Are the impacts of social media on individuals and society beneficial or harmful?

1. Social media sites empower individuals to make social change and do social good
on a community level.
2. Social networking sites help student do better at school by enhancing learning
and teaching opportunities.

Social media sites empower individuals to make social change and do social good on a
community level. Victims of Hurricane Sandy found lost photos and mementos via social
media. A CA soccer goalie was bullied about losing a game until 100 of his Facebook friends
changed their profile to reflect one of his saves silencing the bullies.
Enhanced Learning Opportunities
Middle and high school students are using social media to connect with one another on
homework and group projects. For example, Facebook and similar social media programs
allow students to gather outside of class to collaborate and exchange ideas about assignments.
Some schools successfully use blogs as teaching tools, which has the benefit of reinforcing
skills in English, written expression, and creativity.
Socialization and Communication
Social media sites allow teens to accomplish online many of the tasks that are important to
them offline: staying connected with friends and family, making new friends, sharing
pictures, and exchanging ideas. Social media participation also can offer adolescents deeper
benefits that extend into their view of self, community, and the world, including1,10:
1. opportunities for community engagement through raising money for charity and
volunteering for local events, including political and philanthropic events;
2. enhancement of individual and collective creativity through development and sharing of
artistic and musical endeavors;
3. growth of ideas from the creation of blogs, podcasts, videos, and gaming sites;
4. expansion of ones online connections through shared interests to include others from more
diverse backgrounds (such communication is an important step for all adolescents and affords
the opportunity for respect, tolerance, and increased discourse about personal and global
issues); and
5. fostering of ones individual identity and unique social skills.

Educational development. Young adults in secondary and postsecondary education will often
use social networking to discuss schoolwork and share discussions about assignments.
Forum Topic : Are the impacts of social media on individuals and society beneficial or
harmful?
Supporter
1. Vicy
- Social media sites empower individuals to make social change and do social good on
a community level
- Social networking sites help student do better at school by enhancing learning and
teaching opportunities
2. Betsy
-Help strengthen the brand experience which will support brand building.
-Creativity & self-expression in the net (yg ni nanti sy update esok lg k . manatau sy ubah
point)
3. Chela
-Social Media as a tool of communication
-Social media can strengthen interpersonal relationship.