Social
networking sites let individuals to present themselves, and begin or
keep connections with others. The extremely popular social network site
for students in different levels, Facebook, has already printed a big
impact on their lives. The site can be used towards work-related
contexts, romantic relationship commencement and connecting those with
shared interests. Members may use the site to mingle with people they
already know offline or to find new friends. Facebook permits its users
to present themselves in an Internet profile, build up "friends" who can
post comments on each other's walls, and view each other's page.
Facebook associates can also join groups
based on common interests, see what things they have in common, and
learn each others' hobbies, interests, favorite music, and romantic
relationship status through their pages.
- But what are behind these facts?
- What does Facebook bring to the lives of the members especially to the students?
- How does Facebook affect the life of a student?
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| Students VS Facebook |
According to studies, Facebook has an impact
to students. Some students are using it for educational purposes.
Students would like to do some online collaboration with classmates. It
is said that Using Facebook boosts students’ self-esteem even more. They
would feel belongingness in the community compared to those who do not
have accounts. It also provides news on what are happening in the real
world and even in their school campuses. On the other hand, negative
effects flourish. It was found that social networking sites has
formed a new kind of addiction which we called the "social media
addiction" and it is quite true in using Facebook. Are you addicted to
Facebook? Some would say "yes" and some would say "no". It depends on
the level of cravings. But in the recent study, it was found that a lot
of students are by now addicted to it, to the extent that their school
performance is affected.
"Children who spend much of their time
online find it harder to focus in class and have short attention span "
researchers found through the samples that 7 out of 10 teachers believed
that their students are becoming obsessed with social media sites such
as Facebook. Their students tend to study while using Facebook and it
shows that they got 20%
lower grades. Facebook-using students even perform task (projects
or assignments) without completion for the reason that they spend more
time scrolling down on their newsfeed to see updates about their friends
and look up for their notifications rather than finishing their school
tasks. Aside that Facebook affects students’ academic performance; it
also has an effect on students’ emotional health. Yes, students feel
connected to others but study shows that they manifest depression
through seeing their status updates. Some would utilize the site to
express what they feel towards their enemy in school or even outside the
campus. They would blurt out through posting status that would target
their opponent just to hurt their feelings.
With the rampant use of all the social
networking sites, students are coming loose to the real associates.
Facebook chats and posts would make them busy nowadays. They may be
connected to many people but they somehow disconnect with the important
aspects of their lives and one of those is education. The belief of
meeting people face to face seems very odd. Students prefer to send and
receive instant messages or post messages through Facebook.
Many other elements could be the reason for
the inattention in studies of students. But somehow social networks
like Facebook have a negative impact on the education of some students.
Facebook could make students vain for better or for worse and it is the
parents' obligation to watch and guide their children to get the utmost
good benefits from Facebook.
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