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The Debate on Social Networking: Good or Bad?

Explore the contrasting views on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Bebo. Are they beneficial or detrimental to society? Present arguments for and against with exaggerated statements to stimulate critical thinking. Uncover the reliability of information sources and challenge students to examine their online research practices. Engage in a structured debate to encourage critical analysis and reasoning skills.

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The Debate on Social Networking: Good or Bad?

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  1. Heading – Debating 3 Write 2-3 sentences on what you think about ‘Social Networking’ (Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, etc). Are they GOOD or BAD – why? (Choose a side)

  2. Create two sets of exaggerations about the same thing. Choose anything • “It’s so good that....” three times Food, sport, TV, • “It’s so bad that....” three times. Argue both sides

  3. Facts • Wikipedia is a good place to start but DO NOT trust it. Anyone can add to this great site – UNRELIABILITY. • Good sources for facts: • Newspapers and their websites. • The ‘Homepage’ of any group or company. • People you can name – who are not ANNONYMOUS. • Who could you trust for information on the internet – what professions or positions that people hold?

  4. Example • Award winning blogger and marketer, Danny Brown noted the following facts. • The average Facebook user has 130 “friends”. • Twitter gets more than 300,000 new users every day. • You would need to live for around 1,000 years to watch all the videos currently on YouTube. • We don’t even trust Danny though – so we ALWAYS look for a second ‘source’ to confirm the information. The Telegraph.co.uk and Facebook agree with him.

  5. ANY information you use – find two sources which say it is right.

  6. Activity • You’re going to write short speeches arguing for or against ‘Social Networking’. • To help, I want to put both sides of the argument on the board. • If you can put a positive thing about websites like Facebook on the board that I CANNOT refute (list as a negative) you get a prize. Each Volunteer gets one chance.

  7. Activity – list positive aspects • Everyone look to the view you wrote at the beginning of class. Hands up if you said ‘Social Networking’ was good.

  8. Homework • Finish that speech. • Everyone find one fact, quote or interesting piece of information about the internet for next week and name where you found it.

  9. Debating Checklist • Here are some aspects of debating. Whenever we do one of these in class, put a tick beside it.

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