Effect Of Social Media On Education.
                     EFFECT OF  SOCIAL  
MEDIA ON EDUCATION
Social media
• Social media is a set of websites or applications which gives you a platform to communicate with 
others and to share anything like pictures, thoughts, etc. on a social platform.
• Many forms of social media are in use by people today, and with the online world evolving so 
rapidly, we will be getting in touch with many social media.
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Why social media?
• Generally, students use social media for education purposes by using it for communication with 
people who can help them in studies or get instant information, reviews, or solutions to their 
problem or get in touch with professors.
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POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL 
MEDIA 
Encourage Online Learning
• With the advance use of Social Media platforms, the students get encouraged and motivated to 
learn. 
• Educational videos on YouTube, The use of YouTube to watch educational videos, easy access to 
e-books, online notes, learning via video calling are some of the major aspects which contribute 
to educational development.
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Enhances Academic Performance
• Another crucial impact of Social Media  helps to enhance student academic performance and 
increase their knowledge through data and information gathering. 
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Enhances Creative Element
• Social Media helps in enhancing creative skills in children by allowing them to learn and later 
execute the same by doing it themselves. 
• Quite often a student’s hidden talent is revealed when he/she starts to take pictures and use 
online editing skills to make it look aesthetically appealing. 
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL 
MEDIA 
Causes Distraction
• Social Media platforms are a major factor that are leading to distraction and hindrance of mind. 
These days students tend to lose their focus from studying and rather enjoy browsing on Social 
Media. 
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Impact on Health
•  Use of social media sites with sheer negligence can have mental as well as physical effects on 
one’s health. 
• Students do not take their meals on time, do not take proper rest and by continuously being on 
phone or laptop can also have adverse effects on their eyes. 
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Reduces learning and research capability
• With the extensive use of Social Media, students these days are depending more on such 
platforms to gain information and knowledge rather than looking out for the same in books, 
journals or notes.
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