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Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 9:40am On Dec 04, 2013
Esteemed nairalanders, in line with the ongoing Nairaland interschool debate I welcome you all to another exciting bout of words and wits. These two great citadels of learning have been pitched together to wow, dazzle and entertain us. Ladies and gentlemen its

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Topic:.Teachers should be ban from interacting with students via social networking websites.
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CHIEF COORDINATOR
Olawalebabs
Fynestboi
Richiez

COORDINATORS
(mr and miss)
BOAY
ALICIA KEYS
HONEYDEAR
ABU MIKEY
KESSY
MISCALLENOUS
ONWONDI
AGROVICK
WILL007


Cordinators Incharge:
Abu Mikey and Agrovick

Judges:
Yuzedo
Uj_Sizzle

Date:
Friday, 6th December, 2013.


Time:
1pm-4pm No African time angry angry grin grin

Venue: Nairaland Education Section

For more fixtures, click here

Thread locked to be declared open 1:00pm on debate day.
For extensive reading on history, planning, etc, and further discussion, pls click here:

Nairaland interschool debate planing thread
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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 10:10am On Dec 04, 2013
PROCEDURE

12:55 -- Debaters and judges take seats, register presence

1:00 -- Coordinators boay and agrovick declare the debate open

1:00 - 1:20 -- Debaters post their arguements within 15 minutes, its advisable debaters use less than 750 words to make it easier for the judges to read, there is no harm in having more than 750 words but the arguements must not exceed 850 words

1:20 – 2:20pm - A debater takes on his opponent, attempts to puncture his opponent’s points. This a debater does by quoting, highlighting the area to puncture and countering it i.e regular way to reply on Nairaland. While this is going on the judges can take their time to go through the write ups by the debaters. And also Debaters respond to punctured areas in his earlier arguments. He may buttress further. At this time frame.


2:20 – 2:40pm – Judges post questions to debaters either based on what the debater has posted or just reasonable question within the theme. Judges should be specific as to who they are posting the questions to. E.g “Mr ...., could you expatiate what you meant by so so so? or ...., pls give examples of your claim that xxxx”. This is not compulsory. A judge that doesn’t have question to post to the debaters need not do so.

2:40 – 3:00pm – Debaters respond to questions raised by judges

3:00 – 03:20pm – 2 Questions will be entertained from the audience i.e viewers. This will be based on ‘fastest hand’. The coordinators will announce ‘audience, you may now ask your questions’. After the 2 questions have been posted, any other viewer-post will be hidden.

NOTE: -The judges and audience can throw their questions without quotations but the contestants should answer
with quotations and separated for each questions.

3:20 – 3:30 – Debaters respond to audience questions and concludes their arguments. Debaters who were not asked any questions can still conclude his/her arguments.

3:30 – 3:40 – Judges compile the scores and mail to coordinators: xxxx@gmail.com


3:40 – 4: 00pm Coordinators announce results. Thread thrown open for regular Nairaland discussion.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 10:12am On Dec 04, 2013
JUDGING CRITERIA (5 marks each)
1. Presentation (opening, flow, closing,
response to judges questions,
audience questions and contestants
rebuttals)

2. Logic of arguments

3. Strength of facts, examples, cases.

4. Persuasiveness

5. Demonstration of knowledge and
understanding of the subject
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 10:15am On Dec 04, 2013
RULES

1.) Two contestants representing their school in this Interschool Debate Elimination stage will have to confirm their availability for the debate a day before the debate proper. Failure to do so will result in the defaulter been disqualify and the opposing or supporting side that duely declare availabily will automatically be declare as the winner.

2.) The recommended font size is the default size (size 8.) and the colour is GREEN for the supporting side and BLUE for the opposing side. Please note that you are to use the designated colour all through the debate period.

3.) The essay should be min. 750 max. 1000 words .

4.) The use of SMS language and abbreviations are strictly forbidden.

5.) All materials used should be properly referenced at the end of the essay.

6.) All essays, responses and conclusion must be submitted within the stipulated time frame stated in the time schedule as posted by the coordinator
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by Fynestboi: 1:17pm On Dec 04, 2013
Please while the debate is going, only the debaters, judges, coordinators, Supermods(if need be) can post. It is only at the audience question window that a viewer can post on this thread. Pls let's comply, default attracts 3 hours ban(duration of the debate).

