Effects Of Using Instagram On High School Students Academic Studies

Addiction doesn’t only come from drugs and cigarettes, but also social media. When teens start using social media too much it can get as addictive as drugs and cigarettes.This is disturbing because of past studies drugs and cigarettes are one of the hardest things to give up, once you start. “Teens who get hooked on such forms of social media find it hard to spend too much time away from them.Their schoolwork can suffer as a result. So can their personal relationships and their moods,” states Source 1. One can see from this that social media has caused stress among teens by getting them to attach to their social media profiles that they lose touch with reality.

Hannah Hudson in her article “10 Surprising Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom” shows ways to integrate social media into the classroom, “Record Steps in a Science Experiment-Watch as a plant unfurls or a chemical compound slowly changes colors—and preserve the experiment on Instagram.”(Hudson) This allows students to catch up easily when they miss a class. Although social media is a dangerous place for students and it can be scary to let them use it, schools can set rules and limitations to protect the students. Schools can also monitor what students use on their phone. Also, schools can restrict unwanted sites from students. If schools that were to allow students to use social media on their WiFi they could require a class or assembly so they can learn how to stay safe on social

Social media has been known to help students develop important knowledge and social skills. “At first glance this may seem like a waste of time; however it also helps students to develop important knowledge and social skills, and be active citizens who create and share content.” (Chen 3). The more time teens spend on social media the more they become aware of their own social side and how to interact with others, especially their peers. “Some types of social media has beneficial effects, like helping adolescents establish some sense of identity and build networking skills” (Riley Davis). Too much time being spent on social media can also exploit teens to some harsh realities that they’ve probably never experienced in their lives before.

Social Media Nowadays it is very unlikely to find a teenager that does not use social media. Social media is a way for young adults to keep in touch with their peers. Many teendagers do not use social media to harm their well-being, but some risky kids might.

Apps like Instagram can be a fun apps that lets you texts, facetime, and make lives with your friends, but most of the time it is not always as it seems. Teens are getting more and more obsessed with apps like, Instagram, Snapchat, Oovoo, Twitter, and Facebook. 94% of the teens all over the world use apps everyday. Teenagers spend about 9-10 hours everyday on Social media, so in a week they spend about 45 hours just on Instagram, and Snapchat. Social media is not a great idea because of, depression (have a lower self of esteem), cyberbullying (cause to commit suicide), and accepting strangers (kidnapper, pervert).

One thing in this article that I agree about Is that social media have bad effect on the students’ study performance. Bonnie Roschmann writes, “The more media they consumed per day, the worst students they were. If students spend more than six or seven hours daily on social media then they wouldn’t have enough time to study because they have other things to do during the day such as eating, sleeping, so they are going to end up falling the class.

It is fascinating how the Internet is changing people's lives in today’s world. Anyone is able to promptly do research and gather information on the Internet. With the click of a button you can have the data you need in less than ten seconds by searching for it on a search engine, such as Google. Since just about anyone has access to social media in today’s society, it makes it very easy for students to get distracted while in class or while doing their homework. Our world has been given so many different aids of communication which makes its very easy for us to connect with anyone.

An abundance of parents are distressed by the amount of time their teens are using social media, and if they spend suitable time in the real world and studying. A recent study at UNH showed that college students grades have not been affected by the time they spent on social media, even the students more heavily engaged are still acquiring the indistinguishable grades as the lighter users.

(procon.org. 1). Anyway, while we pond on that question, let us discuss why social media discourages students from studying or why students who uses social networking sites don’t do well in school. Besides the fact that students who use social networking sites use them to connect with their family, and long distance friends, proponents of social networking sites may argue that it helps students to do better at school, and that 59% of students with access to the internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use these sites talk about school assignments, according to procon.org (2). However, since these sites are not one hundred percent accurate and reliable, how are we sure that the students who uses social networking sites are actually doing well in their academics and not failing when it is obvious non users of social networking sites perform better. As a matter of fact, what chance does a student who uses social networking sites stand to a student who spends their time outside classroom doing their homework’s, reading their class notes, textbooks, and novels, and spending their time on other things other than on social networking sites? In as much as many of us don’t see the harm social networking sites are having on our students, it is an undeniable fact

Social media can be known to cause extreme procrastination. Procrastination is a big cause in low grades and social media is a big contributor to it. However, teens procrastinate to keep their mind off the stressful things they need to do that’s why social media ca be shown to help teens. In a twitter poll most teens stated that social media is a helpful relief to their daily lives. Social media was one of the top answers next to working out and running as big stress relievers. Teens tend to use procrastination as a distraction to not be stressed

“A new study says that college students who are on Snapchat while studying or doing homework wind up getting 20 percent lower grades than students who don't have the social networking site in visual range.” Another group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found that college students who went to bed later than 11:30 p.m. on school nights have lower GPAs than those who got to bed earlier. Many people may not be fully aware of how big of an impact social media has in their academic

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.

How does social media usage by teenagers and young adults affect academic performance, attitude towards school, and concept of identity?

Studies have shown that the average person now spends more time each day on their phone and computer than they do sleeping according to Nick McGillivray (“What are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?). Social has become part of our social society, especially for the many youths. There are positives to being on social media and also equal amounts of danger that come with using social networking sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. These social networking sites also have effects on today’s youth by altering the way they behave, the way they learn, in not only a classroom setting but also in the real world setting, and the way that they socialize with their peers and others.

Our lives seem to be more and more consumed by technology as great advances in this area have continue to be made, especially when it comes to social media. Many researchers have begun to notice that depending on how much time individuals spend on these social media sites, they can negatively affect their daily lifestyle in very significant ways.  For example, social networking has become a huge distraction for students and it can affect their grades depending on how often they check their various accounts while doing class work.  Researchers have also come to find out that social media can contribute to the development of psychological symptoms