You're Messed Up!
You're addicted! You're messed up!
Read the following articles (don't forget to read some of the commentary after the articles). They all talk about the effects on teens from social networking, texting etc - all of this "new" technology.
What are the dangers? We're not talking about why the internet itself is dangerous - not talking about predators. We're talking about quality of life - your time; how social networking makes you feel about the world, and how it conditions you to behave. "Real life" vs. "online life".
Your first post should be about what the negative effects of your online life might be. How might things like social networking (Facebook, Twitter) affect you in a negative way. This is a difficult question, because you probably don't think that these things really are affecting you negatively. You can handle it, right?
THEN, after a day or two, in your response to a fellow student's post, argue in FAVOR of social networking - how does it 'enhance' your life - how does it make your life better?
This is a 'deep topic'. One sentence answers are NOT going to cut it, so really think about your answers, and argue your point.
How Teens View Their Digital Lives
Teens Say They're Addicted to Social Media, Texting
Don't Blame Social Media if Your Teen Is Unsocial, It's Your Fault
Social networking makes me feel like the world could be way better than what it is now. Social networking is a good thing and bad thing for teens. It’s good for them because they can connect with friends and keep in touch with each other. It’s bad because people on there can get cyber-bullied by people they know and people they don’t know. There are people out there that are predators and have bad intentions for children and teens. The bad thing about online lives are that it can be dangerous. An online life can be negative in many ways. You have to be careful on social media when talking to people you don’t know and when people, could be classmates even, get upset and start bullying people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how connecting with others is good, but there are some negative effects to communicating with so many people you don't know. You can't be sure who you are speaking to is really them.
DeleteI respect your opinion you have a good opinion on this subject.
DeleteI totally agree with you on this, it can be good and bad.
DeleteI agree with you on this, it could be bad and also good. You never know what is true,and cyber bullying does happen.
DeleteI agree with you, it seems that people will only put things on social media that they want you to know, and are almost bragging about what type of life that they have, but its not always the whole story.
DeleteI think that this generation of teens are less active and more unsocial and always depending on there phones to do anythings.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree with this.
DeleteI agree with you but, phones are a good thing because thats how we communicate with people now a days. I still feel like sometimes we need to put our phones down and go outside and be active give our heads a break.
DeleteI agree with what you said but I think people should put there phones done more and be more active.
DeleteI agree with you but we need phones so we can talk to people from different places.
Deletei agree because ever since i have gotten a ps4 and a new phone i have been barely getting outdoors.
DeleteOk so if you commune with people online it effects some people on how they commune with people in life. It effects you because your not used to talking in person.
ReplyDeletei agree with this
DeleteYou used commune wrong, it doesn't mean communicate, Otherwise I agree with this.
DeleteThat may be true but talking online will help you communicate with people you normally cant communicate with, like a reletive that lives far away.
DeleteI do agree that teenagers are less social and active nowadays, and social network could be at the roots of that problem. On social media you are communicating with others, but it isn't as valuable as it would be if you were communicating in person.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but social media, and the internet help us keep up on everything that is happening in the world. Also it helps us communicate with friends that don't live near us and with family that doesn't live near us.
DeleteI do agree that talking in person is more of a valuable way to communicate than to talk over social media. But at the same time, communicating over social media is the only way sometimes to communicate with family and friends.
DeleteI think that teens of this generation are more unsocial then they were in the past. The relationships that we have with people over the internet are nothing like face to face relationships. Also, many teens completely rely on their phones and the internet, which also has affects on education and other things.
ReplyDeleteYes Amen preach that Andy I do agree
DeleteI agree with what you said about teens of this generation being more unsocial
DeleteI agree that relationships people have on the internet are way different then relationships face to face
DeleteI think people now days are attracted to there phones, people are on them all the time doing stupid things.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree some people can be very addictive to their phones but, on the other hand phones can be very useful to people. People aren't necessarily doing so called "stupid things" on them. Phones do a lot of stuff for us that makes us not have to do so much.
DeleteI agree, people only are attracted to there phones. People need to focus on other things, and not so much on the phones.
DeleteI agree because even i am addicted to my phone and its a bad thing because it pulls me way from things i doing.
DeleteI agree! 100% people are addicted to there phones. i'm a victim im highly addicted to my phone. it pulls me and other people away from doing things.
