EFFECT OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE STUDY HABBITS OF THE STUDENTS

In this article she is giving us a look into the damage that social networks can do to students in their job, school, and life. She talks about the millions of members that are already using these sites and that they still growing. The members use these sites to make friends, find old friends, and to talk to friends. “The only

Higher education law attorney Dana L. Fleming voices her controversial opinion in favor of institutionalized involvement in social network protection in her article “Youthful Indiscretions: Should Colleges Protect Social Network Users from Themselves and Others?” (Fleming). Posted in the New England Journal of Higher Education, winter of 2008 issue, Fleming poses the question of responsibility in monitoring students’ online social networking activities. With a growing population of students registering on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, she introduces the concern of safety by saying, “like lawmakers, college administrators have not yet determined how to handle the unique issues posed by the public display of their students’

Because adolescents are growing up with more access to social networking, texting and instant messaging on various sites have become prime means of communication. While this is not necessarily bad, many people feel the need to over-share things about their personal lives online. More and more people are using Facbeook and more and more employers are using Facebook to scope out potential employees. If there are inappropriate pictures and comments all over someone’s Facebook page, they are more likely to not receive the job. Some students get in trouble for things they post on Facebook and Twitter. Some users are beginning to notice this and have started deactivating their accounts to regain a sense of privacy. CNN’s article “The anti-social network: Life without Facebook”, states that some students who are trying to maintain a professional image for future employment are deleting their pages.

Social networking helps students find a place in online communities. These communities can help them with self esteem and also show them right from wrong.

Ellison, Steinfield and Lampe identify that social networking sites are among the main use of internet today. According to the authors, social networking sites are among the social media platforms that facilitate interaction in the computer environment. The writers identify the main motives for using social networking sites, for example, Facebook. One of the benefits is that Facebook improves the quality of life both social and at workplaces. According to the writers, social media has become common in the society that a majority cannot remember previous life without them. Social networking sites have become popular among college students who find it as a major platform for social interaction.

Are we becoming less human with the passing of each day? Have we become too dependent on technology, specifically social media? In this day and age, people have different views on social media. They question its true purpose and its effect on society as a whole. With that said, although there are many thoughts concerning the topic/trend of social media something that is undoubtedly true is that social media plays an active role in the lives of the majority of people. Whether in a positive or negative way, social media influences the lives of all people. However this paper focuses on the effect of social media on college students. It addresses both the positive and negative effects of social media on those in college; focusing on a student’s academic efficiency, social interactive skills, and overall productivity.

Due to the increasing use of the internet and social media by students, educational institutions, schools and universities, are using the same social media to track their students, or prospective students, social media profiles. While the institutions claim that they only do this to protect their students, the truth is that it is also used as a way to weed out people from the admissions process, and as a way to be notified against any alleged violation against the school or university. The majority of the reason why there is a controversy over this issue is because of these last uses, but there are still some that believe that protecting the students outside the classroom is not the school's job. Because of this students fear that these institutions have too much power and are overstepping their boundaries, most believe that schools should only monitor their students while at the school but that since social media is separated from school, the school should have no authority over it.

Social networking sites can be deemed this century’s phenomenon. These websites have, throughout the years, grown from having at least 10,000 members logging on daily, to 1,000,000 active users daily. According to Danah M. Boyd and Nicole B. Ellison, social networking sites are “web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within a system” (211). Boyd and Ellison also asserts that “The first recognizable social network site launched in 1997. SixDegrees.com allowed users to create profiles, list their Friends and, beginning in 1998, surf the Friends lists” (214). Since this phenomenon, a cornucopia of web sites began making their entrance on the market, some of the most popular being Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and MySpace. These social networking sites not only obtain the highest amount of users daily, but many of these users are adolescents between the ages of 13-18 most of who are still in high school. According to “Social Networking,” and Social Networking Sites: A Critical Analysis of Its Impact on Personal and Social Life, Proponents deem that social networking sites disseminate useful information rapidly, provide students, and educators valuable access to educational support and material and promote interaction with friends and family, however, opponents

Social media has taken the world by storm. Facebook currently has more than 1 billion active users, which is three times the number of people who live in the US. With so many people using Facebook it comes to no surprise that it has been made to have a negative influence from concerns over privacy, to people spending hours on the site and ultimately becoming addicted to it. But Facebook can also be a useful tool when used correctly, it helps people stay in touch, make new friends and it cures boredom.

