SOCIAL MEDIA: Good or Bad?

I N T R O D U C T I O N

In the advent of modern technology, people have invented ways to communicate effectively and efficiently through high-speed aid of social media. It is said that today’s generation has perfected the art of communication and technology but what is its effect to the young generation? How does it affect our youths thinking and way of life?

This WebQuest is designed for High School TLE students from Grades 7-11 that aims the students complete understanding of Social Media, what are its importance, its advantages and disadvantages, how we are able to adopt and embrace its concept, what are the effects of it to our youth and how can we use it effectively and responsibly You can have a mini discussion to think about the topic. The web links or watch the videos about the correlation of social media to the new generation, these will help you accomplish the task below; collate your findings that you can use in the succeeding activities.

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T A S K

As you move along with this WebQuest you will be able to learn things about technology and its effect to you. The class will be grouped into four; your groups will be performing the entire task given to this WebQuest to be able to come up with an impressive and well thought output. Each member will have to research on the answers to the questions from the provided links. After collating all of your researches and answers, you will need to create a graphical representation of the effects of social media to the young generation and to the world and must be able to accomplish a powerpoint presentation for reporting.

Then, the first two groups will have to create a separate short film about the effects of social media to the students/youth, while the other two groups will have to come up for a video campaign about how to use social media responsibly. Each member should have roles in the short film/campaign video; this must be saved in a CD that will be shown in the class on your presentation. Each film must not exceed a minimum of 3 minutes and maximum of 5 minutes duration. You will be given 1 week to accomplish the report in powerpoint presentation and 2 weeks to make your own short films. Finally, whichever among the four groups have the best performance and the most creative idea of the topics in that short film will have their video to be on our facebook and youtube account.

PROCESS

• Begin your task by researching on these web links (URL)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
  • http://webcomm.tufts.edu/social-media-overview13/
  • http://www.edudemic.com/how-students-benefit-from-using-social-media/
  • http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/268-socia-media-in-education-pros-cons
  • http://www.udemy.com/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-social-networking/
  • http://downtoearthadvice.hubpages.com/hub/effects-of-social-media-on-our-youth
  • http://www.voicesofyouth.org/en/posts/how-strongly-can-social-media-influence-and-control-people-s-lives-
  • http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full
  • http://internetsafety.trendmicro.com/this-school-year-help-kids-with-the-safe-responsible-use-of-social-networks%20-%20sthash.emW5k9ZM.dpuf
•  Students must also be able to utilize the school library to research more about the topic. In the conduct of their research, students must also seek information based on the following guidelines:
• • Include the example of social media advantages and disadvantages
  • Define social media.
  • Present a specific situation that shows the effects of social media may It be positive of negative.
  • The presentation and film should be a collaborative work of the students.
  • The film must involve students as the actors.
  • The film must depict the effects of social media to them as well as the proper and responsible usage of social media.
  • Be able to explain clearly its importance and in the end correlate its importance to their own lives.
  • You can also use these videos to know more about the topic:
    • http://www.weforum.org/videos/rising-importance-social
    • http://youtu.be/vu-_V02if_k
    • http://youtu.be/7QWoP6jJG3k
    • http://youtu.be/trH4iuebjjI
    • http://youtu.be/EkU01bIxq90

• To those who loves reading, you can also consider these books as references.

• The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change by Carlye Adler

• Branding Yourself: How to Use Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself (Que Biz-Tech) by Kyle Lacy

• Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning) by Mizuko Itō

• Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning by Jane Bozarth

• After being able to read through the links’ contents as well as watching the videos and reading the reference books, you are now ready to create a draft of your shared ideas, once done you can then create a graphical representation thru SMART GRAPH in Windows Office Powerpoint. Remember to add a caption and a short explanation as you go along.

• You may now begin conceptualizing your film or short campaign advertisement.

 All of the members should have participation in conceptualizing, directing, and even should play the roles in that short movie/ campaign ad.

• Submit a soft copy of your presentation and your short film and save it in a CD
• You will now be ready for your Class presentation.