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The negative impact of social media
- 1. The Negative Impactof Social Media Lucas Clay Drew Greenawalt Stephen Underwood Alex Utter
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- 3. Each and EveryDay 100,000 Tweets Sent Twitter 48 hours of video uploaded on YouTube 684,478 pieces of content shared daily on Facebook 3,600 photos are shared on Instagram
- 4. Each and EveryDay Minute 100,000 Tweets Sent Twitter 48 hours of video uploaded on YouTube 684,478 pieces of content shared daily on Facebook 3,600 photos are shared on Instagram
- 5. Each and EveryDay Minute Day 144,000,000 Tweets Sent Twitter 69,120 hours of video uploaded on YouTube 2,880 Days or 7.9 Years 985,648,320 pieces of content shared daily on Facebook 5,184,000 photos are shared on Instagram
- 6. Whitehall, Floor 2 148People 139 using a form of technology 112 of the 139 were staring at a screen 42 people were doing homework 96 were clearly using Facebook or Twitter 9 people not using technology 1 was reading a book 5 doing homework 3 talking amongst each other
- 7. Need Social media cancause lower self esteem. Continued use interferes with one’s productivity. Can cause a lack of communication skills.
- 8. Self-esteem Continued use causesenvy leading to depression. Bullying Girls and self-image
- 9. Productivity Reduces productivity andincreases procrastination. Can cause lower grades in students.
- 10. Communication Lowers face toface communication with others. Affects communication skills.
- 11. Importance As college studentswe need good self-esteem to build relationships and network for jobs. We're here to learn and be successful so grades are the most important thing to focus on Communication is a major skill needed to be successful in the workforce.
- 12. Social Media CutDown Benefits: • Better grades in school • Reduced stress • Reduce chances of getting in trouble
- 13. School Work Average GPAof an avid social media user:3.06 Average GPA of non-avid user: 3.82 20% lower test grades Social media: biggest waste of time ahead of fantasy sports and watching TV.
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- 17. Facebook Addiction Decreasing theamount of Facebook use can bring raise your exam grades by 88% “A study has found that the exam results of those who used the social networking site while working, even if it was on in the background, were 20 per cent lower than non-users.” Researchers say the findings undermine the theory that young people's brains are better at multitasking on digital gadgets.
- 18. Studies Show A studysurveyed 219 undergraduate and graduate students and found that GPAs of Facebook users typically ranged a full grade point lower than those of nonusers — 3.0 to 3.5 for users versus 3.5 to 4.0 for their non-networking peers. It also found that 79% of Facebook members did not believe there was any link between their GPA and their networking habits. • What do you believe? • Do you feel that it has affected your GPA or grades on exams?
- 19. Solution Reduce the amountof social media usage each day If this were to happen, one would not be so reliant on the usage of social media. • Those who choose to cut down their usage would not have to deal with all of the problems that come with it • When studying for your exam, try and not visit any social media websites while your studying, and then compare your score for that exam to a pervious one. • Do you think you will see a difference? • Better or worse?
- 20. Wrapping Up Lower Self-Esteem • This is due to envy of someone • Leads to depression • Cyber-bullying is very common when it comes to social media, which can also lower ones self-esteem
- 21. The Benefits ofLess Decreasing the amount of social media usage is guaranteed to increase : • Exam Grades • GPA • Self-esteem • Happiness (less stress)