You can however comment simultaneously at thePlanning thread



Thank you.



Debate starts by 1:00pm on FRIDAY.

Come and witness the mother of all e-debates on the biggest section of the biggest online forum in Africa.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 12:29pm On Dec 06, 2013
DEBATERS


UNILAG: Snoopy (chief speaker)
Damoskiy ( 2nd speaker)

AAUA: Ayomitide77 (chief speaker)
Gbemmie09 (2nd speaker)
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 12:41pm On Dec 06, 2013
APPRAISALS



AAUA
All hail Adekunle Ajasin Varsity, Akungba
The ray of the sun
A citadel of sound souls,
Built on lofty ideals
With a vision to pull down,
Walls of ignorance
And extend the frontiers of knowledge.
AAUA
Citadel for learning and service
AAUA
Built on integrity and truth
Igniting the present, lighting up the future....
A centre of excellence, we hail thee.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 12:51pm On Dec 06, 2013
UNILAG APPRAISAL University of Lagos the nations pride the university of first choice,the only university that sits beside a lagoon,the university with outstanding academic pursuit,Statistics show that unilag was the most preferred institution of choice for UTME candidates in 2012 and this has been a trend since time long gone,We've got the REP! - And years of deference to show for it too! Step out with a unilag certificate and you'll know what I mean. We get concession above all others because our certificate echoes tonnes,Cool Eating & Hang-Out Spots - If you like the outdoors, we've got you covered! If you prefer a cosy indoor space,you got nothing to worry about. We've got a coffee shop, Chinese Restaurants, fast food joint,Love garden,parks, and the legendary Lagoon Front which is very good for a picnic,Accolades, Awards and Recognitions abound as testimonies.The university of the biggest boys and girls in Nigeria.Indeed and in truth

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:02pm On Dec 06, 2013
I hereby declare the debate opened
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:03pm On Dec 06, 2013
The debaters can now post their arguements. Unilag representatives go first
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by AbuMikey(m): 1:06pm On Dec 06, 2013
cool
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by yuzedo: 1:07pm On Dec 06, 2013
Godspeed to representatives of each school.

Pro-tip: I'm VERY particular about grammar and syntax. Logic/objectivity too, if you please.

Without superfluous verbosity, impress me.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by snoopy(m): 1:08pm On Dec 06, 2013
TEACHERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES (SUPPORTING)

The advent of the computer and the discovery of the internet buoyed by an increase in technological advancement and also coupled with the potential for computer networking to facilitate newly improved forms of computer-mediated social interaction gave rise to the art of social networking. Social networking can then be described as the phenomenon whereby social relations are built among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet. Most popular of such social network services include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Nairaland.


Should teachers be banned from interacting with students via social networking websites? Of course yes! But before I proceed, I would like to appreciate and give honour to those who deserve it: my erudite panel of Judges: The Grand Premier of “banana Iceland” yuzedo and the delectable uj_sizzle , esteemed coordinators, fellow debaters and informed audience. I’m snoopy representing the University of Lagos.


In our increasingly perverse world, continually riddled with moral bankruptcy and corrupt ideologies, social networking can be used to achieve negative ends and the idea of students interacting with their teachers via social networking websites is not particularly immune to such trends and could introduce an irreversible stain on the formal and professional relationship between students and teachers, inadvertently or otherwise, which in itself could further lower the already fallen education standard particularly in Nigeria. Hence, the gains of such interactions are immensely dwarfed by the inherent dangers.


Institutions all over the world are toning down on the excitement of an existing or likely student-teacher interaction on social networks and are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers it poses as there have been a number of reported incidences in which teachers have been caught making inappropriate comments on their respective students’ Facebook pages. For instance, in the United States, two teachers were disciplined in New York after posting “this is sexy” under a student’s photo, and sending a female student a private message saying that her boyfriend did not “deserve a beautiful girl like you.” In addition, if teachers do not set their privacy settings to ensure that their online activities are hidden from students, students could potentially have access to inappropriate content, including pictures of their teachers intoxicated or semi-clothed and this may lead to weakening her position as an educator. How can a teacher convincingly speak against smoking or substance abuse if students have access to pictures portraying the teacher themselves drinking or smoking? Also a slew of sexual relationships between students and teachers led the state of Missouri to pass a so-called ‘Facebook law’ against student-teacher interactions through social media and text messaging.


