THE ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON GRADE 11

ICT STUDENTS AT AMA COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER ANTIPOLO

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 – 2020

A
Thesis
Presented to
The Faculty of AMA Computer Learning Center
Antipolo City

In The Partial Fulfillment

of the requirements for senior high school

October 2019

ABSTRACT
TITLE The advantage and disadvantage of
Social Media on Grade 11 ICT
Students on AMA Computer
Learning Center
AUTHOR :Angela Rosselle Fabian
April Echaluce

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 Bianca Ivy Bautista
Clareth Edzel Mangubat
Leonardo Castillo
Luis Miguel Diñoso
Omheer Usman
Jasper John Z, Docto

TYPE OF DOCUMENT :Under graduate thesis

SCHOOL :AMA Computer Learning Center
:Antipolo
YEAR MANUSCRIPT WAS WRITTEN :2019
INSTRUCTOR :Mrs. Myrene Natividad

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 APPROVAL SHEET
The undergraduate thesis entitled “THE ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF
SOCIAL MEDIA AT AMA COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER ANTIPOLO” Prepared
and submitted by , Angela Roselle Fabian, April Echaluce , Bianca Ivy Bautista, Clareth
Edzel Mangubat, Leonardo Castillo, Omheer Usman, Jasper John Z, Docto, And Luis
Miguel Diñoso in Partial fulfillment of the requirments for senior high school, is hereby
recommended for approval.

________________ Ms. Myrene Natividad

Date Adviser

Accepted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the senior high school.

_______________ Ms. Lyndie B. Lindo

Date School Directress

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The completion this thesis would not have been possible without the Relentless

support and encouragement of many people, friend, students, and relatives who have

kindly offered their time, support, reassurance, advice, and words of encouragement in

helping us professionally, emotionally and financially. However there are several

individuals that deserve special mentioning and the following persons are:

Ms. Myrene Natividad, research instructor, for her time, support, guidance

and insight during the process of writing and accomplishment of the study;

Ms. Lindie B. Lindo, AMA Computer Learning Center for her time, guidance,

support and sincere accommodation to the researcher from the start of the survey.

Respondents, The Information Computer Technology of AMA Computer

Learning Center, for their cooperation and patience during data gathering.

Professors, The Information Computer Technology of AMA Computer

Learning Center, for their support in providing the needed data for the study.

And most of all to Our Almighty God who makes all thing possible for lifting up on us the

desire in our heart, inspiration and encouragement in my mind and determination in our

soul to complete research study.

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 DEDICATION

This work is dedicated with much love and gratitude to our parents for

lifelong love and support to your endeavor and for graciously believing us and

instilling the qualities in us to persevere and work hard to attain the next level

professionalism and for unending belief in our ability. In addition, we would like

to dedicate this research to our loving professor, Ms. Myrene Natividad, for her

support and patience she made to us.

Clareth Edzel J. Mangubat

I dedicate this research to the Lord, Who are always with me for guiding

and giving us knowledge to do this research. To my mother who give me a

support and love when doing this research. To my fellow groupmates. Bianca,

Angela , Clareth, Luis, Omheer and Leonardo. Although research is not easy,

sometimes we are not understanding everyone but in the end we finished this

study.

April A. Echaluce

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 This work is dedicated with much love and gratitude first of all to our

lord whose always there guiding and keeping us safe in order to make

this research. To my parents who give me love and support while doing

our research. This research would not be done without the help of my

groupmates Angela, Clareth, Omheer, Leonardo and Bianca. Much thanks to

them and also to Ma’am Myrene Natividad.

Luis Miguel S. Diñoso

This research is dedicated to all Student who willing fully participated in

this Study to be successful. For our teachers who helped us to accomplished

this work and inspired us to not give up. For our family who never stop

supporting us. And for the Almighty God who gave us wisdom and strength to

successfully finish our study.

Omheer L. Usman

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 I dedicate my dissertation work to my family and extended family. A

special feeling of gratitude goes to my loving Mother, Myla Almacen, who have

always stressed the importance of education. They not only gave me moral and

emotional support, but instilled in me a tireless work ethic and persistent

determination to be whatever I wanted to be in life without limitations. And my

daughter, who is gave me a strength in my life. I also dedicate this dissertation

to my grandfather who have supported me throughout this process, I will always

appreciate all the support that he done for me.