DeleteSocial media gives you the opportunity to communicate with people from different places that you probably wouldn't have met without social media. Those relationships with people can be great and just as valuable as people you can connect with in real life. You shouldn't just limit yourself to connecting to people either online or in real life.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that some people are addicted to social media and that's not good, and kids shouldn't be as exposed to all of this as they are right now. While I believe that social media can be beneficial as a way to connect with others, there are still a lot of bad things out there on the internet and you need to be cautious about what sites you are on and who you are communicating with.
i agree 100% with you, people are addicted and is can mess with them, but i di agree that social media is a good things to have.
DeleteYou make some very good points I agree with you
DeleteI think that you have a good point, but I believe that you have to make sure that there is moderation on the time spent on social media, I think it is important to make sure we know how to talk and have conversations with people in the real world.
DeleteI feel like this generation is less active then they were. The generation these days would rather play video games than go outside. People dont know how to communicate the ways they used to. Most teens are communicating on the phone more than face to face. Its sad to see it coming to this, but it might be the price we pay for all the technology.
ReplyDeleteFor some people the internet is a way to communicate and keep in touch with friends and family they don't see all the time. For others, it's their whole life. It's not healthy to be online 24/7 and addicted to your phone and social networks. People say it helps their friendships. I think face to face conversations help friendships so much more. Most of the time people wouldn't say the things they post to your face. I think if people didn't hid behind their computer screens and solved their problems in person there wouldn't be so much drama.
ReplyDeleteDuring face to face conversations, you are able to convey emotion so much better and easier. When you are able to show emotion, all of the people involved in the conversation are more likely to be engaged and not bored.
DeleteI agree, the internet is very useful. It also comes with some issues. I feel that they are issues that need to be fixed.
DeleteI think social media allows for teens, and people in general, to communicate effectively when they cannot physically talk to someone. On the other hand, I also think that because of social media, teens become unsocial during physical communication. This may be because they feel more comfortable communicating on social media than in-person. No matter what you choose to do in your life, you will have to be able to talk to someone in person, it is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I think people do feel more comfortable talking through social media, but they will have to talk to people in person eventually.
DeleteI agree that people now a days are less social when having a face to face conversation.
DeleteIt is very important for people to be able converse with people. Although social media has its perks, I feel like people are able to hide behind the screen and manage their personality. They are able to create false images of who they really are.
DeleteYou're right, the internet is scary because you never know who you are talking to you. People are constantly making false images of themselves.
DeleteMost of us can't live without social networks and I will admit I am one I am constantly on my phone using Facebook or whatever it may be. Social networks have good intentions and bad intentions basically everything does right? Some of the good things I see with social networks is they allow people to chat with family and friends especially if your trying to get ahold of somebody who may not have a cell phone and Facebook could be your only way to communicate with them. On the other hand social networks seem to be one of the most common places where people get bullied. This happens because people can write so much stuff behind a computer screen or whatever it may be that they can't say to their faces that is called cyber bullying. Another big thing you see with social networks is kids not getting enough sleep and then their brains can't function because they have been up all nice on social media. People tend to be unsocial and lazy if their using social networks to much.
ReplyDeleteThat is true that some people have no other choice to talk to family and friends other than to use social media. But too many times social media is used for the wrong reasons.
DeleteI agree with Breanna, people do become unsocial and lazy, and I bet that a lot of teens do not get the regular amount of sleep you need because of the internet, or being on mobile devices.
DeleteOnly networking affects people in a negative way because. I feel like they go on their Facebook, snapchat or whatever to much. Then they get distracted and forget to do home work then their handing things in late and their grades are slipping. Then it takes awhile to get all caught up again. Plus with phones, apps, and social networking they are just not people really going outside to doing what they need to in life. People aren't really talking in person that much anymore their texting everyone all the time not really having a real conversation and their are people that are eating dinner together and not even talking to each other.
ReplyDeleteYou've got an interesting outlook on the way social media affects society, but it could be good in some way, otherwise I like how you can back your opinion up.
DeleteThis generation is the generation to start a huge overwhelming obesity-ridden and lazy-ridden future. People are way too attracted and attached to their phones and electronic devises now-a-days. It is a big problem and eventually there won't be enough people to do the most important jobs of society but way too many to work at McDonalds.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is a very big problem. People are very lazy because of the new technology in these days. Students and children need to learn that you need an education to succeed in life, and if everyone is paying attention to their mobile devices and not to their school.
