Melissa Lujan's List: Disinformation Debate Team B

• Thanks to social media, missteps and misinformation get repeated more quickly than ever
• Singer Chris Brown posted profane tweets after the Grammys, then deleted them
• A story about a banker leaving a 1% restaurant tip went viral before it was revealed a hoax
• Mistakes online can be fixed quickly, but not before damage is done

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• Students today have begun to rely on the accessibility of information that is available on the social media platforms specifically as well as the web in general in order to get answers. This means that there is a reduced focus on learning as well as on retaining information.
• students are attempting to multi-task.
• hey are trying to check various social media sites while they study.
• This leads to reduced academic performance.
• negative effect on students is that they are spending too much time on social sites, and much lesser time on socializing in person. In fact, there is a lack of body signals besides other nonverbal cues, including tone and inflection in case of social networking sites
• students who are spending a great deal of time on these social networking sites are not able to communicate in person in an effective manner.
• These social media sites have become so popular in such a short time because the information gets published in a fast way. This has actually created a lax attitude for using proper spelling as well as grammar. In fact, the students are unable to write effectively without the aid of the spell check feature of a computer.
• The kind of anonymity that is available on the Internet has made many students forget that they need to filter any information that they post. In fact, many colleges as well as potential employers tend to investigate the social networking profiles of an applicant before they grant any acceptance or an interview. And there are many students who are not constantly evaluating the content which they are publishing online. All this can lead to negative consequences even later on in their life.
• Students who are using technology including the social networking sites on a regular basis tend to have more stomach aches, besides sleeping problems, as well as anxiety and depression. Such students also display more of narcissistic tendencies besides many other psychological disorders, including various antisocial behaviours as well as aggressive tendencies.

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• Got the Facebook fears?
• According to a recent study released by non-profit Anxiety UK, over half of the social media users polled said Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites had changed their lives -- and 51 percent of those said it's not been for the better.

• Forty-five percent of responders said they feel "worried or uncomfortable" when email and Facebook are inaccessible, while 60 percent of respondents stated "they felt the need to switch off" their phones and computers to secure a full-fledged break from technology. In other words, it's not being on social networks that makes people anxious. It's being away from them.

    
• "These findings suggest that some may need to re-establish control over the technology they use, rather than being controlled by it,” says Anxiety UK CEO, Nicky Lidbetter.
• ata also revealed that two-thirds of respondents had difficulty sleeping after using social media, and 25 percent admitted to difficulties in relationships because of "confrontational online" behavior, per the Telegraph.
• he survey was conducted by the Salford Business School at the University of Salford, where 228 participants were polled for Anxiety UK's research.

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• A set of studies by Anxiety UK, looking at the relationship between technology (i.e. computers, mobile phones, Smartphones and social networking sites) and anxiety, has produced headline grabbing findings. Nearly all of respondents use computers and mobile phones/Smartphones, with a majority of them using the devices primarily for socialising.

• “We found this development of interest as even five years ago, using a phone or computer for socialising would not have been as prevalent as it is today,” explains Nicky Lidbetter, Anxiety UK’s CEO. “This shows how important and wide-spread the use of technology has become in keeping in touch with friends and family. And the widespread use of social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, will no doubt play a major part in these findings.”

   

• Conversely, the Anxiety UK study found that over half of respondents who regularly use social networking sites saw their behaviour change negatively. Further investigation revealed factors such as negatively comparing themselves to others, spending too much time in front of a computer, having trouble being able to disconnect and relax, as well as becoming confrontational online, thus causing problems in their relationships or job.

   
• The study also found that 45 per cent of people who are not able to access their social networks or email feel worried or uncomfortable as a result.
• And perhaps most surprising, 60 per cent of respondents said that they felt the need to switch off their mobiles/computers/Smartphones in order to have a break, with one in three of them saying they switched off several times a day.
• “If you are predisposed to anxiety it seems that the pressures from technology act as a tipping point, making people feel more insecure and more overwhelmed. These findings suggest that some may need to re-establish control over the technology they use, rather than being controlled by it.”
• The study into attitudes towards technology in relation to anxiety included 298 people who were polled by Salford Business School at the University of Salford, on behalf of Anxiety UK. Further investigation into how social networks negatively affected behaviour was held on Anxiety UK’s HealthUnlocked community

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• A poll of those using the technology found more than half of those surveyed   said the sites had changed their behaviour - and half of those said their   lives had been altered for the worse
• Most commonly, those who suffered a negative impact from social media said   their confidence fell after comparing their own achievements to those of   friends online.
• Two-thirds said they found it hard to relax completely or to sleep after   spending time on the sites.

• nd one quarter of those polled said they had been left facing difficulties in   their relationships or workplace after becoming confrontational online. 

   

   In total, 298 people were polled by Salford Business School at the University   of Salford, for the charity Anxiety UK.

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  The research also demonstrated the addictive powers of internet, with 55 per   cent of people saying they felt "worried or uncomfortable" when   they could not access their Facebook or email accounts

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• Researchers have conducted studies which they believe prove the internet has ‘rewired’ the way our brains absorb information.
• the internet is making us all a little more A.D.D.

• xperts describe this habit of darting from page to page as "associative" thinking. They have especially noticed this habit in younger children, whom are comparably less focused on studying, reading, and writing then the age group was when measured in the past. This is damaging to reading ability because it decreases our ability to comprehend what we read.
  

   
• esearchers believe the internet has impacted our critical thinking abilities is that we now use less reliable sources to learn about new ideas. We often accept any article as fact. They found that students children’s reading abilities now do less research before answering a question.

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• As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles.

   

   
• Learners have changed as a result of their exposure to technology, says Greenfield, who analyzed more than 50 studies on learning and technology, including research on multi-tasking and the use of computers, the Internet and video games. Her research was published this month in the journal Science.
• Among the studies Greenfield analyzed was a classroom study showing that students who were given access to the Internet during class and were encouraged to use it during lectures did not process what the speaker said as well as students who did not have Internet access. When students were tested after class lectures, those who did not have Internet access performed better than those who did.

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