Bianca Ivy A. Bautista

First of all I dedicate this thesis to my lovely mother for keep supporting

and cheering me to finish this thesis successfully. I am thankful for her

understanding about some expenses we need to fill while making this study.

Second, I would also like to say thank you to my group mates for their concern

and being matured enough to discern my reason for not coming in our meeting.

I highly appreciated that you’ll opened about possible hindrances I might

encounter in my way. And last to Ma’am Myrene Natividad for making us

experience this research. We realize and discover a lot of things through finding

some information to complete our study. Thank you Ma’am for being our guide

along our journey.

Rosselle Angela O. Fabian

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I dedicate this research to my friends and classmate for cheering me while doing this

research. To my family that provide all expenses we needed while conducting this

thesis. And to our subject teacher Ma’am Natividad for giving us change to learn and

explore this research.

Leonardo Castillo

This research is dedicated to my family, friends, and to my instructors, because of their

help and support our research has been successful. I am so grateful to my parents, for

their hard work on educating me and supporting my school needs and for providing the

expenses I need for studies and for our research papers. And I’ll give thanks especially

to our God for guiding us, giving us wisdom and knowledge to do our research and also

to our adviser in research for motivating us and helping us to finish our thesis. We

cannot finish this successful research without your help, thank you so much and may

God bless you!

Jasper John Z, Docto

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 CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION
Social media is computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas,

thoughts, and information through the building of virtual networks and communities. By

design, social media is internet-based and gives users quick electronic communication

of content. Content includes personal information, documents, videos, and photos.

Users engage with social media via computer, tablet or smartphone via web-based

software or web application, often utilizing it for messaging. While social media is

ubiquitous in America and Europe, China and India now lead the list of social media

usage. Understanding Social Media originated as a way to interact with friends and

family but was later adopted by businesses which wanted to take advantage of a

popular new communication method to reach out to customers.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The researchers conducted this study because they are also part and exposed

in such addiction and mis-use. The researchers are also curious and interested to the

advantage and disadvantage of social media on the performance of the respondents in

their studies and how to avoid the so called addiction.

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SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study will be dealing the advantage and disadvantage of social

media on Grade 11 ICT Senior High School students at AMA Computer Learning

Center Antipolo from the year 2019-2020. This study is only for the Grade 11 ICT

Senior High School students of ACLC Antipolo. The respondents will be 100
Grade 11

senior high school student .

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of :

o 1.1Age

o 1.2 Sex

2. What are the advantages of engaging in social media?

3. What are the disadvantages of engaging in social media?

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 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

INPUT OUTPUT PROCESS

Respondents Profile

 Sex
 Age
 Administering Survey
- Reason of using social
Questionnaire  Collecting a data by
media
 Gathering Date doing survey
- Advantage of
 Analysis of Data questionnaire
engaging social in
media
- Disadvantage of
engaging in social
media

FEEDBACK

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be beneficial to the following:
ACLC Administrator- Like the teachers, the study will help the ACLC Admins to

understand the reasons of the students on why they using social media to provide

emotional and physical support by giving them advice and activities that may help them

avoid over used of social media.

Teachers - This study will help teachers to guide and to better educate their students

and show them the proper way of using of social media and what harm it can have on

using it, and how it can impact student behavior at school.

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 Parents-The result will provide the parents with some knowledge about the

behavior of their children and help them understand why they using social media

through the given data. It will help them top and create preventive measures that will

help their child from over use of social media.

Students - They will be the beneficiary of the study in a way that they gain

knowledge about using social media and how it can be avoided. It will give the student a

realization that using social media is not very essential in their they life. At the end of

this study students would finally know the reasons why some students using social

media.

Future researchers - this study will provide baseline data needed for future

researchers and studies related to this one.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Addiction - is a complex disease, often chronic in nature, which affects the functioning

of the brain and body. It also causes serious damage to families, relationships, schools,

workplaces and neighborhoods.

Adolescence - is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that

generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Advantage - a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor.

Background - the circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or

underlying a particular event.

Delimitation - They are the shortcomings, conditions or influences that cannot be

controlled by the researcher that place restrictions on your methodology and

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conclusions. Delimitations are choices made by the researcher which should be

mentioned. They describe the boundaries that you have set for the study.

Disadvantage – loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances.

