Flipbook 2-Virginia Parry

Social Media

Makes Us

Smarter

Topics Discussed

How Social Media can Effect

Academic Performance

Social Media Across

Generations

Social Media in the Workplace

1.6 Billion Users Worldwide1

440 Million Users Worldwide1

1 Billion Users Worldwide1



The Heaviest Web

Users Read 10% more books

2

leading to

improved mental

health and self

esteem3

Avid Readers

experience

enhanced

academic

performance

and cognitive

benefits3

College students

produce

tremendous

volume of writing

through various

social media

tools such as

blogs, emails

and other social

media

environments.4

Evidence has shown that “Social Network Sites

provide a platform for the youth to participate in

communities that help them to learn, and practice

skills within a particular knowledge area.”4

Social

Media

Collaboration Critical

Thinking

Problem

Solving

Broadened

Perspective

Multi-

Tasking

Because of technology “People spend far more

time consuming new information, honing verbal

concision, and Interacting with a diverse audience.”5

skills5

Research

suggests social media can

improve verbal,

research, and

critical thinking

“Those who are "high media multitaskers”

performed better when working with the

distractions of email and music than when

focusing on a single activity.”6

Sites with a character

count, like twitter, are

particularly beneficial

because they teach users

to be economical with

language.5

Online engagement technologies like

phone applications for older adults will

augment their quality of like, making

them more physically, mentally and

socially active7

Meanwhile Grandparents

are becoming proficient in

alien things like Skype and

Facebook and liking it. It has

become a healthy

emotional outlet and word

of its benefits has spread

like wildfire among the

elderly8

A Positive correlation has

been found between social

media use and increased

professional development,

learning, gifted advocacy,

research and policy

making9

Today, Social Media is adopted

into the work place to increase the

ease of sharing knowledge and

tops while creating contacts to

network internationall10

Social Media has increased our awareness

of the fact that- that in order to succeed we

must know how to persuade and intrigue

others through the use of titles and

headlines11

Social Media

Technology

allows

individuals

and

organizations

to create,

engage, an

share new

user-

generated

content in

digital

environments

through

multi-way

communication

4

“The structure of social media-the

skills it requires- is prompting us to

develop valuable leadership

strengths.”11

:

Logging on could

help spark a little

bit of genius in us

all.12

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List of Works Cited

[1] Stanley, Julianne. "Social Media Facts and Sta9s9cs for 2016." Growing Social Media.” 23 Feb. 2016. Web. 19 Oct. 2016. <hGp://growingsocialmedia.com/social-‐media-‐facts-‐and-‐sta9s9cs-‐for-‐2016/>. [2]Matrix, Sidney Eve. “Module 1: Media Convergence Part 1.” FILM240 Lecture 1. Ellis Auditorium, Kingston. Sept 14, 2016. Lecture. [3]Matrix, Sidney Eve. ”Module 3: Print Media Part1.” FILM240 Lecture 1. Ellis Auditorium, Kingston. Oct 12, 2016. Lecture. [4]Adams, Musah and Jeffery Mingle. “Social Media Network Par9cipa9on and Academic Performance In Senior High Schools in Ghana.” Library Philosophy and Prac7ce E-‐Journal, 7-‐21, 2015, hGps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/. 18 Oct, 2016. [5] Nickelsburg, Monica. "Does Social Media Make Us Smarter?" The Week. The Week, 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 20 Oct. 2016. <hGp://theweek.com/ar9cles/459968/does-‐social-‐media-‐make-‐smarter>. [6] Reddy, Sumathi. "Teen Researchers Defend Media MulRtasking." The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal, 13 Oct. 2014. Web. 21 Oct. 2016. <hXp://www.wsj.com/arRcles/teen-‐researchers-‐defend-‐media-‐mulRtasking-‐1413220118>. [7]Kyungo, Kim, et.al. “Understanding older individuals’ emo9onal responses to new technology associated with healthy lifestyle choice.” Journal of Physical Educa7on and Sport, vol. 14, no. 2, 2014, hGp://efsupit.ro/images/stories/nr2.2014/2.%20Art%2022,% 20%20pp.%20138%20-‐%20147.pdf. 18 Oct, 2016.

List of Works Cited

[8] Kamiel, Anita. "A Hot Trend: The Internet, Social Media & The Elderly." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 3 July 2016. Web. 17 Oct. 2016. <hGp://www.huffingtonpost.com/anita-‐kamiel-‐rn-‐mps/older-‐people-‐social-‐media_b_9191178.html>. [9]Freeman, Joan. “Possible effects of electronic social media on gihed and talented children’s intelligence and emo9onal development.” SAGE Journals, 2016, hGp://gei.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/11/14/0261429414557591. 17 Oct, 2016. [10] Farbrot, Audun. "Does Social Media Help Us Work Smarter?" Science Nordic. BI Norwegian Business School, 29 Sept. 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2016. <hGp://sciencenordic.com/does-‐social-‐media-‐help-‐us-‐work-‐smarter>. [11] Clark, Dorie. "Social Media Is Making You a Smarter Leader." Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Review, 14 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2016. hGps://hbr.org/2012/11/social-‐media-‐is-‐making-‐you-‐a-‐s. [12] Thompson, Clive. "Social Media: How Life Online Makes Us Smarter." BBC. BBC, 9 June 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2016. <hGp://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140608-‐how-‐social-‐media-‐makes-‐us-‐smarter>.

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