cathy thomas-grant's philosophy of life (From Facebook)
Forget the widely unloved redesign. Facebook has committed a greater offense. According to an new study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican University, college students who use the 200 million–member social network have significantly lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than those who do not.
Facebook = 3.0 - 3.5
Non-Facebook = 3.5 - 4.0
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1891111,00.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10217704-71.html
Have you seen Facebook? The quote at the top is one of the more rational. See more at:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=26416503057&topic=8282
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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So... Where are the 2.0 students?
ReplyDeleteMost classes are on a curve (or used to be), so there really should be some 2.0 students out there somewhere.
We wouldn't want to affct their sense of self-esteem with a 2.0. As long as they have the cash for tuition, that is. (in jest).
ReplyDeleteNote: Catholic high school teachers have no compunction about handing out 2.0's. And cell phones are not allowed in school. Facebook, not so much...