Journal two entry one

  1. something that I found surprising about my research would include how many people deal with depression and anxiety at a young age. I knew a lot of people deal with depression but I didn’t realize how the younger generation is affected by it. I found a lot of studies different colleges dis that showed information about how social media is affecting students and how allot of them feel like they are overwhelmed because of social media.
  2. something that was unsettling was how many kids are affected by social media. social media makes us feel connected by can make people feel depressed based on what they see. The more time kids spend on social media the more likely they are to become of higher risk of suicide and depression.
  3. I am still interested in writing about my topic. I want to learn more about mental health and how it effects the younger generation. Mental health has aways interested me and I’ve wanted to know more about it.
  4. people should care about my topic because it effects a lot of people especially kids in school (high school and college). Everyone needs to have good mental health and social media is effecting everyone that uses it.
  5. I want my reader to understand that social media might not be as good as people say. Social media has positives and negatives that make people feel bad about themselves.

CL 3/31

pg. 94-95

finding an issue on the topic of global warming: a student example

  • Julie ross wrote about global warming. she attending a screening of An Inconvenient Truth which was followed by a panel

finding sources

  • keep a research log
    • ideas and questions
    • notes about catalogs
    • personal responses
  • make and store complete copies of sources that you may use.
    • you will want to annotate your sources

pg 100

periodicals

  • articles in scholarly journals
  • articles in magazines
  • newspapers
  • audiovisual materials
  • websites
    • Julie looks at articles and uses quotes from them to help her get her point across

pg. 102

choosing precise search terms

  • use keyword searching
  • use phrase searching
  • boolean searching
    • these can help you find the information you need fast
  • using subject words

pg. 115

special help with evaluating websites

  • know the sites domain – web address
  • find home page – main page
  • read about the bias and mission of the site
  • read about the credentials of the creators
  • note if the site reports its funding
  • note how the site is

Julie used this is finding information for her research essay

pg. 151-162

Julie ross’s essay

  • she introduces the topic in a good way
  • she gives some stats based on research she did
  • she put some direct quotes into her essay
  • she gave some reasons for the rise in teardowns, which shows that she is providing background to her essay.
  • she provided a works Cited with every source she used to write this essay

how has your understanding of your topic and the issue you want to argue changed due to your research?

  • My argument has changed a little based on the research I have found. I am changing it to be more about high school and college students mental health and how social media has affect that.

Next, I’d like to type out examples of where Julie uses a direct quote; a paraphrase; and a summation. Then answer this question: What’s the effect on you, as a reader, when you see information from either primary or secondary sources presented in a variety of ways, that is, what does it make you think or feel about Julie and her credibility?

  • “even as the average household shrunk from 3.4 to 2.6 people” (Brown 23)
  • “Buildings [residential and commercial combined] take up rather more than half of all our energy use: they add more to the pollution of the atmosphere than transport and manufacture combined.”
  • “From 1985 to 2002, total residential energy consumption per capita climbed eight percent, and residential consumption for the nation—the figure most relevant to global effects like carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions—climbed 32 percent” (Brown 23).
  • Jessie Sackett, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, writes: “Owning a home is the cornerstone of the American dream. Recently, however, we’ve realized that keeping that dream alive for future generations means making some changes to how we live today” (36)

When I see information from primary or secondary sources presenting in different ways it makes me think that she put in a lot of effort and she knows what she is talking about.

HW 3/12

Robinson, Laurence, and Melinda Smith. “Social Media and Mental Health.” HelpGuide.org, 16 Feb. 2020, http://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm.

social media and mental health

social media plays a role in mental health, being socially connected can relieve stress and depression, can boost self-worth, and prevent loneliness. on the other side lacking social connections can be a serious risk to your mental and emotional health. Social media has some positive and negative aspects. Some negative aspects include FOMO, isolation, depression and anxiety, self-absorption and cyberbullying.

This source was helpful and useful. Its pretty good compared to the other sources I have. the goal of this source is to help everyone know what social media affects. The source is unbiased and shows the positives and negatives about social media and mental health.

This article fits into my research essay. This source was really helpful for me. It helps show the information behind the backstory of how everything with social media started.

