Kids who check Facebook every 15 minutes have lower grades.

Affirmative Exposure to cyber bullying negatively impacts student welfare and their ability to learn. There is a direct correlation to increased use of social media and lowered academic achievement. Using social media or being reliant upon it, creates attention deficits amongst learners.

Negative Allows learners to cooperate and collaborate more of their learning. Modern learners best respond to modern techniques which can include use of social networking. Social networking use can help promote higher confidence within / amongst learners

Affirmative 1.Bullying, cyber bullying has student happiness at its lowest and suicide rates at its highest. Hannah Smith the teenage girl had her lovely life destroyed at the age of 14 she committed suicide. Many came to Hannahs funeral and gave condolences such as, You were such a lovely who was full of laughter and joy. Another said, You were one of the most caring genuine people I have ever met. Can you imagine if one your family members had committed suicide because of bullying, take a minute to think about that. 2. Sometimes I believe that parents should ask themselves, not what their kids can do to get better grades but what they are doing to get the grades that they are. Ask yourself does your kid check a social networking device every 15 minutes can they be chatting and working at the same time does chatting with friends help their grades think about it, think about it 3. Do you know that childrens attention spans are usually close to their age in minutes? According to

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/articles/brain-games-pay-attentionfacts/ if at a young age you do not practice long attention span you would have a attention span for something a maximum 20 minutes. Approximately 9.5 percent of children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) mainly because of addiction to checking social media.

Kids Negative o 3.Teens who use Facebook more often show more narcissistic tendencies while young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show more signs of other psychological disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania and aggressive tendencies. 2.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, as well as by making them more susceptible to future health problems. 1. 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 15minute study period achieved lower grades. 3.It could lead to addiction to technogly and social media, It is similar to a drug, once you take it, you cant stop doing it. A student once said they couldnt live without social media for 24 hours. 4.Another thing about facebook is that you can if it is used wisely it can help do homework and teach each other things but by most kids social media is used wisely. Students started using internet language in social media websites, Teachers believe it isnt really a positive thing because students arent focused in school and not doing homewo rkhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8142721/Social-networking-teachersblame-Facebook-and-Twitter-for-pupils-poor-grades.html 1000.Teachers think the reason why students are failing in school is that they overuse phones and computer too much. It doesn't help them spell well and it could lead to problems in the future. 2.If students spend hours at social media at night, it will give them access to poor concercreation, lack of focushttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8142721/Social-networking-teachersblame-Facebook-and-Twitter-for-pupils-poor-grades.html

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Affirmative Hannah Smith at the age of 14 years old committed suicide cause of the social messaging surface ask fm. Cause of trolls from people who know you and don' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/the-bad-the-ugly-and-the_b_3346768.html Many websites show that Social media causes distractions to work. The o Young adults who spend more time on Facebook are better at showing virtual empathy to their online friends. o Online social networking can help introverted adolescents learn how to socialize behind the safety of various screens, ranging from a two-inch smartphone to a 17-inch laptop. o Social networking can provide tools for teaching in compelling ways that engage young students.

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Social Media can help people with anti-social tendencies, It can also help us gain confidence in socialization in other places. Social networking Web sites are helping businesses advertise, thus social networking Web sites are benefiting businesses - economically. Social networking Web sites are helping education by allowing teachers and coaches to post club meeting times, school projects, and even homework on these sites. Social networking Web sites are enabling advancements in science and medicine.

Websites http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/social-kids.aspx . Social networking has increased the rate and quality of collaboration for students. They are better able to communicate meeting times or share information quickly, which can increase productivity and help them learn how to work well in groups. 2. Social networking teaches students skills theyll need to survive in the business world. Being able to create and maintain connections to many people in many industries is an integral part of developing a career or building a business. 3. By spending so much time working with new technologies, students develop more familiarity with computers and other electronic devices. With the increased focus on technology in education and business, this will help students build skills that will aid them throughout their lives. 4. The ease with which a student can customize their profile makes them more aware of basic aspects of design and layout that are not often taught in schools. Building resumes and personal websites, which are increasingly used as online portfolios, benefit greatly from the skills obtained by customizing the layout and designs of social networking profiles. 5. The ease and speed with which users can upload pictures, videos or stories has resulted in a greater amount of sharing of creative works. Being able to get instant feedback from friends and family on their creative outlets helps students refine and develop their artistic abilities and can provide much needed confidence or help them decide what career path they may want to pursue o o Final Analysis As I have often argued, technology is neither good nor bad, but, at the same time, it isn't neutral either. The impact that technology has on your children depends not on the technology itself, but rather on how you educate them about it and the experiences they have with it. It is your responsibility to become informed about the potential benefits and costs of this new digital age and then make deliberate decisions about the type and quantity of technology you expose your children to. If I were a parent I would not take the chances and take my children off technology. If i was a teacher, i would restrict social media at school as to ensure a learning enviroment and have my students focus on what they need to learn instead of letting them play social media and fail in their studies. Sites Used: https://sites.google.com/site/amandaheah2e1/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-social-networkingsites-1 https://www.debate.org/debates/Social-networking-sites-are-harmful./1/ http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-social-networking-sites-generally-beneficial-to-our-way-of-life

Affirmative and Negative Social networking site s let you stay in touch with your friends that are far away from you. Some inappropriate things may be posted and make people feel bad about themselves. A lot of teenagers aren't really paying attention to their online safety.Social networking sites let teachers post

meeting times and dates for important things for school. Sites like Facebook encourage people to put their personal information and let other people know about them. Putting a lot of personal information puts your like at risk and it may let the school administrator or a future employer to know something you dont want them to know. Social networking sites like Facebook can help jobless people hunt for jobs and find a suitable job. Another downside to social networking sites, it that people can learn about you habits, contact number and whereabouts. The consequences include annoying things-like spamming of deadly things-like stalking. Social networking sites also post important events and causes. In some cases, Facebook posts some things that have happened around the world (like natural disasters). People using social networking sites make try to be like one of you're friends and trick you into trusting them. Sharing personal information to strangers may let them know a lot about you. Social networking site also let you friends to share some funny videos or talk about work for school. Social networking sites can be addicting. Being addicted to going on Facebook everyday takes your mind out of school work and gets you bad grades for school. There is many things support this. Sites used for the research: https://sites.google.com/site/amandaheah2e1/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-social-networkingsites-1