6. College students
produce
tremendous
volume of writing
through various
social media
tools such as
blogs, emails
and other social
media
environments.4
7. 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
9. Because of technology “People spend far more
time consuming new information, honing verbal
concision, and Interacting with a diverse audience.”5
10. skills5
Research
suggests social media can
improve verbal,
research, and
critical thinking
11. “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
12. Sites with a character
count, like twitter, are
particularly beneficial
because they teach users
to be economical with
language.5
13. Online engagement technologies like
phone applications for older adults will
augment their quality of like, making
them more physically, mentally and
socially active7
14. 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
Image A
15. A Positive correlation has
been found between social
media use and increased
professional development,
learning, gifted advocacy,
research and policy
making9
16. Today, Social Media is adopted
into the work place to increase the
ease of sharing knowledge and
tops while creating contacts to
network internationall10
17. 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
18. Social Media
Technology
allows
individuals
and
organizations
to create,
engage, an
share new
user-
generated
content in
digital
environments
through
multi-way
communication
4
19. “The structure of social media-the
skills it requires- is prompting us to
develop valuable leadership
strengths.”11
:
20. Logging on could
help spark a little
bit of genius in us
all.12
Image B
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