Council, Young Entrepreneur. “Council Post: How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 9 Jan. 2020, http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2020/01/09/how-social-media-affects-our-mental-health/#3a9c8edf33f1.

how social media affects our mental health

Social media is addictive. It is engineered to be habit forming, they want people to be on social media as much as possible. Social media feeds our need for social validation and causes a feeling of missing out. Social media lowers self-esteem but it also creates a creative outlet. Social media offers opportunities for friendship and love.

this source was helpful and useful. This source helps show what social media does to people, and is linked to mental health. Social media is addictive and can turn a situation to the worst. This resource helps give a backstory to the information in my research essay.

This articles fits my research essay. this source was helpful to the background of my research essay. Its from a good source and had good information to back it up.

Council, Young Entrepreneur. “Council Post: How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 9 Jan. 2020, http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2020/01/09/how-social-media-affects-our-mental-health/#3a9c8edf33f1.

Social media is part of most peoples everyday routine. As long as we are mindful users, it can be beneficial. Social media can be harmful to our mental health and well-being especially to young people but can effect older people too. A growing body of research has showed that Social media is negatively associated with mental health and well-being.

This source is useful and helpful. This article helps how the negatives and positives of social media and mental health. This article mostly talks about the negative effects of social media on mental health.

This article fits into the research essay. The source gives the healthy vs. potentially problematic use of social media. Research has demonstrated that social media is negatively associated with mental health among young people.

CL 3/13

“Just Released: Parent’s Guide to Social Media and Mental Health.” Mental Health Weekly Digest, 17 Feb. 2020. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A613986976/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=5886317a. Accessed 12 Mar. 2020.

The point of this journal/essay is two help parents deal with how social media is effected the young generation. The topics that are covered include how social media effects everyone and how parents are afraid to teach their kids how to use social media. There are pros and cons to social media. Parents need to stop being afraid of what tech kids use now, technology is everywhere now and young kids are now having their own technology.

This is a good and useful source. It doesn’t have as much information as in my other sources. This information seems reasonable and reliable. This essay seems to be objective. Doctor Sunita, someone who knows a lot about social media and how it effects children, states that “she recommends that parents and caregivers careful review this document and develop their own family media plan for their children.” The goal of this source is to help parents out and make sure that we know what to do when it comes to social media and mental health.

This essay fits into my research for my topic. This source was helpful and fit my research topic. It helps shape my argument that social media is everywhere now and its hard to show how social media effects people. I can use this source to help state that social media effects people and its worse when little kids start using social media. This source has showed me that social media is started at younger ages every year.

“Social Media and Isolation.” NYTimes.com Video Collection, 6 Mar. 2017. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT485654829/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=3770d364. Accessed 12 Mar. 2020.

The more time you spend on social media, the more likely they will feel socially isolated.

HW 3/10

Dewa, Lindsay H., et al. “Young adults’ perceptions of using wearables, social media and other technologies to detect worsening mental health: A qualitative study.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 9, 2019, p. e0222655. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A599997594/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ae1d78ed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020. 

one in eight children and young people suffer from some sort of mental health condition. Technology has been useful and ubiquitous in society, it helps us with life. There are social media, mobile apps, and online platforms which are accessible for young people to use.

Technology has effected everyone, it has made the world worse. technology can help but it can also be bad for young peoples brains and mental health. Social media has been tested to give mental health deterioration in young people.

This was a good essay/journal. It talks about what I want my essay too be about. The author included interview, involvement, participates, and analysis. These helped keep the information all together and made it sound educational.

Merchant, Raina M., et al. “Evaluating the predictability of medical conditions from social media posts.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 6, 2019, p. e0215476. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A589464485/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=f1e7ba28. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020

over two million people use social media on the regular. social media has been shown to reveal different health signals. A study showed that social media has identified some medical conditions. The results of this study, showed that 21 medical condition categories were predictable from Facebook. Social media has an advantage that is built in the communication channel between doctors and patients.

This journal was okay. it really only talked about how social media is helping with health conditions. The study had some limitations, social media captures emotional patterns, cognitive, behavioral, and environmental markets.

this essay didn’t really go with what I wanted my assignment to be about. I should have picked a different journal that was more about mental health and how it effects people.

CL 3/10

practice-works-cited-listDownload

Dewa, Lindsay H., et al. “Young adults’ perceptions of using wearables, social media and other technologies to detect worsening mental health: A qualitative study.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 9, 2019, p. e0222655. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A599997594/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ae1d78ed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020.