DeleteI believe social media can be helpful at the same time harmful. Social media can be good for people who don't usually get enough social activity and want another form a contact ,but too much can be bad. Social Media can also be helpful for learning about news and other important things.
ReplyDeletesocial media can help immensely with connecting with someone you cannot normally contact.
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Deletei agree with Brady
DeleteBrady is just emphasizing what I'm saying, so you agree with me too.
Deletethe negative effects of social networking is that people will be glued to there phone and not working about the real words and whats happening out side of the internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree, social networks make social online, but antisocial in person it seems
DeleteYea, people now days rely to much on spell check.
Deletei think that phone can be a good things, because we do use them for communication, its a lot faster then sending a letter but i do believe that our phones are messing with our heads and i do think we should get more physical activity
ReplyDeleteWe do need more physical activity and we shouldn't be as glued to our screens as we are already.
DeleteAgreed, we need more physical activity and mental challenges, our brains are getting lazy and letting technology do all the work. We have become dependent on technology, if a difficult situation comes up, we will struggle without the help of technology.
DeleteI think social media is helpful and harmful. It helps people communicate in a much faster way, but has made people less social and less active in the real world. Some people's whole lives revolve around popularity on the internet. But for others its a way to communicate with people that don't live close.
ReplyDeleteThere is so many negative things that comes with using the internet, like how you will be treated, how many likes your get, how your communicate with people on and off of the internet. It can be nice to communicate with loved ones, but it can also be distracting teens from doing other things in life, like exercising, and getting out and hanging out. Most teens when they hangout only go on their phones. Teens are getting lazier and lazier, and I think we should limit the use on them and live life. If we spend our whole lives on our phone how are we going to learn in school, learn and graduate from college, and start our lives and get a real job.
ReplyDeleteThis generation does have a problem and it's only going to get worse. We are addicted to our phones and can't live without them. Our online persona is too important to us, when all that matters is how we treat other people. We are hiding behind our phones and not capable of having a meaningful conversation.
ReplyDeleteyeas i definitely agree with you on that, people do just hide behind there screens and I do think that people are gonna get worse and more people are going to have back problems and other things.
DeletePedophiles and other dangerous people use the internet to prey on kids and its hard for the cops to track these people. The internet is very sketchy place.
DeleteWell the negative effects of the social media, is people are becoming less active and rely on social media to do everything. Which could really boast up out rates of obesity but there is also some good in the internet, like for staying in touch with friends. Say your friend moved to Britain or some place like that and you can't see them at all, social media could help with that.
ReplyDeletei agree with you on this.
DeleteI strongly agree with what you are saying, it can negatively effect peoples activity in the outdoors.
DeleteThe positive thing to being able to communicate with people is that you can talk to just about anyone anywhere
ReplyDeleteThere are alot of negative things that are on the internet, I think now a days there are to many people on the internet, most people can not go a day without checking there Facebook,Snapchat, Twitter, ect. Things on the web you can't really believe everything you read or see, most things are't even close to being true. I wish sometimes people could just go outside or go bowling with friends or family instead of being on the internet 24/7 I know even since I got a iphone everywhere I go im on the internet with my data and nothing is the same. We should all start to get away from the internet stuff for awhile.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying, people get so addicted to it that it actually becomes their life. Sometimes people will believe anything they see on the internet.
DeleteThe internet can be good for kids it keeps them intouch with the world but the internet can also be very bad for kids and teens because there bullying and theres alot of bad things on the internet and it keeps kids indoors.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it can make kids knowledgable of what is going on in the world but it has times where it makes them inexperienced with the world.
DeleteI agree, it does affect peoples behaviors and makes cyber bullying have a big impact on many kids today.
DeleteI agree it causes bulling, and people change differently to the worse
DeleteI think that social networking can be both a positive and a negative thing. Social networking can b e used to bully people, it can distract kids from engaging in the "real world" you don't see many kids playing outside or using their imagination to play and do thing. Most kids have their heads down on a phone for many hours a day. I think social media also makes us less social, we do not talk to your friends and a lot of my friends don't even know how to talk to adults the correct way. On the other hand social media can be a good thing to help people keep in touch, grandparent and other family that live far from each other can still feel like they are apart of each others lives. I think that social media can be good in moderation but we cant let it run our life.
ReplyDeleteTeens in this generation dont get out and are less active. always worried about there phones
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