In the End

In the End

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  • Date Submitted: 12/12/2013 12:35 AM
  • Category: English
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Developed by Annie Lisowski, Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator, April 2009
Social Networking Advantages and
Disadvantages from the Mouths of Teenagers

Advantages Disadvantages
“I can be anyone I want online.” “Anyone online can try to be me.”
“I am freer online. My parents aren’t
watching my every move.”
“Creepy treehouses is what I call adults
who ‘stalk’ me on the Internet.”
“I could become famous – the next
YouTube sensation!”
“Now that we are broken up I hope my
boyfriend doesn’t post that naked
photo I texted him last month.”
“I have to use twitter to keep up with
what my favorite celebrities are doing.”
“Sometimes weirdos and perverts
contact me online.”
“I practice ways of writing online that
are important for my future career.”
“My writing online is not as professional
as my teachers want it to be.”
“My profile shows how creative I can be
with my own artwork and designs.”
“My creativity can get me in trouble if I
don’t respect copyright.”
“It is free to publish my stories, videos
and artwork online.” “What I post online never disappears.”
“Online I have lots of friends and I’m
super popular.”
“Other kids use my online profile and
IM to spread mean stuff about me.”
“I can keep up with what all my friends
are doing all the time.”
“Colleges and employers are watching
what I do with my friends online.”
“I know more about the Internet than
my parents or my teachers do.”
“Parents and teachers don’t understand
how important technology is to me.”
“I like the challenge of figuring out new
stuff to do online.”
“I get into stuff online so much that I
can get distracted from my homework.”
“I can stay in touch with friends from
everywhere through all kinds of media.”
“Strangers can copy my photos and do
whatever they want with them.”
“I feel like I’m always connected to my
friends and the world.”
“Always being ‘connected’ means I
sometimes don’t know...

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