I believe that if students and teachers become friends online and subsequently share personal information in the process, there is the tendency for students to dilute their perception of teachers as authority figures, thus rendering it harder to enforce disciplinary sanctions when necessary. For instance, it might be tempting for a student to refuse to comply with a teacher’s request, unjustifiably arguing, “I thought we were friends!” According to Carol Shakeshaft, an expert in moral misconduct by teachers: educators who use social media for personal and intimate conversations and contact are not much different from those who spend their time hanging out with students at the beach. Interacting with one’s teachers the same way as with one’s friends, sharing personal information, can only erode the respect and distance that a teacher needs in order to be an authority figure and a mentor for her young charges. Even if such ‘friendships’ were entirely innocent, they would still cast enough suspicion on the teacher-student relationship to put considerable strain on the teacher’s role as educator and their ability to do the job.


There is the argument that social networking websites help to foster educational growth as a platform for interaction between students and teachers, but weighing the pros and cons, it is safe to conclude that such interaction does more harm than good. In the 60s and 70s when the standard of education in Nigeria was relatively higher and when the sanctity of the four walls of a classroom weren’t as desecrated as we have it today, there was nothing like online social networking and teachers then still brought about students who turned out to be professionals in their various fields of endeavour later on. Nowadays, the classroom has lost its sanctity as cases of sexual harassments and other vices between teachers and students are increasing in geometric rates and the benefit of facelessness and anonymity which some social networking websites offer could help to further perpetuate such vices and even take it to an advanced level if a teacher-student relationship on social networks is encouraged.


Based on the points above, It won’t be out of place to summarily suggest that a teacher-student interaction on social networking websites does not guarantee the educational success of a student but an embargo on student-teacher interaction on social networking websites will surely help the teachers themselves uphold their dignity, reduce the risk of students being inundated with indirect and unsolicited advances from rogue teachers and ultimately protect the educational institution from a further beat-down.


Thank you.



REFERENCES
Concept of social networking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking

Missouri bans Facebook interaction http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/missouri-facebook-law-bans-teachers-contacting-students-internet/story?id=14364188

New York teaches banned from Facebook interaction with students http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/nyc-bans-teachers-from-facebook-friending-students/12351

Carol Shakeshaft an expert in moral misconduct by teachers. http://nytimes.com/schoolbook/2011/12/19/using-social-media-to-teach-keep-it-transparent-open-and-safe/

drawing the line: student-teacher interaction http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-19/facebook-teachers-social-students/54416058/1

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by damoskiy(m): 1:08pm On Dec 06, 2013
TEACHERS SHOULD BE BAN FROM INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES.
Good day distinguish panel of judges, wonderful coordinators, fellow debaters, men of the media, clerics, ladies and gentle men. It is with great pleasure that I have the privilege to speak on this wonderful topic titled; Teachers should be ban from interacting with students via social media.


Our youths now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in the place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents.
A teacher is one whose occupation is to instruct. Interaction is a mutual or reciprocal action, student means an attentive and systematic observer. Social means tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others, Networking is exchange of information or services among individuals, groups or institutions.


“There is need for a certain distance between teachers and students in order to maintain respect”, a teacher needs to be a role model, mentor, an advice giver-not a friend. When a high school student gains access into a teacher’s network of friends and acquaintances, it is an avenue for the student to discover inappropriate private details about their teachers and students. There is also the risk that befriending students on social media risks compromising teachers authority, by blurring the boundaries of friendship and authority, which is often best maintained by a responsible amount of distance. The student begins to feel proud knowing all the details of his teacher on social media.


