Social Media's Impact on Students

 

Social media has gained such a massive following that billions of people are now on various social media platforms. WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Twitter, Tic Tok, etc. are few of the numerous social media platforms used widely around the world in today’s generation. Teenagers use social media in their everyday life’s. They devote a significant amount of time to various social media apps. Research has showed that social media use has increased in the wake of the recent Covid-19 outbreak, which forced schools to close and placed students in their homes around the globe to avoid the spread or contracting of the virus. 

Students relied on collaborative learning to improve their learning performance in an educational setting. Majority of the time a student's day is dominated by scrolling through their social media feeds. Students today are heavily influenced by social media. Social media provides a learning platform that allows students to easily communicate with their peers and lecturers both inside and outside of their country, and it promotes student learning. 

Social media has it’s negative and positive impact. Some positives impacts are as follows: better communication, learning enhancing skills, teens can also use social media to create online identities, communicate with others, and build social networks. These networks can provide valuable support to teens, particularly those who are excluded or have disabilities or chronic illnesses. Social media use, on the other hand, can have a negative impact on teens by distracting them, cyber bullying, peer pressure, anxiety, and depression. However, children who use social media excessively have access to a virtual world that helps them learn to control their emotions and build the resilience they need to deal with challenges in the real world.

How did social media impact your life during the covid19 pandemic?
Has social media impacted your life in anyway?
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  4. Social media can be impactful. Social media can also be negative and positive. It is dependent on the individual and how they choose to manage/use their platform. Nevertheless, social media have become a vital tool for the modern society to communicate, work, entertainment, etc.

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