Since MySpace (2003), Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2007), have changed the communication and business worlds, due to their instant connectivity (Purdue, 2015). This is the age of technology and the younger generation is at the forefront utilizing social media for entertainment for communication and last but not least education. It has also been known for teachers to utilize these tools as well to communicate and instruct their students.

Social networking has made its way into American culture quickly and is more prevalent now than ever before. Many people have different views on the relevance and benefits of social networking, whether they are positive or negative standpoints. Nevertheless, social media and networking is a part of our American lifestyles as a whole. As a Computer Information Systems major and studying the foundations and composition of computer applications, I would like to research the effects that social networks have on underclassmen undergraduate students attending an Historically Black College or University. In order to conduct this research, a study and survey must be held to determine whether social networking positively or negatively affects grade point averages by recording the number of social networks students are actively using and the number of hours spent on these applications in comparison to grade point averages. This research is important because there are many individuals who do not know the effects of their social networking, or lack thereof, has on their grades, sleeping patterns, health, and lifestyles in general. Although this research will focus on grade point averages of students, it will also determine if social networking has effects on other aspects of the college life such as sleeping patterns, health, and awareness.

While social networking does have value, it also has tremendous potential for negative influences in everyday society. The harm caused by social networking has skyrocketed over the last decade. There are no regulations to the content that can be posted or the immediate contact one can have with a stranger, leading to dangerous situations. This is a rising concern for the parents of young children as well as all who are part of social networks. The growing population has become overwhelmingly focused on the world of media and technology; most could not solve a simple math question, much less have a personal conversation with someone. While our schools are being downsized, the Facebook population is growing each and every day. A solution must be found before the doors of schools are closed, the interaction with one another face to face lessens, and the lives of teens with a good future are destroyed. There have been many solutions set up to overcome these obstacles, for example; blocking certain posts, privacy settings, and under age logs in denials. Fortunately, these have worked in some cases.

Colleges and employers are now using Facebook and other social networking sites to gather information about prospective students and hires. When you apply for Graduate Schools, the admissions department will most likely be viewing your Facebook page at some point to try and learn a more about you. Since we know that nowadays having a “private” page is in fact very far from having actual “privacy,” many departments will be able to view profiles. It was found that about 21% of all college admissions departments in the United States are now using social networking sites as an assessment tool for prospective students compared to 0% just a few years ago (Barnes).

In the world today most people know about social networking. Many people have a smartphone where there can access their social media in one split second. A very common media site is Facebook. Kids as young as 13 and adults can start using Facebook. It started off just for young adults and teenagers, where they could message each other and talk on the internet. Nowadays though it has become not just for teenagers, but for adults as well. Facebook shares all personal information that everyone can see. Since it is becoming so popular, teachers are starting to get them. Teachers and students are both using this technology. Students may start adding teachers on Facebook or even teachers adding students. Students will start to see all the personal information on the websites. This can lead to inappropriate behavior. The teacher can also lose their authority with the students and turn it into just a friendship. It could also cost the teachers job. Teachers and students should just not be friends on Facebook for those reasons.

Application of social media have joined and educational institutions. International universities have begun to expand their educational techniques and extend their principles on social media as one of the ways to communicate with students. Analysing the world's top-ranked universities and their performance on social media sites, leads to data that shows that all social networks are included when it comes to communication with students. As the most effective is Facebook, which was created exactly in Harvard University for the purpose of communication between students. Couple of years after spread to the Fun Pages, which are intended for the business advertisement. In addition to Facebook social network appears LinkedIn, for business