“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know failure is inevitable”. Most students are always scared to approach their teachers physically to ask them question not because the teacher is harsh but because we lack self confidence. Students feel because I have my teacher on the same social networking I can ask him anything at will and any way I want it. Asking your teacher questions in class would boost your self confidence because if you can stand up in class to face a teacher and ask question it show that you can stand in public to address a larger number of person, sometimes ago a fisheries lecturer in the university of Lagos told his class which I belong to that a female course mate asked him on social media if lecture for that day was going to hold, it sounded to the lecturer as a total disrespect to his person because the girl in question lacked self confidence to approach him in his office to ask what ever question she wanted to ask him. The student knew the lecturer was in school but lacked self confidence to approach him and speak to him.


“Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts”. The time most teachers use on social media can be channeled into doing something productive on line like reading new innovations in their area of specialization. After been faced with your students all day, what you want to do is get away from them. Teaching is a job for which you get paid. You should get home and live a life not by interacting with your students in your leisure time. In my opinion, teachers who have students on social networks are doggy because quite frankly what self respecting adults wants kids as friends on social media.


Nairaland as a social network witnessed disrespect from some students sometimes ago regarding the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. A lecturer by the user name Prof. Femi was trying to enlighten the general public on the ongoing ASUU strike when some students with monikers like oxford, ZackiGp, JENMAUCY etc. resorted to start abusing their lecturer because he wanted to let the general public know the true cause ASUU was fighting for. He said students should engage him in a reasonable argument and not abusing him. He later left the thread angry and he has decided not to post anything regarding ASUU again. Who is to be blamed?



Parents it is this sort of question that keeps you awake at night! The idea that you cannot control who has access to your children on the Internet is one of the most terrifying and helpless sensations. Having a teacher as part of it is something unacceptable, school is a place for teachers to interact with students while home or outside home is a place for family and friend's .it is also a chance to forget about school and learn other equally important skills.



Having your teacher or lecturer on the same social network as you brings about big danger to the students because with a teacher on your social network he has access to all your information, photos, comment and can easily monitor your movement via social media. When your lecturer has access to your explicit pictures he makes sexual advances at you and most times you cannot turn him down because he has all the information he needs to get a YES from you.



I hope with this few points of mine I have been able to speak clearly to you that teachers should be ban from interacting with students via social media. Thank you for reading.

Reference
https://www.nairaland.com/1471435/ASUU-strike-lecturer-speaks
Brainy quotes
Meridian webster dictionary

