Does social media encourage people to portray their lifes in an authentic way or does facebook and twitter promote fabrication and embellishment when portraying ones image?
We could interview students asking how much time they spend daily on social media sites. We could also interview students asking if they feel people embody realistic images of themselves and their life's through social media, such as facebook and twitter.
I like that one Serena! It is interesting and I think it would be cool to see what other people think about it throughout the school.
This article is not the exact one I read (I believe it was on Time.com or some similar cite) but it conveys the same message: we are more impersonal in real life after using cell phones. If you get a chance, read it and see what you think.
i like serenas idea, people try to make themselves look famous on facebook and twitter all the time. is it for fun? or because there pressured to present themselves in a certain way.
I really liked the article Laura, Maybe we could combine both of our ideas together since cell phones associate with social media. I think most students will say they spend anywhere from an hour to three on social media by the end of the day, then admit they dont even feel people our being themselves through these sites and apps.
“The technology itself is not good or bad,” Campbell said. “It is how it’s used and who it’s used with.”
We could include how use of social media and cell phones "connects" people but disconnects them at the same time.
Here are the ideas I wrote down during class today. I realize everyone isn't a fan of all of them but I think we should still keep them in mind just in case something doesn't work out.
1. Does social media encourage people to promote their lives in a realistic way?
2. Does an increase in cell phone usage result in a decrease of kindness in real-life conversations?
3. Should Michigan have toll booths to provide funds for the roads?
4. Traffic flow in the school hallways creates multiple consequences for students (i.e. late to classes -> due to changing paths, literally stopping and waiting, taking literal steps backwards; uncomfortable encounters; physical harm; etc.).
5. Are smart phones making us dumber? How much do we really need to know in our minds when all the answers are at our fingertips?
Does social media encourage people to portray their lifes in an authentic way or does facebook and twitter promote fabrication and embellishment when portraying ones image?
ReplyDeleteWe could interview students asking how much time they spend daily on social media sites. We could also interview students asking if they feel people embody realistic images of themselves and their life's through social media, such as facebook and twitter.
I like that one Serena! It is interesting and I think it would be cool to see what other people think about it throughout the school.
ReplyDeleteThis article is not the exact one I read (I believe it was on Time.com or some similar cite) but it conveys the same message: we are more impersonal in real life after using cell phones. If you get a chance, read it and see what you think.
http://www.michigandaily.com/news/%E2%80%98u%E2%80%99-researchers-identify-link-between-cell-phones-and-socialization-habits
i like serenas idea, people try to make themselves look famous on facebook and twitter all the time. is it for fun? or because there pressured to present themselves in a certain way.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the article Laura, Maybe we could combine both of our ideas together since cell phones associate with social media.
ReplyDeleteI think most students will say they spend anywhere from an hour to three on social media by the end of the day, then admit they dont even feel people our being themselves through these sites and apps.
“The technology itself is not good or bad,” Campbell said. “It is how it’s used and who it’s used with.”
We could include how use of social media and cell phones "connects" people but disconnects them at the same time.
Here are the ideas I wrote down during class today. I realize everyone isn't a fan of all of them but I think we should still keep them in mind just in case something doesn't work out.
ReplyDelete1. Does social media encourage people to promote their lives in a realistic way?
2. Does an increase in cell phone usage result in a decrease of kindness in real-life conversations?
3. Should Michigan have toll booths to provide funds for the roads?
4. Traffic flow in the school hallways creates multiple consequences for students (i.e. late to classes -> due to changing paths, literally stopping and waiting, taking literal steps backwards; uncomfortable encounters; physical harm; etc.).
5. Are smart phones making us dumber? How much do we really need to know in our minds when all the answers are at our fingertips?
I vote for idea number 5
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ReplyDelete5...yay!
ReplyDeleteso far two votes for topic five and one vote for topic one. Serena and Laura your vote could be the deciding factor!
ReplyDeleteSo much pressure, Lauren! I'm going to vote for 5.
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