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FACEBOOK IN THE CLASSROOM. Christopher Guthrie Department of Social Sciences April 9, 2010. WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? I. Stubborn Illiterates. Cell Phone Addicts. WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? II. Texting Idiots. Facebook Fools. THE RESULT. REACTION. PROS AND CONS.
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FACEBOOK IN THE CLASSROOM Christopher Guthrie Department of Social Sciences April 9, 2010
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?I Stubborn Illiterates Cell Phone Addicts
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?II Texting Idiots Facebook Fools
PROS AND CONS • Officially launched in 2004 • Has more than 63 million active users • Adds 250,000 new users per day worldwide • 85% of students at 4-year universities belong to it • Time Waster: members average 20 minutes a day on it • Major distraction in classrooms • Replaces physical interaction with cyber interaction