Social media and digital technologies can negatively impact students' education in several ways: (1) They are distracting and cause students to multitask while studying, reducing academic performance; (2) Students waste too much time on social media and rush through homework instead of focusing; (3) Overuse reduces students' real-life communication skills. Excessive use of digital devices and social media can also lead to health issues from lack of physical activity, poor eating and sleeping habits, addiction and distraction from studying, and declining writing and language skills as students rely more on spellcheck than their own abilities.

1. Negative impacts of social media &
digital technology on students

2. • Social media & digital
technologies have a
huge influence on a
student's education
• These 2 concepts may
be beneficial at times
but they can also
negatively impact on a
child’s education, health
and communication
skills.

3. • Students have become
victims of social media more
than anyone else because
they get attracted to these
sites to kill boredom during
studying
• Devices that are used most
with social media include,
cell phones, laptops,
computers, tablets, etc

4. Question # 1
• Has social networking influenced your
education in a bad way? If so, how ?

5. • Some negative effects of social media
include....

6. 1. Multitasking
• Once students become addicted
to these sites they attempt to
muti-task while studying.
• This reduces their academic
performance and their ability to
concentrate on a task because of
distractions brought by social
media.

7. 2. Time Wastage
• Several students are spending
too much unnecessary time on
social sites rather than doing
their homework
• They tend not be prepared for
class.
• Instead of taking time and trying
to deeper analyze the task they
rush through it.

8. 3. Reduction in real life contact
• Student’s ability to communicate face to
face has also been affected.
• Forget how to communicate with each
other in person.
• They are not able to collaborate in
discussions and this reduces their
communication skills.

9. 4. Health
• Their excessive time spent on these sites
has an effect on their health as well
because they are not getting enough
physical activity due to their addiction on
these sites.
• They don't eat proper meals and don't get
proper rest.

10. Question #2
• If social networking sites were
permanently cut out from your life, how
would you be affected? Would it be
something negative that would hold you
back or would you eventually get over it ?

11. • A students learning and communication skills can
also be affected by digital technologies.

12. Question #3
• How often do you check your phone?

14. • Some negative effects of digital gadgets
include....

15. 1. Reduced learning
• Many students are dependent
on getting information off sites
like Google.
• This has reduced their focus
on learning and retaining
information since they are
reliant on the accessibility of
information on social media.

16. 2. Addiction and Distraction
• Many students have become addicted to
these sites and digital gadgets and this
results into many distractions while they
are trying to study or prepare for a test.
• This has a negative impact on their
academic performance.
• They start getting low grades in school
due to the lack of studying and reduction
in writing skills.

17. Question #4
• Have you ever struggled to concentrate on
a task when you know you’ve got an
unread text message or notification?

18. 3. Poor grammar
• Many students writing skills
have been affected.
• Rather than improving in their
writing, they are doing worse in
their spelling, grammar and
communication skills due to the
use of jargon and logo’s.

19. 4. Dependency on spell check features
• Digital technologies and social sites both
have spell check and this reduces several
students’ ability to write without relying on a
spell check feature.

20. Question #5
• What are some ways that students can
manage their excessive time spent on
social media sites and digital gadgets?

21. Helpful Tips
• Track your time - to make sure your not
wasting any time.
• Limit your social site accounts - no need
for many networks that do the same thing.
• Prioritize - check your phone & social
media updates once your work has been
done or during your breaks.

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