Social Media in Higher Education

I really liked the different arguments for social media.  There are always arguments made against social media, but it is unusual to read arguments for the benefits of social media.  I felt that the article made some really good points.  I really liked the point of even though social media has decreased face-to-face interactions, it means that people are more focused on the discussion and what is being said rather than the person who is saying it.  Social media takes away people judging conversations based on appearances and how people talk. I also related to the idea that reading is now taking different forms.  Print is obviously not as popular now, but blogs and online articles have risen in popularity.  People get most of their news from the internet.  People also read things that interest them online more because it is so accessible which does not mean that the amount people are reading as gone down, the content has just changed.  I also really liked all the different ideas for using social media to better higher education.  I feel like a lot of these ways of using social media are already being used which is very exciting. I really enjoyed the article and enjoyed the positive spin on social media for once.