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:11pm On Dec 06, 2013
The reps of AAUA pls post your arguements
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:20pm On Dec 06, 2013
AAUA, we are waiting for u
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by Ayomitide77(m): 1:20pm On Dec 06, 2013
Good day to my esteemed judges, illustrious coordinators, fellow co-debaters, and my informed audience, all other protocols duly observed. My username is Ayomitide77; representing Adekunle Ajasin University,Akungba.I am honoured to oppose the notion which says
"Teachers should be ban from interacting with students via Social networking websites".
Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching or training. It requires someone who has passed through various stages of learning and
experience commonly referred to as a teacher to pass knowledge to another set of people known as students. For this to be achieved there
must be some sort of interaction between them. Teacher-Student interaction plays an important role in the way students learn and
assimilate what they are taught by their teachers. Before I proceed further, I would like to define the key terms in the topic to enable us
have a better understanding of the topic.
According to Wikipedia, a teacher is a person that provides education for students. It also refers to a person that
teaches or instructs someone else in something they are more knowledgeable in than the other person while a student on the other
hand is a person who attends an educational institution [college, university, etc] with
the sole aim of gaining knowledge about something. Interaction as name implies is a kind of action that occurs as two or more object or person have an effect upon one another. Social networking websites are websites that enables users
to create a public profile within that website and form relationship with other users of the same website. It can be used to describe community based websites, online discussion forums, chat rooms and other social spaces online.
As we all know that we are in the 21st century where social networking websites is no longer an option but a necessity as it usage cuts
across all varieties of life.
There are obviously bunch of tremendous benefits that teachers and students can derive from interacting with each other via social
networking websites and some of the benefits will be highlighted. Some educators have found social networking websites to be a
revelation since it creation because it acts as an excellent tool which can be harnessed by both teachers and students to make learning easier. Social networking websites such as [url=edmodo.com]Edmodo[/url], [url=teachertube.com]Teachertube[/url], and [url=21classes.com]21classes[/url] provides online learning tools that teachers can make use to enhance students creativity by which it turn makes teaching much more easier. Teachers also see social networking website as an avenue of creating online quizzes
, assignments, lectures and tutorials for students thereby making learning fun-filled.
Teachers creating a group for the class on social networking websites makes it easier for teachers to pass important updates and messages to his/her students. Social networking websites serve as a means by which teachers keep in touch with students especially during holiday break.
Teachers also observe social networking websites to be a good way of getting students who are shy in class to participate more.
Shyness as they say is a symptom of low self esteem and low self esteem affects the rate at which students participate and perform in
the class. But when this category of students interact with their teachers on social networking websites, it will definitely boost their confidence and make them bold enough to participate and express themselves better in the class.
A research on why students fail a particular examination or test has shown that it is mainly not because they are not serious or attentive
enough but because they are either afraid or they don’t like the teacher involved. Some teachers are not as strict as students assume
them to be and this is mainly because they know little or nothing about their teachers but when they interact with their teachers via social networking websites, they will be able to find out a lot about their teachers thereby enabling them to develop a decent rapport
between them. Teacher-student interaction via social networking websites is envitable.
In Missouri, for example, a bill called the 'Amy Hestir Student Protection Act' was signed by their Governor, Governor Jay Nixon. The bill banned teachers from interacting with students via social networking websites and other
electronic device with the aim of protecting students from scandals and violations. But when a comprehensive analysis was made and polls
conducted, it was discovered that teacher-student interaction on social networking website was indispensable and the bill was revamped.
Sometimes, students feel awkward whenever they want to ask question from their teachers during class session either due to the high population of the student in the classroom or because they are afraid of asking a silly question and this is very detrimental to the student academic life. Some students may even attempt to see the teacher after the class but the teacher's lecture schedule might not permit him/her to entertain questions at that particular time but with social networking websites, the teacher can easily ask his/her question perhaps after school hours. The importance of teacher-student interaction via social networking websites cannot be overemphasized.
I do think there are definitely dangers in teachers and students interaction via social networking websites but the positive effects out rightly outweigh the negative effect.
I think with these few but detailed points of mine, I have been able to clear all the minds of doubting Thomas among us that ‘Teachers should be allowed to interact with students via social networking websites’
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1. [url=wikipedia.com]Wikipedia[/url]
2. [url=nytimes.com]New York Times[/url]
3. [url=dictionay.com]Dictionary.com[/url]
4. [url=edmodo.com]Edmodo[/url]
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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by gbemmie09(f): 1:29pm On Dec 06, 2013
My esteemed Judges, Co-ordinators,
Fellow Co- debaters, Informed audience,
all other protocols duly observed. I
remain my humble self, gbemmie09,
second speaker representing AAUA and
I'm opposing the Topic that says:
TEACHERS SHOULD BE BAN FROM
INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS VIA
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES.
Technology is becoming more and more
integrated into our lives. Some educators
have found such sites to be an excellent
tool to reach out to students who might
otherwise have difficulty in speaking out
in class or asking for help. Social
networking sites are designed to
increase ones networks, form community
and interact easily. However Social
media offers varieties of opportunities for
learning and interacting. It has been
discovered that the various social
networks such as 2go, watsapp, eskimi,
Facebook, Nairaland forum, Google mail
and many others have Pre occupied the
mind of most Nigerian Students.
Educators are now increasingly taking
advantage of social networking sites. A
recent survey showed that some percent
of teachers, principals, librarians are
active in at least one social network
space. Many use those spaces for
professional development, attending
webinars, watching you tube videos,
listening to podcasts or participating on
blogs (edweb.net). Advantages of
Teachers-Students interaction via social
networking sites are:
WEB RENDEZVOUS: The use of social
networks had made it easier and faster
for teachers to interact with their
students about class-related topics. it
allows student to see their teachers as a
person not just someone who stands in
front of you during class and lectures.
The best teachers are often the ones that
the students feel a genuine connection
with. Social networking sites is great
fostering relationships, students are
probably happy to see some photos of
their teachers dressed in casual wears
and doing normal activities.
SHARING INFORMATION: Students are
continously connected to the internet and
hence rapidly transmit information to
friends, family and other connections.
Students share views, tips projects and
study materials and other useful
information with each other and thereby
seeking their teachers opinion on the
stated issues. They exchange helpful
information for classes and examination.
Their ability to access, evaluate, maintain
and share information is fantastic without
even being aware that they are actually
developing their intellectual skills. The
older generation need to undersand the
magnitude of this new style of
communication.
ONE ON ONE MEETING: Though teachers
spend a good bit of time teaching in
classes, but meeting one-on-one with
students to help them find the best
information can only be achieved via
social networking interaction, since
students are much more inclined to their
devices. It reduces the huge gap between
teachers and students.
INSTRUMENTS FOR HANDLING TYPES
OF TEMPERAMENT: There are four major
temperament, which are: Choleric,
Phlegmatic, Sanguine and Melancholy.
We have students who are stubborn,
some are struggling in class while some
are shy to speak up in class and these
sets of students refuse to ask of help. It
becomes so hard for teachers to reach
these students, if teachers are not ban
from interacting with their students via
social networking, those set of students
would be able to reach out to their
teachers and request help on topics they
might not understand. Some students
can be embarrased about asking
questions in front of their peers.
NO CROSS LINE: There is a line that
students cannot come close to but
having your teacher has your friend on
your Facebook page, bbm or watsapp
groups during ASUU stike, it helps to
opens the lines of communication
between students and teachers. Who
gives them information or tips
concerning the strike and what to expect.
In Summary knowledge today is a free
commodity."if we teach today, as we
taught yesterday, we rob our children of
tommorrow".John Dewey.

