There are many benefits to using social networking. For example, say you need to work on a group project with some friends, but you can't talk over the phone because your friend's parents don't like paying the phone bill. Instead of talking over the phone using you can talk to your friends over the internet. Talking over the internet can also increase typing speed which can lead to a better job. People can also talk to friends who they can't talk to in person due to them being too far away or having no time.
However, social networking has downs too. Some people stay on social networking sites for unnecessarily long periods of time commenting on other's posts or liking pictures. Since they sit at a computer doing nothing but clicking on links, they could time to do homework or other things. There are also health concerns about people who stay too long on computers. Children may eventually lose interest in meeting there friends in person to talk about things and play, instead they'll spend a lot of time chatting over the internet and worsening their health.
Personally, I believe that social networking is bad for people who go on for long periods of time, if you don't talk to your friends over the internet, you would still talk to them in person, but if you do spend too much time socially networking it would have consequences.
Websites I used:
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/social-kids.aspx
http://news.discovery.com/tech/is-online-social-networking-good-or-bad.html
Websites I used:
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/social-kids.aspx
http://news.discovery.com/tech/is-online-social-networking-good-or-bad.html
John, I liked how you had goods and bads on this post because anyone can probably think of goods and bads of social networking and you gave your thought of social networking. I also liked how you had an example because examples always help the reader of what is said by the author. I think you did well on this post but I think you can improve by making the paragraphs longer and maybe getting pictures on your post. Also in the criteria, it says that you need three sources for this weeks post so maybe if you have time, I suggest you getting one more sorce.
ReplyDeleteJohn I like how you not only included examples, you also included interesting consequences! I have never thought of that social networking could increase your typing speed which could lead to getting a better job! You need to expand your paragraphs though, they should include more details and ideas. I also like how you explained that your opinion is only for those who spend a long period of time on the computer. Good job!
ReplyDeleteJohn, you too are improving overall. This post is well-structured but I agree with your peers that you could continue to elaborate and expand your paragraphs. I think you were one of the first, if not only student, to note that there are some skills that you develop through social networking that are useful in life. Typing is one of them but also developing your writing skills by writing for that unknown and authentic audience beyond our classroom helps your readers. One way to expand your paragraphs would be to elaborate on your examples. For instance, in paragraph two you suggest your friends parents may not pay their phone bills (this is less likely to be reasonable since much of the internet connection is done through phone lines too and that would make your point moot). Instead, consider "it can be difficult to collaborate on group projects with peers who have family or other commitments like teams or clubs to attend. Throught the use of social media, like blogs or wikis, groups may be able to work together more effectively." You could also add some other benefits for jobs (like advertising and connecting with clients) as well as the social aspects - expand on the use of social media to help family and friends connect across long distances in a relatively economical way. Can you see how you could probably easily get a 9 sentence paragraph out of the ideas you posed in your second paragraph. Try expanding further for your next posts. Keep up the effort John - Overall you are doing much better!
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