Hypothesis - a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited

evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

ICT – Information and Communication Technology

Perspective - Your perception is your reality. Your perspective shapes who you are:

your motivation, your inspiration, and the choices you make in your professional and

personal life. It is important to make sure you have a positive mindset in order to attract

the right things in your life.

Research - the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order

to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Social Media – forms of electronic communication through which users create

online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other

content.

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 CHAPTER 2

STUDIES AND LITERATURE REVIEW

FOREIGN LITERATURE

UI Haq & Chand (2012) investigated the usage and popularity of famous

social media network (Facebook) among university students with special focus on

the gender based comparison and the impact of the selected social medium on

their academic performance. The two researchers evaluate the pattern and frequency

of Facebook use among university students while focusing gender that majority

of the users (61%) agree that this social medium has adverse effects on their

academic  performance.  Further  analysis  reveals  that  among  these  61%, 

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majority of  the respondents were male. In addition to adverse effects of

Facebook on academic  performance.

Abhyankar (2011) pointed out that from the very beginning; human beings

always associated themselves to some form of social structure as they evolved

across generations. All human beings crave social life, but not all can have time

and resources to enjoy social circle where they can communicate, collaborate

and freely express themselves with like-minded peers for satisfying their different

needs like security, assets, skills, relationships, science and technology, events,

politics, history, literature, art, etc. There is no end to the list of fundamental

principles that can drive people to create platforms for communication and

interaction, mutually beneficial for the whole community.

He further states that “Social Media” is an online community where people

across the globe (irrespective of demographic and geographical differences) can

develop network with different organizations or individuals for a specific purpose.

It creates a chain of linked/connected entities (individuals/organizations,

communities, forums, groups etc.) like a tree with multiple branches and nodes.

LOCAL LITERATURE

According to Commission on Information and Communications Technology

(CICT) Chairman Ivan John E. Uy said that social networking sites can be a

useful tool in public service delivery. “The use of Facebook and Twitter in

government offices provides better access to the public, ” he said in an interview

aired over DZRB. There are 24 million Internet users in the Philippines, 51% of

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which use social networking sites. Social media Is an effective platform for

information dissemination and engagement.

Karen Fraxier (2010) public relations specialist, writes that social media

“has changed the way people interact. In many ways, social media has led to

positive changes in the way people communicate and share information;

however, it has a dark side, as well. Social media can sometimes result in

negative outcomes, some with long-term consequences.”

Karen cites a Case in Central Manila University of Medicine study that

showed hyper-networking (more than three hours on social networks per day)

and hyper texting (more than 120 text messages per day) correlated with

unhealthy behaviors in teens, including drinking, smoking and sexual activity.

Hyper-networking was also associated with depression, substance abuse, poor

sleep patterns, suicide and poor academic performance.

FOREIGN STUDIES

According to Fuchs, Christian. 2009. Social Media Sites and the

Surveillance Society. A Critical Case Study of the Usage of study, Facebook, and

MySpace by Students in Salzburg in the Context of Electronic Surveillance. 674

students from Salzburg participated in the study that was conducted by the Theory

Research Group (University of Salzburg, ICT&S Center).

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 The study recommends that citizens see commercial Internet platforms that

store and evaluate personal data generally critically and that by establishing

special consumer protection websites it could be documented in the public,

which rights in dealing with personal data such platforms obtain by their terms

of use and their privacy terms.

LOCAL STUDIES

Social networking media is about sharing or communicating with other

people. It has spread Its wings to various other fields and education is one of

the new sectors where the concept of social media is making a great role

(Francisco, 2014). They are communication channels or tools used to store,

aggregate, share, discuss or deliver information with friends and colleagues using

the internet (Espino, 2015). They involve the use of web-based technologies

to transform one-way communication into an interactive online dialogue (Dixon,

2013).

The respondents of the study were the students from the ACLC who were taken as

samples from the students who were officially enrolled in the first semester of the school

year 2019 – 2020.

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 CHAPTER 3

METHODS OF RESEARCH AND PROCEDURES

This chapter present the discussion of the research methodology, variable

of the study, population and Sampling, Research Instrument, Data Gathering,

Scoring and Interpretation.