REFERENCES: http://www.hudsongrp.com/1/post/2013/08/what-are-the-advantages-of-social-media-to-students.html
http://www.edudemic.com/how-students-benefit-from-using-social-media/
http://myschool.com.ng/uniben/forum/19682/danger-of-social-networks-to-nigerian-students.html

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:30pm On Dec 06, 2013
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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:31pm On Dec 06, 2013
Debaters can nw tackle the flaws in their opponents' arguements. You have an hour to do this
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by gbemmie09(f): 1:32pm On Dec 06, 2013
Please judges help me with the change of colours. Thanks

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by snoopy(m): 1:33pm On Dec 06, 2013
Ayomitide77:
Some educators have found social networking websites to be a
revelation since it creation because it acts as an excellent tool which can be harnessed by both teachers and students to make learning easier. Social networking websites such as Edmodo, Teachertube, and 21classes provides online learning tools that teachers can make use to enhance students creativity by which it turn makes teaching much more easier. Teachers also see social networking website as an avenue of creating online quizzes
assignments, lectures and tutorials for students thereby making learning fun-filled Teachers creating a group for the class on social networking websites makes it easier for teachers to pass important updates and messages to his/her students.
In this regard, how do you cater for those who cant afford the luxury, bearing in mind that some students are not privileged to have parents who can provide them with facilities to harness the 'benefits' of these niceties. Conversely, the classroom is a space where everyone can be equal and have equal access to learning. The internet may not provide equal access and may hinder some students as a result.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by Fynestboi: 1:35pm On Dec 06, 2013
gbemmie09: Please judges help me with the change of colours. Thanks
done.
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by agrovick(m): 1:41pm On Dec 06, 2013
Ayomitide pls respond to the question raised by your opponent
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by damoskiy(m): 1:41pm On Dec 06, 2013
Ayomitide77:
Teachers also see social networking website as an avenue of creating online quizzes
, assignments, lectures and tutorials for students thereby making learning fun-filled.
Teachers creating a group for the class on social networking websites makes it easier for teachers to pass important updates and messages to his/her students. Social networking websites serve as a means by which teachers keep in touch with students especially during holiday break.
Teachers also observe social networking websites to be a good way of getting students who are shy in class to participate more.
Shyness as they say is a symptom of low self esteem and low self esteem affects the rate at which students participate and perform in
the class. But when this category of students interact with their teachers on social networking websites, it will definitely boost their confidence and make them bold enough to participate and express themselves better in the class.
Some teachers are not as strict as students assume
them to be and this is mainly because they know little or nothing about their teachers but when they interact with their teachers via social networking websites, they will be able to find out a lot about their teachers thereby enabling them to develop a decent rapport
between them. Teacher-student interaction via social networking websites is envitable.

