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When faced with the temptation to partake in social media, all of my homework and other tasks are put on hold. I tell myself that a necessary study break is needed and that I will only go on social media for ten minutes and them resume studying. But in actuality, ten minutes turn into twenty minutes and twenty minutes turn into thirty minutes. Furthermore, as Tony Schwartz put it, “The problem is that we humans have a very limited reservoir of will and discipline.” It is a viscous cycle that will get me nowhere.

Choosing a good environment is a good step towards monitoring possible distractions. Distractions come in all shapes, sizes and sounds. External distractions include things like noise, people talking, TV, music, phone alerts, and anything else that diverts your attention from the task at hand. When it comes to studying, multitasking is ineffective. While it may seem like multitasking would be a good thing, research has shown that people who are multitasking are not doing two things at the same time. “People are instead switching back and forth quickly between tasks. The result of this movement is that performance suffers on both tasks, and people who are multitasking are less likely to remember information later”, (Dzubak, 2008). There may be other areas of our lives where multi-tasking is useful but studying and problem solving require deep concentration and interruptions make it harder to focus and decrease your chances of recalling information later. Brad Zomick has steps for time management and finding the right way to study by, “Evaluate your study locations, identify your distractions, make a list, set up your study time so you minimize internal distractions, schedule breaks, putting away obvious distractions, and use rewards to motivate yourself throughout your study period”

Which includes less time on my phone texting, or any social media sites. This relates back to Margaret Soltan’s essay “Better Living Through Consciousness: Why You Should Take Your College Education Seriously”, she discusses how technology should be limited to reduce distraction of students. She wrote “Students are gazing at all manner of stuff on their laptops (and in doing so distracting those students trying to pay attention to the front of the room); professors are staring down at their PowerPoint slides and reading the words on them aloud. In some classrooms, professors report that groups of students are gathering in various corners to watch films together on someone’s screen while the professor attempts to lecture”. Many students use technology whether it’s a laptop, cell phone or IPad almost every class period you will find at least one student on a device.

Studies have shown that social media has a direct correlation to a college students social life. Teenagers in this time

Academic performance was measured using self-report, time spent on Facebook was measured using a drop-down list of hours for students to choose from and Facebook activities were measured using a five-point scale where one was never and five was very frequently, multitasking efficacy and multitasking during class were also measured using a five-point scale, and time spent preparing for class was measured using responses to a question about how many hours one spent in a day doing assignments and readings (Bellur et al.,

(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

A second factor, social media could also have a huge effect on education. The use of social networks such as facebook and twitter are very well known, especially by most college students. David Gewirtz realized that some of the people who see a personal social media website could be a friend, potential employer, and even a stranger. Gewirtz warned most students to monitor what they are posting online. He says “ You could be a teenager today who is 15 and say inappropriate things, and then as an adult looking for a job as a CEO.” He is sending people a warning to monitor what they post because what is on that website might potentially ruin a chance of employment. (Michelle 1-2). College

Third, social media doesn’t help for their studies or talents. People think social media is good places to show their talents or works what they did. For example, they argue people can share video clip what they playing the instruments or dancing or singing. It is, however, for people who already good to do those. If you are not good at those things and if you spend time to do social media, it would be hard to progress your talents. I did surveys about relationships between using social media and studying last semester. Most students answered using social media is not helpful to study. Also, students who got good grades spend just a little time to use social media. Using social media

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.

College students are among the main demographic for new and latest technology and with that many of the college miss use the purpose of technology. Many college students have laptops but how many of them are using their laptops for work in the class room? The reason for the cause of this ““negative effects of stressful life events” (Pearlin, 1989). “Because they are more socially isolated, college students tend to rely on technology to obtain social support” (LaRose, Eastin, & Gregg, 2001)” The short answer is that no very many since most of them are just on Facebook or any other social media. For them to on these social network they missing out in important information from the classroom. There are also many other students that are actually using their laptops for their education but just the

Jon Russell once said, “Social Media presents a huge opportunity for schools, universities and other educational organizations to reach out and connect with students and prospective students”. With no doubt, social media has influenced the way students are educated today. For those of you who do not know the exact definition of social media, the social media means ways of sharing information, opinions, images, videos using the Internet, especially social networking sites. Because of the Internet, people started finding ways to socialize through social websites and exchange information. Popular social network on the Internet such as YouTube became a sensation for me ever since I became a student in college. Today social media can be used for educational purposes. The ways social media is changing education has affected how the students express themselves, behave, and interact with each other.

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

However, if the student controls his social media use, social media can also have a significant positive effect on him. It could help maintain a healthy social life by assisting in communication and

The majority of college students are using their smartphones for social media. Though social media may help people staying connected, it is also a distraction. According to Thompson, “Today’s tools make it easier for us to find connections - between ideas, pictures, people, bits of news - that were previously invisible” (p.349). Thompson’s view of social media is that they help people stay connected with friends, family members, and other people who share the same ideas. However, drawn to social media, undisciplined college students are like a moth to a flame. Whether or not they are consciously aware of it, social media are making them distracted from studying. Even a professional writer like Thompson is not an exception. As a matter of fact, Thompson says he was “idly checking Twitter links” when he was distracted from his writing (p. 351). Equally, I sometimes get distracted while doing my assignments and send links to inane materials to a friend. Thus, social media can steal the precious time that undisciplined college students could use for

Social media today has a strong grasp on the world and especially on students. With over 845 million users, Facebook has been having negative impacts on the educational performance of a huge number of students (Hogan, 2010). It is clear that many students do not have the ability to control their so-called Facebook addiction. This has adversely affected the personality and studying habits of students (Boyd, 2014). Facebook has an effect that is harmful to the productivity of students and this has been obvious in decreases in academic performance. Boyd (2014) highlighted in his research