Debate!!! PRO Social Media for Adolescents (children) – Flashcards
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PRO- *Social networking sites help students do better at school.* (counter to *students having lower grades*)
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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. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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CON- *Social networking sites lack privacy*
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Counter Arguement: You can put your profile or whatever you want on private. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *Social networking sites allow people to improve their relationships and make new friends.* (counter to *Social networking sites can lead to stress and offline relationship problems*.)
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52% of teens using social media report that using the sites has helped their relationships with friends, 88% report that social media helps them stay in touch with friends they cannot see regularly, 69% report getting to know students at their school better, and 57% make new friends. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *Being a part of a social networking site can increase a person's quality of life and reduce the risk of health problems.* (counter to *The use of social networking sites is correlated with personality and brain disorders*)
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-improve life satisfaction, stroke recovery, memory retention, and overall well-being by providing users with a large social group. -friends on social media can have a "contagion" effect, promoting and helping with exercise, dieting, and smoking cessation goals. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *Social media sites empower individuals to make social change and do social good on a community level.* (counter to *cyberbullying*)
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You can get bullied anywhere but you also can also be empowered by people to make a change and overcome the bullies. For example: Soccer goalie Daniel Cui was blamed for and bullied about a losing season until over 100 of his teammates and classmates changed their Facebook profile photos to one of Cui making a save, silencing the bullies and building Cui's confidence. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *Social networking sites help people who are socially isolated or shy connect with other people. * (counter to *People who use social networking sites are prone to social isolation. *
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More than 25% of teens report that social networking makes them feel less shy, 28% report feeling more outgoing, and 20% report feeling more confident (53% of teens identified as somewhat shy or "a lot" shy in general).Youth who are "less socially adept" report that social networks give them a place to make friends and typically quiet students can feel more comfortable being vocal through a social media platform used in class. An ex. would be Bethany Motta who was bullied but became more comfortable by using youtube. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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CON- *Social media aids the spread of hate groups*
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Counter Arguement: there can also be the spread of empowering groups, fo ex: fan pages for people "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *Social networking provides academic research to a wider audience, allowing many people access to previously unavailable educational resources.* (counter to *Social networking enables cheating on school assignments*)
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Information previously restricted to academia's "ivory tower" can now be shared with the public who do not have access to restricted journals or costly databases. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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PRO- *"Crowdsourcing" and "crowdfunding" on social media allows people to collectively accomplish a goal.*
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A mother was able to find a kidney donor for her sick child by posting a video on her Facebook page. Planethunters.org, discovered a planet on Oct. 16, 2012 via crowdsourcing. Crowdwise, a social network devoted to crowdsourcing volunteers and crowdfunding charity projects, raised $845,989 for Hurricane Sandy victims. "Social Networking ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. N.p., 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
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CON- *Children may endanger themselves by not understanding the public and viral nature of social networking sites.*
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Counter Arguement: Parents can teach their children how to properly use social media and can moniter it.
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PRO- *Social networking sites offer teachers a platform for collaboration with other teachers and communication with students outside the classroom.* (counter to *Social media can facilitate inappropriate student-teacher relationships*)
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More than 80% of US college and university faculty use social media; more than 50% use it for teaching; and 30% for communicating with students. Edmodo, an education-specific social networking site designed for contact between students, teachers, and parents, and another exaple would be Edsby.
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PRO- *Social networking sites offer a way for musicians and artists to build audiences even if they don't have a corporate contract.*
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64% of teenagers listen to music on YouTube, making it the "hit-maker" for songs rather than radio (56%) or CDs (50%). You could use Justin Beiber for an example, he was found on Youtube at the age of 12 and at age 18 his net worth was an estimated $80 million
