Sacoya Pedersen Marcia Smith ENGL 1010-113 May 1, 2014 Is Social Networ in!

"ene#icial to Ed$cation% &han s to the internet, social networ in! is 'ecomin! the 'i!!est #orm o# comm$nication in today(s world) * #ew e+am,les o# some social networ sites are -ace'oo , &witter, and Edmodo) It is a new #orm o# comm$nication that is #re.$ently $sed and is 'ecomin! $sed more 'y teachers and st$dents within ed$cation) I chose this s$'/ect 'eca$se I am a st$dent and wo$ld li e to learn i# it is 'ene#icial to my ed$cation or act$ally harm#$l to it) It(s a contro0ersial s$'/ect within society and es,ecially amon! teachers) 1ose,h "a er states 2* lot o# criticism has 'een le0eled at social media and the e##ect it has on the way st$dents ,rocess and retain in#ormation, as well as how distractin! it can 'e)3 41ose,h "a er5 6ithin this research essay, I will ,oint o$t three di##erent ,oint o# 0iews, incl$din! my own) &he #irst ,oint o# 0iew is that social networ in! 'ene#its ed$cation in se0eral ways when $sed sa#ely and limitin! the time s,ent on the internet) Social networ s are a way #or st$dents and teachers to 'etter interact and share their ideas with other st$dents) Mary "ell, a teacher who teaches -ield St$dy in Li'rary Science, $sed Insta!ram to 'etter connect st$dents) St$dents had to attend a m$se$m then had to ,ost ,ict$res on Insta!ram and hashta! it so all st$dents co$ld see and comment on them) Mary "ell showed how the s,eci#ic a,, 2Insta!ram3 was 'ene#icial within her classroom) 7omin! #rom another teacher(s 0iew, &im 7hilders states the e+,erience he had

with other teachers) &heir sched$les are all so cra8y and S y,e made it ,ossi'le to ma e lesson ,lans 'y all colla'oratin! to!ether 0ia S y,e) &his allowed the lessons to 'e 'etter and #or teachers to all !et their ideas in on what co$ld 'e done #or those lessons) *nother social networ site is Edmodo) It(s ,$rely a site #or ed$cation ,$r,oses) 6hen society thin s o# social networ s, they thin o# the common ones s$ch as -ace'oo and &witter where the 'est thin!s aren(t ha,,enin! on there, s$ch as cy'er'$llyin!) In all reality, there is m$ch more to it than /$st those two) No matter what the 0iews are o# social networ s, it(s still !oin! to 'e $sed 'y ad$lts and children in society) "y ta in! ,reca$tion and creatin! a ,lan to teach st$dents at an early a!e children can try to a0oid the dan!ers o# the internet) &his wo$ld 'e 'ene#icial within ed$cation to teachers and the st$dents) It !i0es a chance #or e0en the st$dents to learn how to ta e all ,reca$tions in order to a0oid tro$'le within the we' and to 'e a'le to interact in the classroom 0ia we') &he actions can 'e ta en startin! with teachers) 9ni0ersity o# Phoeni+ 7olle!e o# Ed$cation s$r0eyed 1,000 teachers and #o$nd o$t that 4: ,ercent o# teachers said that they 'elie0e $sin! social media within the classroom settin! co$ld hel, enhance the st$dents( ed$cation) *ltho$!h a shoc in! ;0 ,ercent o# them said they #eel they need to 'e trained on social networ in! to 'e a'le to se,arate their at home li0es com,ared to their wor li0es in order to $se it ,ro,erly) 7$rrently only one in #i0e teachers said they $se social media within the classroom ri!ht now) * second ,oint o# 0iew is how harm#$l social networ s are to the ed$cational en0ironment) *lmost all social networ in! sites re.$ire indi0id$als to 'e thirteen years or

