Tuesday, April 14, 2015
On my fellow classmate Mikayla's blog she talk about Social Media and Bullying, which is a very serious and interesting topic, she mentions very detailed things about social media and bullying, please check out her blog you wont regret it. :)
SOCIAL MEDIA GOOD OR BAD?
All through this blog I have been posting something about social media but I never actually wrote the effects pros and cons of it apart cyberbullying. When it comes to it we all love social media, posting selfies, tweeting, meeting new people and reconnecting with old ones, but do you think that it affects your life in any way good or bad. On an article about pros and cons on social media by TopTenM Staff they wrote about ways that social media helps and hurts people; "-Increased criminal prosecution because of social media" the police can track criminals crazy enough to tweet about what they would be doing. "Students are doing better in school" this is a shocker even to me because when I think of social media and school work they don't exactly go together because its usually a distraction, and you don't exactly listen in class when your on your phone. TopTenM Staff said that 50% of students actually use social media to discuss school work and 59% talk about instructive topics. "Social media as a source of employment" this I myself must agree to because you can find really good jobs through social media. Now as good as the pros are there are always cons to everything including social media and one must talk about them. Also written by TopTenM Staff the cons of social media "Pupils spending too much time on social media sites have lower academic grades" now this is what I think about when I think about social media and education, statistics show that students that use social media frequently have lower GPAs' and test scores than students that don't use it as often. "Social media is the cause for less face to face communication" this is something you can't disagree to apart from online dating, social media is the cause for less real human interaction, studies also showed that families that reported spending less time with one another rose form 8% in 2000 to 32% in 2011. So what do you say that every week at a certain time and day put the cell phones down shut off the computer and have family time do anything other than stare at a screen, you could be missing out a lot.
Posted by TopTenM Staff.
http://www.toptensocialmedia.com/social-media-social-buzz/10-pros-and-cons-of-social-media/
All through this blog I have been posting something about social media but I never actually wrote the effects pros and cons of it apart cyberbullying. When it comes to it we all love social media, posting selfies, tweeting, meeting new people and reconnecting with old ones, but do you think that it affects your life in any way good or bad. On an article about pros and cons on social media by TopTenM Staff they wrote about ways that social media helps and hurts people; "-Increased criminal prosecution because of social media" the police can track criminals crazy enough to tweet about what they would be doing. "Students are doing better in school" this is a shocker even to me because when I think of social media and school work they don't exactly go together because its usually a distraction, and you don't exactly listen in class when your on your phone. TopTenM Staff said that 50% of students actually use social media to discuss school work and 59% talk about instructive topics. "Social media as a source of employment" this I myself must agree to because you can find really good jobs through social media. Now as good as the pros are there are always cons to everything including social media and one must talk about them. Also written by TopTenM Staff the cons of social media "Pupils spending too much time on social media sites have lower academic grades" now this is what I think about when I think about social media and education, statistics show that students that use social media frequently have lower GPAs' and test scores than students that don't use it as often. "Social media is the cause for less face to face communication" this is something you can't disagree to apart from online dating, social media is the cause for less real human interaction, studies also showed that families that reported spending less time with one another rose form 8% in 2000 to 32% in 2011. So what do you say that every week at a certain time and day put the cell phones down shut off the computer and have family time do anything other than stare at a screen, you could be missing out a lot.
Posted by TopTenM Staff.
http://www.toptensocialmedia.com/social-media-social-buzz/10-pros-and-cons-of-social-media/
Monday, April 13, 2015
DATING IN THE 21st CENTURY
Do you think that you have found the love of your life or soul mate?. Jeffrey R. Ambrose wrote about dating back then and now he says that "Over the decades in the Western world, traditional dating was gradually overtaken by the high school “going steady/boyfriend-girlfriend” approach. Those who did not find a romantic counterpart in this way would then often be initiated into the bar/nightclub scene, sometimes derisively referred to as a “meat market.”" Its hard to imagine what dating was like in the past because today the dating game has definitely changed. Dating in the 21st century mostly involves online dating, only 17% of marriage couples met online in the past year, when you consider online dating people always tell you to watch out for sex offenders and perverts but only 10% of sex offenders use online dating to meet people. Now that you think that online dating is safe would you ever try it the modern way or do you think that your prince charming is waiting for you some place that does not involve online dating.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/online-dating-statistics/
http://realtruth.org/articles/090203-003-society.html
PARENTS AND TEEN COMMUNICATION
Parenting today is very different than in past thanks to technology. Technology has helped with parenting but it has not really made it easier, with all the problems on social media and the internet, kids today are always staring at a screen and communication with parents have been replaced by tweeting and sharing what's on your mind. Today when it comes to communicating with your parents about personal questions, we don't feel comfortable asking our them without raising some sort of red flag. The most uncomfortable topic a parent and their teen must have is the sex talk commonly known as "The Talk," it is said that 50% of all teens feel uncomfortable talking to their parents about sex and 19% of parents feel the same way. Apart from "The Talk" there are a bunch of other things not discussed by parents that teenagers do; drugs, drinking and driving, reckless behavior, theft, etc., Yes most of these things adults also do but it could have been stopped if they were taught at a young age. Neuroscientist B.J Casey lab at Cornell University suggest "adolescents aren't reckless because they underestimate risks, but because they overestimate rewards—or, rather, find rewards more rewarding than adults do. The reward centers of the adolescent brain are much more active than those of either children or adults." He says that teenagers do stupid reckless things because it thrilling and its even better they have an audience.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/half-all-teens-feel-uncomfortable-talking-their-parents-about-sex-while-only-19-percent-parents
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203806504577181351486558984
CYBERBULLYING
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic devices to send hurtful and threatening messages to other people. Cyberbullying is a very big issue in today's society, 43% of kids have been bullied online and the bullying victims are 2 to 9 times most likely to commit suicide. It is known that cyberbullying is much easier than face to face bullying, this is because the bully can be a coward behind a computer screen and say whatever trash he feels like saying to his/her victim and nobody knows who they are because under a fake name and e-mail address. People bully the same reason they cyberbully, Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja wrote about cyberbullying and self-esteem they said that "students who experienced cyberbullying, both as a victim and an offender, had significantly lower self-esteem than those who had little or no experience with cyberbullying." This shows that people with low self esteem not all but some are the more likely to bully other people, just because they don't feel so great about themselves doesn't mean that they showed put others down to boost themselves up. What do you think about cyberbullying? Are a victim or an offender? Speak up talk to an adult, there is always a way to help with problems suicide is not the answer.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2010). Cyberbullying and Self-Esteem. Journal of School Health, 80(12), 614-621.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
YOUR PHONE OR YOUR EDUCATION??
Have you ever just sat and thought about how much you could be missing what the teacher is saying in class because you are too busy on your phone texting or browsing the web. While cell phones are very fun use they can also be a tremendous distraction and rudeness in the classroom not just to you but also your classmates and your teacher. Most teachers usually take your phone as soon as they see you using it in class, some give it back after class others take it to the office and you don't get it back until the end of the day. While cell phones in the classroom has it pros it also has some major cons; like cheating on tests Zach Miners wrote that about one third of teens use their cell phones to text their friends answers on tests or they themselves keep the answers on their phones to look at while taking the test, this is a very big problem everywhere and its only getting worst. Administrators think that they have found a way to make people stop cheating on tests by creating cheat resistant computers, but the thing is people will always find other ways to cheat on tests if not by the use of their cell phones.
By Zach Miners
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