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By: meliser

meliser — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:49:09 +0000

I think this is an interesting subject. Besides being grounds for some healthy competition among scholars, in today’s busy world it allows members of the site to network. I think this also plays a big role in my favorite extra-curricular activity: multi-tasking! I can’t wait for my publicity on this site. Thanks for letting us know about it!

By: Carrie Kirgis

Carrie Kirgis — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:07:03 +0000

What an interesting topic. I agree with Sarah. It is so sad that these so-called “social networking sites” are driving students apart. Isn’t the point of Myspace and Facebook to be able to network with your friends? It is not supposed to be a forum for students to label and exclude each other even more than they already do in school. The great thing about all the drama of middle school and high school is that at the end of the day, you can go home and escape it all. But when students have the ability to go online and have networks of their cliques, it just serves as a constant reminder to everyone of their social status. I think that this would just fuel the insecurities that are already too common at this age. Myspace and Facebook can be a lot of fun if their users use them for good purposes and do not get out of control with labeling and clique-iness.

By: Sarah Reaser

Sarah Reaser — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:24:43 +0000

Tyler,

I also read an article about facebook and myspace. The article I read said similar things about the people who join facebook and the people who join myspace. It stated things like those on facebook are smarter and more likely to go to college than those on myspace. When I read it I just laughed and I joked to my friend that I must be smart because I have an account on facebook. What your post made me think about was how this type of labeling would effect a teen, especially because I have a brother in ninth grade and he is on facebook as well. I can see how these sites could be driving people apart instead of bringing them together. And I think that is unfortunate.

By: Hilary Piette

Hilary Piette — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:54:20 +0000

Hi Tyler,
This is a really interesting topic that you’ve chosen for your project because obviously, the use of the internet and its features has become popular in all forms of our culture. This means that it has in schools as well. It is unfortunate that these great resources are being used for negative purposes. In other words, long live the “cliques.” This portion of high school seems to be something that lives on no matter what the decade is. It is also sad that students are willing to make this social network a way of slamming other people. This is another reason that so many media sources are talking about the negative effects of this tool. But regardless, I still feel that there are many beneficial reasons to use these websites. I have seen several presentations on how these can be used in literature classes and I personally think that Myspace and Facebook is revolutionary in how we think about books and the aspects composed of them. In addition to this, students can be assigned various writing assignments through the websites. So I think that in spite of the fact that yes, students use these for negative reasons, there can also be useful tasks which can be completed for academic purposes. But regardless, I think this topic is important and I look forward to reading about other articles you’ve found.

By: Ashley Stein

Ashley Stein — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:06:37 +0000

Hi Tyler,

I really liked your entry that you chose to write about for this article. While it is unfortunate that socialization has shifted from in person to behind a computer monitor, it’s the truth, and as you pointed out, students are already having a hard time dealing with issues regarding school; why should they have to deal with this, too?

The problems of myspace and facebook have always been in the media once the craze hit, but people don’t generally look at the idea of a regular student’s insecurities they may face due to these social networking websites while trying to cope with school. Thanks for pointing that out!