Merchant, Raina M., et al. “Evaluating the predictability of medical conditions from social media posts.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 6, 2019, p. e0215476. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A589464485/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=f1e7ba28. Accessed 10 Mar. 2020

HW 3/5

pg. 96-98 annotated

field research

  • the means of going into a “field” as researched, you record what you see, either written, photographs, or drawing.
  • you can also record what you here

observations

  • may seek out a specific personal experience on your topic
  • ex: if you were writing an essay about a specific topic, you could go to a place that would know something about the topic.

questionnaires and surveys

  • can get information about your topics
  • you need to create a clear and unbiased survey
  • you need to get a representative response to help with your essay

interviews

  • you can talk to experts about your topic
  • you need to find the right person to talk too
  • next step is to be patient and courteous phone calls, until you find the right person
  • you can interview face-to-face or over the phone
  • if someone in your class is researching the same topic, you can go together too the same expert

library and internet research

  • the distinction between library and internet research is pretty blurred now
  • library databases are better for research essays then just the internet
  • if you need help you can go to the librarians

HW 3/3

pg. 91-108

  • misuse of source includes-
    • taking material out of context and misrepresenting the viewpoint of the author
    • using material without giving credit to where the information came from
  • a topic is a general idea
    • example = global warming
  • a issue is something people argue about.
    • example = people argue about issues related to global warming like temperature increase duet to human activity
  • finding issues in the news
    • everyone should be caught up on the news
    • the internet = good place too find out information about news or anything going on in the world
    • libraries are also good resources
    • magazines & newspapers are good resources
    • lectures, panel discussions, class discussions, conversations
    • personal observations
  • finding sources
    • things too do to help write a research essay
      • keep a research log
        • ideas and questions
        • notes about what you searched
      • make and store complete copies of sources that you may use
        • printout documents of sources you might use
    • field research
      • observations
        • seek out personal experience for or about your topic
      • questionnaires and surveys
        • ask people what they think of your topic
        • design a clear and unbiased survey instrument t
        • get a representative response
      • interviews
        • write down questions to ask people
        • find the right person to interview
        • either do an interview over the phone or in person
  • library and internet research
    • daily additions of information, articles, etc. Everything’s being constantly updated
  • kinds of sources
    • books
      • monographs
        • arguments on a single topic
      • anthologies
        • collections of essays and articles, usually by different authors
      • reference books: gathers background information and specific facts on your topic
        • a note of caution about wikipedia
          • not scholarly publication
        • encyclopedias
    • periodicals = published periodically – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly.
      • articles in scholarly journals
        • usually published by university presses and aimed at readers in a certain discipline
      • articles in magazines
        • good sources for short papers
      • newspapers
        • ideal sources for arguments and information on current as well as historical issues
    • audiovisual materials
    • websites
      • any kind of sources described above and more
      • its cyberspace
    • blogs, Listservs, usenet groups, message boards
      • the web has become an exciting place for dialogue, where scholars argue in the interest area
  • choosing precise search terms
    • use keyword searching
    • use phrase searching
    • use boolean searching
    • use subject words
  • searching your library
    • libraries are going electronic, giving you online access to more high-quality, full-text sources that you will find on the web
    • libraries online catalog
      • a gateway to a wealth of sources
      • some tips
        • in a title search
        • subject search
          • subject heading
        • in a keyword search
          • can be helpful, to get the information you wanted
    • library online resources
      • schools library online resources are only available to students, faculty, and staff
      • if not available online, the database will tell you if its available at the library
    • internet research
      • how to limit your search
        • domains

links to two articles about social media and mental health

  • wikipedia 
    • leads to suicide, depression, self identify, attachment 
      • Cyberbullying on social media has a strong correlation to causes of suicide among adolescents and young adults. Results of a study by Hinduja and Patchin examining a large sample of middle school-aged adolescents found that those who experienced cyberbullying were twice as likely to attempt or be successful in committing suicide.[31]
  • https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/blog/centre-mental-health-blog/anxiety-loneliness-fear-missing-out-social-media
    • The rapid growth of social media over the last decade has established an entirely new medium for human interaction. Online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have allowed people in every corner of the world to be connected 24/7. By 2021, it is forecast that there will be around 3 billion active monthly users of social media. From the statistics alone, it’s clear that social media has become an integral (and to a large extent, unavoidable) part of our lives.

CL 3/3

topic = social media

issue = effects mental health

notes:

google scholar

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