools. Social media in the classroom is a very controversial issue because people are either extreme pro or extreme con, there is not much middle ground. However some teachers have found “middle ground” with hesitation. There are two sides to this controversial issue. It can be used as an educational tool but there are serious risks to using social media. Before implementing social media in the classroom the question must be asked, do the risks outweigh the
“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” by Bill Gates. It is making the communities of the world more sociable towards each other. Social media is not making us less communicative considering that it boasts individuals’ self esteem, expands connectedness, and has improved sociability. Not all may agree on it being that allegedly it is makes human beings less social. On the contrary, It develops more friendships.
If you have an itchy throat you have two options on where to get a diagnosis: consult your doctor or search the Internet. Today, anyone can get online and find a variety of results ranging from sore throat to bronchitis. However, is it a good idea to surf the web for answers rather than ask your doctor?
Emerson claims that people should be able to be confident and not care what others have to say about them. His argument is viable today because social media makes humanity feel insecure in many ways. Most of our society judges or makes funny jokes of people’s appearances on social media into making them feel insecure. The bullies mostly only do it online because they know they can escape since they are behind a screen and not in front of their face. There are many crowds who are afraid to go out into the real world. According to Elite Daily, an article on insecurity, “It's easy to forget that people only post their best moments and choose to keep all their worst ones private. Your life may fall short of someone's picture perfect one, but more often than not, so does the life of whomever posted it.” Most of the population only post pictures they feel confident about and look cute. They choose to not upload or delete the worst ones they have of themselves. Elite Daily argues, that social media has made mostly everyone obsessed with making life look perfect for ourselves. Some humans around the world have a mindset of needing to look perfect in the communities. For Example, most women do their full on face makeup everyday and spend lots of time trying to find the perfect outfit to look fabulous. They still wish to have a perfect body therefore they end up assimilating plastic surgery. According to Odyssey, an article on insecurity by social media, “We feel good posting a picture on our profiles that makes us happy, but happiness only lasts as long as it takes to find yet another picture that makes us feel as though we need to do better. Everyone should post what makes them feel good, especially ones with authenticity. But I truly think what needs to change is how we focus on life as a whole.” Society should not be able to only focus on their looks but also need to focus on other important things in life too. Soon, they will take better pictures and be even happier than the last picture. When someone receive a low number of likes on their picture, they automatically know “that makes us feel as though we need to do better” and upload a cuter picture. The author of Odyssey states, he/she should be able to feel
Social media has been one involuntary way in which has somewhat taken a course and has become one way in which employees are being screened from their social media. A manager at a company may have concerns as to who they are hiring and may what to see more inside information about their employee. A manager has been given the ability to ask the potential employee for their username and password to their social media and pull up any information they can find. In article How Social Media Can Hurt Your Career, journalist, Rachel Zupek speaks on the negative impacts social media has on jobs and goes on to show some examples of what a worker should not do on social media. Zupek states that “[Technology is] also becoming the latest way for people to get job offers rescinded, reprimanded at work and even fired” (para
As young people looking to start a career in public relations or other communication fields, it's important to create an active social media presence that appears professional and still gives an idea of who you are. It can be hard to separate the personal and the professional on social media sites, so here are some tips to help you figure this out, before your next post.
Social media has been a topic of debate for years. Some people are strongly against any use of it while others like the instant connection it provides. A major concern over social media is the lasting effects it has on teenagers. Social media can affect teenagers through many ways including things like their self-esteem. Cyberbullying is a raging topic of discussion centered around teens social media use. It can also effect their people skills and create a lack of community involvement. Some parents think that watching what their children do on social media is an invasion of privacy but is your concern for their privacy greater than your concern for their safety? Social media poses a great danger to today’s children. It can affect many aspects of their lives.
Youth are like magnets. They will latch on to the most popular trend whether it be clothes or shoes, beneficial or harmful. Children yearn to be cool, popular, and accepted. With these natural contained qualities, children are bound to come across social media, specifically a well-known site, Facebook. A site that enables communication. A site that might cause a child to be “lame” if not having an account. Whether or not children under thirteen should become users on this social media extravaganza is a regularly discussed topic. Some may argue against it simply because of the expected dangers that come along with any social network, but some believe that kids under thirteen should be allowed to partake in this site just as everybody else. These advocates are insightful. With considering the beneficial factors of Facebook including educational purposes and social development coupled with protective parenting, children under thirteen should most definitely have the deserved right of joining a quest they are regardless destined to pursue, Facebook.
teenage girl decided it would be acceptable to send a provocative photo of her to a guy that she had a crush on in school. Since Snapchat photos merely last a few seconds, she would send it to him on there. Only he will see it, she thought as she clicked the send button. Minutes later, she received a notification stating that he had taken a screenshot of her photo. The guy convinced the girl that the photo would only be viewed by him. The following day at school, the girl began to be harassed, and it seemed like everyone knew something that she did not. A teacher pulled her aside and advised the girl that she had seen a provocative photo of her on a number of students’ cell phones. That photo she thought would be safe was now set out in the open for everyone to see. Social media will never completely ensure one’s privacy. Once a photo is made public to the internet, it is out there somewhere forever. Snapchat, the social media app, provides a false sense of security and privacy for its users. Temporary photography is utilized via this application to communicate with others. When a photo is sent on Snapchat, the user has the control of the amount of time that the receiver can view the photo, one to ten seconds. Then, the photo disappears on the smart device, but the other person is able to screenshot that photo and do what they wish with it. After a photo is sent out to another person, the sender has no control of what is done with the photo. Snapchat is a hazardous social
Although social media has made society more connected than ever, people are also more alone than ever. An article from Forbes states, “Surprisingly, those who report feeling most alone, are those you’d expect it from least: young people under 35 who are the most prolific social networkers of all” (WomensMedia). This is because the 35 and under age group is the generation with the most technology. The more technology, the more alone people feel. Social media makes it incredibly easy to stay in touch with people, while also keeping distance. Most people find this easier and start to rely on social media and lose their real-life friendships, while becoming more alone by the minute.