Sometimes, students feel awkward whenever they want to ask question from their teachers during class session either due to the high population of the student in the classroom or because they are afraid of asking a silly question and this is very detrimental to the student academic life. Some students may even attempt to see the teacher after the class but the teacher's lecture schedule might not permit him/her to entertain questions at that particular time but with social networking websites, the teacher can easily ask his/her question perhaps after school hours.
school is place to mold and shape a person for the future.The ability of you not been able to speak in class shows that you have low self esteem.if a teacher interacts with you on line how is your self esteem going to grow

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by Ayomitide77(m): 1:42pm On Dec 06, 2013
snoopy:
In this regard, how do you cater for those who cant afford the luxury, bearing in mind that some students are not privileged to have parents who can provide them with facilities to harness the 'benefits' of these niceties. Conversely, the classroom is a space where everyone can be equal and have equal access to learning. The internet may not provide equal access and may hinder some students as a result.
Having a web-enabled phone nowadays is no longer a luxury as you can now get good phones with internet facilities for a token nowadays.

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by damoskiy(m): 1:44pm On Dec 06, 2013
We have students who are stubborn,
some are struggling in class while some
are shy to speak up in class and these
sets of students refuse to ask of help. It
becomes so hard for teachers to reach
these students, if teachers are not ban
from interacting with their students via
social networking, those set of students
would be able to reach out to their
teachers and request help on topics they
might not understand. Some students
can be embarrased about asking
questions in front of their peers. how would they grow if they are shy to speak with their teachers

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Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by snoopy(m): 1:45pm On Dec 06, 2013
Ayomitide77: Social networking websites serve as a means by which teachers keep in touch with students especially during holiday break.

dont you think the student will naturally see this as choking? considering the psyche of the average student where holidays are highly anticipated, expecting to be free from school work, assignments and the close monitoring of the teacher?
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by AbuMikey(m): 1:50pm On Dec 06, 2013
snoopy: I believe that if students and teachers become friends online and subsequently share personal information in the process, there is the tendency for students to dilute their perception of teachers as authority figures, thus rendering it harder to enforce disciplinary sanctions when necessary.



I don't think a Sane teacher would share Personal information with a student online,can You give obvious examples please? smiley

Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by Ayomitide77(m): 1:51pm On Dec 06, 2013
snoopy:

dont you think the student will naturally see this as choking? considering the psyche of the average student where holidays are highly anticipated, expecting to be free from school work, assignments and the close monitoring of the teacher?
Choking!Keeping in touch with someone is just about asking and knowing the students welfare
Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate :winner:::UNILAG by gbemmie09(f): 1:53pm On Dec 06, 2013
damoskiy: We have students who are stubborn,
some are struggling in class while some
are shy to speak up in class and these
sets of students refuse to ask of help. It
becomes so hard for teachers to reach
these students, if teachers are not ban
from interacting with their students via
social networking, those set of students
would be able to reach out to their
teachers and request help on topics they
might not understand. Some students
can be embarrased about asking
questions in front of their peers. how would they grow if they are shy to speak with their teachers
damoskiy: We have students who are stubborn,
some are struggling in class while some
are shy to speak up in class and these
sets of students refuse to ask of help. It
becomes so hard for teachers to reach
these students, if teachers are not ban
from interacting with their students via
social networking, those set of students
would be able to reach out to their
teachers and request help on topics they
might not understand. Some students
can be embarrased about asking
questions in front of their peers. [color=#006600]how would they grow if they are shy to speak with their teachers
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damoskiy: We have students who are stubborn,
some are struggling in class while some
are shy to speak up in class and these
sets of students refuse to ask of help. It
becomes so hard for teachers to reach
these students, if teachers are not ban
from interacting with their students via
social networking, those set of students
would be able to reach out to their
teachers and request help on topics they
might not understand. Some students
can be embarrased about asking
questions in front of their peers. how would they grow if they are shy to speak with their teachers

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