How Does Facebook Affect Students
How Does Facebook Affect Students?
Ziyad Sultan
Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to observe the effect of Facebook on students. Facebook becomes an important part of everyday life for many people at any age. It keeps them connected to friends and family, but it also influences students in interesting ways. Although usage of Facebook has been blamed for everything from shorter attention spans to increase stress and obesity, in this review we found that social media site like Facebook actually has a positive effect on psychological well-being. Initially, this paper will provide information about how Facebook affects the daily activities of students and how student/faculty relationships affected by interaction on Facebook and is Facebook a blessing or a curse for students. This paper will also discuss about how Facebook or any other social network can be a used for academic purposes.
How does Facebook Affect Students?
Since the creation of Facebook in February 2004was greatly appreciated by the young generation all over the world, utilizing it effectively should be a matter of concern for all students. Facebook is a freely accessed social network site where one can create a profile using any valid email account. Facebook allows a user to display personal information, upload pictures, access other users’ profiles, accumulate online friends, and interact with those friends through messages, gifts, and other applications. Along with other online sites such as Myspace and Friendster, Facebook is also designed to connect people; however, Facebook is generally considered the leading social networking site used by college students (Educause, 2008; Golder et al., 2007; Stutzman, 2006). An EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research ( ECAR ) study of 36,950 students from 126 universities in the United States and one Canadian university reveals that of the 90% of students who used social networking sites, 97% of them use Facebook.
Ziyad Sultan
Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to observe the effect of Facebook on students. Facebook becomes an important part of everyday life for many people at any age. It keeps them connected to friends and family, but it also influences students in interesting ways. Although usage of Facebook has been blamed for everything from shorter attention spans to increase stress and obesity, in this review we found that social media site like Facebook actually has a positive effect on psychological well-being. Initially, this paper will provide information about how Facebook affects the daily activities of students and how student/faculty relationships affected by interaction on Facebook and is Facebook a blessing or a curse for students. This paper will also discuss about how Facebook or any other social network can be a used for academic purposes.
How does Facebook Affect Students?
Since the creation of Facebook in February 2004was greatly appreciated by the young generation all over the world, utilizing it effectively should be a matter of concern for all students. Facebook is a freely accessed social network site where one can create a profile using any valid email account. Facebook allows a user to display personal information, upload pictures, access other users’ profiles, accumulate online friends, and interact with those friends through messages, gifts, and other applications. Along with other online sites such as Myspace and Friendster, Facebook is also designed to connect people; however, Facebook is generally considered the leading social networking site used by college students (Educause, 2008; Golder et al., 2007; Stutzman, 2006). An EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research ( ECAR ) study of 36,950 students from 126 universities in the United States and one Canadian university reveals that of the 90% of students who used social networking sites, 97% of them use Facebook.