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Tyler Ferre
Gardner
Milky Jalapeños
28 September 2019
Do Social Media and Students Mix?
Social media has become a prevalent aspect of our society. There is no question that it
has a great impact on high school students who now use it as a great means of communication
and self expression. The following paper discusses how social media affects the education of
high school students.
As students use social media more and more it brings up the question, how is it affecting
the education of high school students? In the article, “social media’s impact on students’ mental
health comes into focus.” The author describes how social media can be a negative thing when
used by students. “Social media has crippled my students when it comes to interacting with one
another in person. Their very ability to communicate is deteriorating”(Barrett). By not being able
to correctly interact with others it can strongly affect students, not only socially, but also when it
comes to their education. Being able to talk to others and learn together is an important part of
learning in school.
Another article that addresses the impact of social media in students education is
“Convenience matters: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of the Use of Social Media and
Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experiences and Performance in Higher Education.” By
Jang Yeona. However this article focuses on the positive aspects of social media. Yeona talks
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about the convenience of social media and why it is important. Because so many students have
social media right at their fingertips it can easily be used to increase the education and learning
of the students. For example in group work it can be essential for communication, and gathering
information.
Another way Social media can greatly strengthen education is talked about by Harry
Dyer in a youtube video called, “Incorporating & accounting for Social Media in Education.” In
this video Dyer explains why it is necessary for social media and education to come together and
for the walls and barriers that stand between them to be taken down. “The more we keep
education in this established offline place, is the more we ignore the skills that it has”(Dyer). In
this quote Dyer is talking about how social media allows teachers to further the ways students
can learn. By not using social media to teach the students are missing out on these opportunities.
Social media can teach students in ways that teachers can’t, or alreast make it easier. For
example, when teaching events from the past, or difficult topics, it can be hard for the teacher to
get through to the student. However, with social media there is so much out there that can be
used for education such as first hand experiences of major events or explanations of hard topics
just on youtube. This allows students to learn in another way that couldn’t be done without social
media.
As helpful as social media can be in education there are also drawbacks to the use of it.
In the political cartoon “back to school” artist Danny Tyree shows the negative effect social
media can have on students in a funny way. (Figure 1)

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Figure 1. In this cartoon the students don’t understand how books work and want to turn them on
like they would with an electronic device. This is exaggerated to show the effects social media
can have on students. It can be a distraction and make books and other important things seem
unimportant.
Lastly in the article, “The Impact of Social Media on a students life” by Abhishek
Karadkar, the author explains how many students use social media, “Humans are social animals.
We always like to remain in some group or another… 72 percent of high school and 78 percent
of college students spend time on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram”(Karadkar). As many students
use social media it makes sense that it should be used more for education. This can also be a
problem as if students don’t use it for education and instead as a distraction, then there would be
a lot of students suffering.
Social media is a huge part of society and there it no getting away from it. It affects
students in good and bad ways, but I feel that by giving into it, it increases the education of
students. Social media can give students a greater understanding of different topics as well and
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giving students a way to communicate with and be part of what they are learning. I also feel that
social media can better help the education in students because it is all around us. Just by being on
a social networking app students can see things that are happening around the world that they
wouldn’t have seen otherwise. This can teach in a way that students can relate to.
By accepting social media and using it as a for if teaching it can be a great strength. Not
only will it be easy to access but it will also be easy for students to use as most are constantly
involved in it anyway. Social media and education don’t have to be separate things but instead
should but put together to build upon each other. Social media does affect the education of
students, and does it in a positive way.

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Works Cited
Barrett, Kira. “social media's impact on students' mental health comes into focus”. Nea
Today, Sep 27, 2018
Karadkar, Abhishek. “The Impact of Social Media on Student Life”. Sep 13 2015
Tedx Talks “Incorporating & accounting for Social Media in education.” Harry Dyer,
March 28, https://youtu.be/8ELpzmNeS4M.
Tyree, Danny. “Back To School.” Cagle Cartoons. The Denver post. Cartoon
Yeona Jang. “Convenience Matters: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Use of Social
Media and Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experience and Performance in Higher
Education.” Education for Information, vol. 31, no. 1/2, Jan. 2014, pp. 73–98. EBSCOhost,
doi:10.3233/EFI-150948.

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Do Social Media and Students Mix?

high school students.

Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experiences and Performance in Higher Education.” By

media can have on students in a funny way. (Figure 1)

of college students spend time on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram”(Karadkar). As many students

a lot of students suffering.

students, and does it in a positive way.

Today, Sep 27, 2018

March 28, https://youtu.be/8ELpzmNeS4M.

Media and Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experience and Performance in Higher

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Do Social Media and Students Mix?

high school students.

Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experiences and Performance in Higher Education.” By

media can have on students in a funny way. (Figure 1)

of college students spend time on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram”(Karadkar). As many students

a lot of students suffering.

students, and does it in a positive way.

Today, Sep 27, 2018

March 28, ​https://youtu.be/8ELpzmNeS4M.

Media and Collaboration Technologies on Learning Experience and Performance in Higher

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March 28, https://youtu.be/8ELpzmNeS4M.