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Social Networking's Good and Bad
Impacts On Kids
American Psychological Association (2011, August 7). Social networking's
good and bad impacts on kids. ScienceDaily. Retrieved
http://www.sciencedaily.com/release
s/2011/08/110806203538.htm
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Background
• Social Media is a recent phenomenon. It is
studied by psychologist, sociologists, and
anthropologists alike. Since these types of
activities have recently become very popular,
social scientists want to find out the long-term
effects. Is social media harmful? Does it help
people? Is it addictive? What is a healthy
balance?
• The article, “Social Networking’s Good and
Bad Impact on Kids” briefly highlights some of
the research about social networking’s effects
on young people both, positive and negative.
• It concludes by encouraging parents to engage
with their children in order to shape how they
use social media. The author seems to say
that parents cannot control their child’s
access, so they might as well try to be positive
and pro-active. Let’s take a look ….
The BAD
• Teens who use Facebook more often show
more narcissistic tendencies.
• Young adults who have a strong Facebook
presence show more signs of other
psychological disorders, including antisocial
behaviors, mania and aggressive tendencies.
Another BAD
• Daily overuse of media and technology has a
negative effect on the health of all children,
preteens and teenagers by making them more
prone to anxiety, depression, and other
psychological disorders
Yet Another BAD
• Facebook can be distracting and can
negatively impact learning. Studies found that
middle school, high school and college
students who checked Facebook at least once
during a 15-minute study period achieved
lower grades.
…. Every 15 minutes !!???!!!!????
A GOOD
• Young adults who spend more time on
Facebook are better at showing "virtual
empathy" to their online friends.
Another GOOD
• Online social networking can help introverted
adolescents learn how to socialize behind the
safety of various screens.
GOOD?
• Social networking can provide tools for
teaching in compelling ways that engage
young students.
Where parents come in …
• "You have to start talking about appropriate technology use
early and often and build trust, so that when there is a
problem, whether it is being bullied or seeing a disturbing
image, your child will talk to you about it.“
• Parents should assess their child's activities on social
networking sites, and discuss removing inappropriate
content or connections to people who appear problematic.
Parents also need to pay attention to the online trends and
the latest technologies, websites and applications children
are using, he said.
• "Communication is the crux of parenting. You need to talk
to your kids, or rather, listen to them," Rosen said. "The
ratio of parent listen to parent talk should be at least fiveto-one. Talk one minute and listen for five."
Discussion Questions
•
How does checking & posting on your Facebook all the time make you narcissistic?
•
Why is it that teens just become narcissistic, but young adults (18-25) become prone to
more serious disorders? Is that the fate of all Facebooking teens?
•
What is it about using social media that makes people more prone to developing
anxiety, depression, and other psychological disorders?
•
Does virtual empathy count for anything?
•
Is learning to socialize electronically something to be celebrated? Are we ready, as a
society, to move away from F-2-F interactions and still be emotionally fulfilled?
•
How would you encorporate social media into your learning to make it more engaging?
•
What have your parents spoken to you about that impacts what you do on the
internet?
•
What ratio would you say represents how much adults talk : how much adults listen?
How was that ???
• What could I have done to make my
presentation more interesting?
(pictures & colour, youtube video to go along with it, compare
other social media research with these findings, give everyone
a handout, assign different questions to different groups, set
up a debate – pro social media vs. anti-social media)
OTHER WAYS TO BE BETTER:
Marks ???
• Overall, I’d have given myself between a 2 and a
2+ (approx 67%). I had a good intro, and some
good discussion questions but I didn’t really
present the information in any engaging sort of
way.
• I didn’t tie in any theorists or material from the
course. I didn’t tie in any real-life events (like
cyber bullying). I didn’t tie in any other research.
Knowledge/Understanding – 2+
Critical Thinking – 2
Communication – 2
Application – 2