Effects of Social Media

 Positive Effects of Social Media

• There are many ways social media can be used by youth in a positive way.  It is not just an avenue for socializing; kids and adolescents can be creative, interact, and learn .  Social networking provides an alternative way to get students interested in learning with a new and previously unconventional medium.  It can also help with “homework and group projects”.

• Social networking has increased the rate and quality of collaboration for students. They are better able to communicate meeting times or share information quickly, which can increase productivity and help them learn how to work well in groups.

• Data and information can be exchanged easily.

• Social networking teaches students skills they’ll need to survive in the business world. Being able to create and maintain connections to many people in many industries is an integral part of developing a career or building a business.

• The ease with which a student can customize their profile makes them more aware of basic aspects of design and layout that are not often taught in schools. Building resumes and personal websites, which are increasingly used as online portfolios, benefit greatly from the skills obtained by customizing the layout and designs of social networking profiles. 

 Negative Effects of Social Media

•  One of the negative effect of social media or network is it leads to addiction. Spending countless hours on the social sites can divert the focus and attention from a particular task.

•  Kids can be greatly affected by these social networking sites if they are allowed to use them.  

• It put the negative impact on overall society as these kids and teenagers involve themselves in crime related activities.

•  Another downside of the social media is that the user shares too much information which may pose threats to them.

•  Even with the tight security settings your personal information may leak on the social sites. 

 

 

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