older) &his leads to st$dents misre,resentin! their act$al a!e and creatin! a sense o# #alse identity) St$dents need #ace to #ace social s ills 'eca$se it is 0ery cr$cial ,art o# de0elo,ment) Social networ s are ta in! that o0er sim,ly 'eca$se they ha0e more interaction 0ia we') 6hen st$dents !et online they o#ten !et distracted 'y other we'sites or catchin! $, with #riends) *ccordin! to Mariam(s <os,ital 7enter research, as recent st$dy was done that ,ro0es when tweetin!, te+tin!, and=or $,datin! e0en a sim,le stat$s it a##ects academic !rades) It(s a sidetrac to st$dents #rom what needs to 'e !ettin! done, whether that(s homewor or sim,ly listenin! to a lect$re in class) *nother st$dy done was 4;3 #reshmen colle!e st$dents were s$r0eyed) It a0era!ed o$t that women that are a #reshmen in colle!e s,ent twel0e ho$rs a day on their ,hones, that is #rom te+tin! and on a,,s=we') It(s a h$!e distraction in class and when tryin! to do homewor ) &he third ,oint o# 0iew is my own) I 'elie0e social networ in! is 'ene#icial to an e+tent) I# yo$ #ind yo$rsel# s,endin! too m$ch time, then o# co$rse it(s !oin! to 'e a distraction) It is a !reat way to research to,ics and de0elo,in! that sel#-identity that st$dents lon! to do) &his is comin! #rom a st$dent(s ,ers,ecti0e) &he only ,ro'lem with social networ s, is e0erythin! isn(t always tr$e) It can lead to !ettin! #alse in#ormation when researchin! to,ics, there#ore !ettin! a 'ad !rade) * recent st$dy done 'y Pa$l *) >irschner and *ryn 7) >ar,ins i showed that st$dents who $se social media while st$dyin! and !oin! to school ha0e a 3)0? !,a a0era!e, whereas st$dents who didn(t $se social media had a 3);2 !,a a0era!e) *lso, they ,ro0ed that st$dents !et a 20@ decrease on their tests i# social media was in0ol0ed while st$dyin!) &his ,ro0es how m$ch o# a distraction it can 'e)

I# social networ s weren(t aro$nd, '$siness wo$ld 'e a lot harder) I am ma/orin! in '$siness and the internet is 0ital to com,anies in0ol0in! mar etin!) 6hen I too Mar etin! 1030, we $sed the internet .$ite #re.$ently in class to research on how '$sinesses mar et and the di##erent schemes $sed) -ace'oo and &witter really are 'ene#icial when it comes to mar etin!) 6itho$t ha0in! the internet, I de#initely wo$ld not ha0e learned as m$ch as I did) 2St$dents $se social media day in and day o$t to interact with their ,eers and e0en teachers a'o$t class-related s$'/ects) In a world where online en!a!ement is im,ortant #or '$sinesses, these st$dents are 'ecomin! e+,erts at de0elo,in! a sense o# Internet ,resence)3 41ose,h "a er5 I #eel I learned that sense o# internet ,resence at a yo$n! a!e than s to social networ s and that will hel, me 'e more s$ccess#$l in my #$t$re) E0eryone has their di##erent 0iews to social networ s, '$t at the end o# the day children and ad$lts are still !oin! to $se it 'eca$se it is the new #orm o# comm$nication in today(s !eneration) &he only thin! we can do is try to ,re0ent the thin!s that can !o wron! and ma e it 'ene#icial to ed$cation 'y ta in! the sa#ety ,reca$tions needed) Some sa#ety ,reca$tions that can 'e ta en is sim,ly teachin! st$dents how to $se sa#ety settin!s within social networ sites) &here are 'oth many ne!ati0es and ,ositi0es to social networ in!, es,ecially within ed$cation)

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Science Education 12)3 420135C 3:;-3;;)Academic Search Premier) 6e') : *,r) 2014) "ell, Mary *nn) 2Pict$re &hisD 9sin! Insta!ram 6ith St$dents)3 Internet@Schools 20)3 420135C 23-2E) Education Full Text 4<)6) 6ilson5) 6e') 12) *,r) 2014"idwell, *llie) 27hec B$t &hat Sel#ie)3 US News 9)S)News F 6orld Ge,ort, 1: 1an) 2014) 6e') 12 *,r) 2014) &ierney, 1ohn) 2Good News "eats "ad on Social Networ s)3 The New !or" Times &he New Hor times, 1; Mar)2013) 6e') 10 *,r) 2014) 6eeden, Shalynn, "ethany 7oo e, and Michael McIey) A9ndera!e 7hildren *nd Social Networ in!)A Journal Of #esearch On Technolo$% In Education &International Societ% For Technolo$% In Education' 4E)3 420135C 24J-2?2) Business Source Premier) 6e') ? *,r) 2014) 2Social Networ in!)3 Pro(onor$ )eadlines) N),), n)d) 6e') 10 *,r) 2014)

