Impact of Facebook on our Students
This document discusses the impact of Facebook usage on students. It provides statistics on Pakistani Facebook users which show the majority are young, between 13-30 years old, and 70% are male. The pros of Facebook are listed as connecting with others and sharing information, while the cons include identity theft, distraction, excessive gossip, strangers, bullying, and teens seeking wrong attention. Concerns raised are the false sense of privacy, scams targeting teens, spyware/adware installations, screens disconnecting students morally, lack of knowledge about personal information usage, and using technology to avoid difficult conversations. The meaning of the word "friend" is changing risks for students, who increasingly form relationships online. Solutions proposed are learning about, from
Impact of Facebook on our Students
- 1. The Impact of Facebook on Our Students
- 2. About me Ahmed Younis Social media Analyst Graphic Designer Web Designer Fluent in dozen of Technologies imahmedyounis.tumblr.com
- 3. Why we use Facebook??? Think about it.
- 4. What is Social Media and Facebook Social media are the platforms that enables the interactive web by engaging users to participate in, comment on and create content as means of communicating with their social graph, other users and the public Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.
- 5. Statistics Majority of Pakistani Facebook users are young: 13-17: 1,183,640 people 18-24: 4,275,900 people 25-30: 1,767,800 people 30-40: 1,135,320 people 40 and over: 503,080 people There are 70% male users and 30% female users in Pakistan: Male: 6,068,700 people Female: 2,557,960 people
- 6. PROS oMeeting new people. oConnecting with family and friends in different countries. oAbility to receive news and gossip in a rapid time. oShare pictures and stories about your life with others. oThe ability to share data, interesting facts and educational findings with others. oNew way of learning.
- 7. CONS oIdentity theft. oTime consuming and distraction. oExcessive gossip. oStrangers. oOnline bullying. oTeens searching for the wrong attention.
- 8. Using Facebook takes time. Often, a LOT of time!
- 9. Influences on Education, Physical and Mental Health
- 10. To our students using Facebook, there is a false sense of privacy.
- 11. There are 1000's of scams targeting teens in their social networks, especially Facebook and MySpace.
- 12. Spyware and Adware installations are very serious concerns.
- 13. We need to acknowledge that screens act as a moral disconnect for many of our students.
- 14. Our students have very little knowledge about how much they are being marketed to; how their personal information is used, and even how valuable that personal information is.
- 15. Research shows that children and teens are increasingly using telecommunications technologies, including Facebook, to avoid difficult face-to-face conversations
- 16. The meaning of the word "friend" is changing for our students and this change puts them at risk in several ways. Also, students are increasingly turning to making friendships and building relationships online
- 18. Solutions Learning about SNSs Learning from SNSs Learning with SNSs SNS = Social Networking Site