Positives
So what are some benefits to social media? Here are just a few of them!
These benefits came from two the two articles below and for further insight into more benefits click on the article title:
Digital Natives and Social Media Behaviour (2010), p. 3-4
The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families (2011), p. 801
- Provides a virtual space for teens to explore their interests or problems with similar individuals; shared interests with others from more diverse backgrounds leading to more resepct, tolerance and increased discourse about personal and global issues
- Provides academic assistance and support
- Strengthens online communication skills and knowledge
- Feeling of inclusion
- Learn how to maintain respectful relationships with peers on social networking sites
- Learn how to problem solve and deal with conflicting situations in virtual worlds
- Explore aspects about themselves and their lives that the offline world might not allow them to=fosters individual identity and unique skills
- Grow ideas from the creation of blogs, pod-casts, videos, and gaming sites
- Enhanced learning opportunities
- Appropriately search the internet for accurate health information and allows it to be anonymous
These benefits came from two the two articles below and for further insight into more benefits click on the article title:
Digital Natives and Social Media Behaviour (2010), p. 3-4
The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families (2011), p. 801
Negatives
With the good can come the bad....here are a few down falls that come with social media
These negatives came from the two articles listed below and can be looked at for further insight by clicking on the titles:
Digital Natives and Social Media Behaviour (2010), p. 5
The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families (2011), p. 801-802
- Cyber-bullying/Harassment
- Sexting
- Facebook Depression
- Posting too much personal information
- Posting inappropriate pictures, comments, statuses
- Accessing inaccurate health information
- Getting sucked into consumerism and advertisments
These negatives came from the two articles listed below and can be looked at for further insight by clicking on the titles:
Digital Natives and Social Media Behaviour (2010), p. 5
The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families (2011), p. 801-802