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6ilson5) 6e') J *,r) 2014) It is stated that the reason why children and yo$n! ad$lts $se social networ in! is to de0elo, that sel#-identity 'y interactin! with others 0ia we') &he we' itsel# is not a 'ad ,lace, it is act$ally si!ni#icantly 'ene#icial when $sed ri!ht) &he SIMPLE ,lan can allow ,lannin! in order to ens$re the we' is 'ein! $sed correctly) *s #or Ed$cators, they sho$ld 'e ,$t thro$!h a ,ro!ram in order to train the st$dents) No matter the down#alls o# social networ in!, it still is !oin! to 'e $sed 'y yo$n! ad$lts and children 'eca$se it is today(s technolo!y ri!ht now, so we m$st ta e action now startin! within ed$cation) 6ithin the article, it !oes into 0ery dee, ,lannin! o# the SIMPLE ,lan and the actions teachers can ta e, so this article wo$ld 'e 0ery 'ene#icial to incl$de in a ,oint o# 0iew) 6eeden, Shalynn, "ethany 7oo e, and Michael McIey) A9ndera!e 7hildren *nd Social Networ in!)A Journal Of #esearch On Technolo$% In Education &International Societ% For Technolo$% In Education' 4E)3 420135C 24J-2?2) Business Source Premier) 6e') ? *,r) 2014) &eachers within ed$cation are startin! to create -ace'oo ,a!es and &witter acco$nts to 'etter interact with st$dents) *lmost all social networ in! sites re.$ire indi0id$als to 'e 13 years or older) &his leads to indi0id$al(s misre,resentin! their act$al a!e) It !i0es a #alse identity to society) * st$dy was done to see how early ids start $sin! social networ in!) &he st$dy res$lts is that ids start social networ in! as early as the a!e o# only nine years old) "eca$se st$dents are so yo$n!, they sho$ld ha0e more in#ormation a'o$t sa#ety awareness on the internet #or ,ri0acy settin!s, etc) I# social networ in! is !oin! to 'e $sed in the classroom, I 'elie0e all st$dents sho$ld 'e ta$!ht these

sa#ety settin!s 'y the teachers) Ed$cation is now t$rnin! to these ty,e o# online ,a!es to 'etter connect st$dents and teachers) 7hilders, &im) A-rom Social Networ in! &o *cademic Networ in! K * P*G*LIGM S<I-&)A Internet@Schools 1;)3 420115C ;) *asterFI+E Premier) 6e') 02 *,r) 2014) 7hilders comments on how di0ided the teachers and ,arents are on social networ in!) <e e+,lains his e+,erience with how he !ot into the social networ in! world) It all started with S y,e) It was 'ene#icial to him and the other teachers to s y,e and ma e lesson ,lannin! 'eca$se it is so hard to !et to!ether with s$ch di##erent sched$les) 6hen ,eo,le thin o# social networ in!, they thin o# /$st the two 'i! onesM -ace'oo and &witter) &here is m$ch more to social networ in!, li e the we'site Edmodo) It(s sole ,$r,ose is #or ed$cational ,$r,oses) St$dents are allowed to share #iles with teachers and other st$dents #or colla'oration on !ro$, assi!nments) I thin o#ten ,eo,le don(t see this ed$cational side o# social networ in! 'eca$se they ha0e too m$ch #ear o# we'sites s$ch as -ace'oo ) &his relates to my st$dies as it shows the di##erent 0iew to social networ s 'ene#itin! ed$cation that ,arents don(t o#ten see) S$ci$, Peter) 2Social Media LIn ed to Poor *cademic Per#ormance)3 #ed Or,it) N),), 11 *,r) 2013) 6e') 12 *,r) 2014) Gesearch #rom the Mariam(s hos,ital center #or 'eha0ioral and ,re0enti0e medicine did st$dies to ,ro0e that $,datin! a stats, tweetin!, and=or te+tin! ta es a toll on academics) It sidetrac s st$dents too m$ch) &he ,ositi0e academic ,er#ormance was readin! news online and listenin! to

m$sic) Bne st$dy done was 4;3 #reshmen in colle!e were s$r0eyed) &hey #o$nd o$t on a0era!e #reshmen women in colle!e s,ent a'o$t twel0e ho$rs a day on a0era!e on social networ in!, that is incl$din! their ,hones) I can incl$de this in#ormation within my article to s$,,ort how social networ in! is not 'ene#icial when $sed too m$ch) 2<ow St$dents "ene#it -rom 9sin! Social Media- Ed$demic)3 Ed$demic) 1ose,h "a er, 12 -e') 2013) 6e') 14 *,r) 2014) 1ose,h "a er e+,lains how the ma/ority o# society sees social networ in! as distractin!, instead o# 'ene#icial) &here are many more 0iew,oints than /$st the !ist o# how ,eo,le loo at it) Bne o# the ma/or thin!s is connectin! and comm$nicatin! with the world) Social networ in! is a relati0ely new #orm o# comm$nication and st$dents are /$st tryin! to ada,t to that) -or e+am,le within "$siness internet ,resence is critical) 1ose,h 'elie0es they are /$st ma in! st$dents e+,erts at internet ,resence) &his is 'ene#icial to me 'eca$se I am act$ally !oin! into the "$siness #ield and that was a ,iece o# in#ormation I didn(t e0en loo at, '$t it is 0ery critical) Es,ecially #or mar etin! within '$siness)