METHODS OF RESEARCH USED

This study used the descriptive survey methods of research because it

describe the phenomena under study in its natural setting. It is also used

because this was the most appropriate means of determining. The Advantage

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and Disadvantage of Social Media on Grade 11 ICT Students in ACLC Antipolo,

Year 2019-2020.

According to Aggarwal descriptive survey is a method of research which

concern itself with present phenomena in terms of condition, practices, trends,

and relationships. It is devoted to the gathering of information about prevailing

condition or situations for the purpose of description and interpretation.

_________________________

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Aggarwal Y.P(2008) “Meaning of the Term Descriptive Research Meaning”.

International Journal of Transformation in Business Management Vol. No. 1 issue

No.6.

SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

The researchers use random sampling method, will picked 25 respondents

each section with a total of 100 respondents .

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

The researcher developed a 3 parts survey questionnaire as the main operant

of the study.

The first one is letter for the respondents (letter of approval). Second is collection

of the details of respondents profile of the selected students. Third is creating 1stsra0

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items statement that conclude the Advantage and Disadvantage of Social media in the

given respondents.

The survey questionnaire checklist was created by the researcher and research

instructor.

DATA GATHERING

After the approval of the title at hand the researcher immediately prepared the

Gantt chart of activities that serves as the calendar of activities for the researcher. It

also served as a guide in accomplishing the desired task necessary for the conduct of

the study.

After the construction of Chapters 1,2, and 3 the researchers will secure a permit

from the AMA Computer Learning Center Antipolo to conduct the study and approved

request to the school administration of ACLC for the conduct of the study. Then the

retrival of the survey questionnaire –checklist will follow in data gathered will be

tabulated analyzed and subject to appropriate statistical treatment for its proper

interpretation.

This will guide to the construction of Chapter 4 which dealt with the detailed

result of the study . Then it will be follow by the construction of chapter 5 which

discusses the summary of findings the conclusions and the recommendations.

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION

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 This study used for the interpretation of data of Advantage and

Disadvantage of Social media.

Likert Scale:

SCALE VERBAL INTERPRETATION

5 Strongly Agree (Malakas na pagsang-ayon)

4 Somewhat Agree (Medyo sumasang-ayon)

3 Neutral (Pantay na pangsang-ayon)

2 Slightly Agree (Sumasang-ayon)

1 Disagree (Hindi sang -ayon)

STATISTICAL TREATMENT

The following statistical tool are deliberate in the interpretation of the

gathered data.

1.Frequency, Percentage and Rank that are used to know the profile of

the respondents in their age, and sex.

P=f / N x 100

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 2. Weighted mean is use to interpret the data on the advantage and

disadvantage of engaging in social media.

CHAPTER 4

Presentation, Analysis, Interpretation of Data and Its Implication

This chapter present the analysis and interpretation of gathered data that would

answer the problem stated in the previous chapter.

Table 1.

Frequency, percentage and rank distribution of G11ICT Students

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 Respondents Profile in the terms of Gender

Sex Frequency Percentage Rank

Male 52 52% 1
Female 48 48% 2
TOTAL 100 100%

As shown in Table 1, The greater the number 52 percent or 52 of the respondent

were male and the lesser the number, 48 percent or 48 of the respondents were

female.

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 Table 2

Respondents Profile in Terms of Age

Age Frequency Percentage Rank

15-16 72 72% 1
17-18 20 20% 2
19 and above 8 8% 3
TOTAL 100 100%

As shown in Table 2, there are 72 or 72% of the respondent are at the

age of 15-16 years old, while 20 or 20% are at age 17-18 years old and 8

or 8% of the respondent are at the age of 19 years old and above.

The reason why 15-16 years old is the biggest percentage, because
that is the standard or required age for grade 11 by the Department of
Education.

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 5 4 3 2 1 Weigh rank

Strongl Somew Neutr Slight Disagr ted

al
y hat ly ee mean

Agree Agree Disag

ree
I use social media for academic 34 21 19 13 13 3.5 7

purposes.
I spent most of my time in using social 27 24 23 15 11 3.41 1

media.
I sleep late because of social media. 26 27 20 14 13 3.06 6

Social media helps me in my studies. 15 19 36 17 13 3.38 2

I used it while in class. 18 19 26 17 20 3.12 5

Social media influenced my 21 22 23 16 18 3.31 4

insight/opinion.
Keep my self updated on the latest 24 24 23 17 12 3.06 6

trends.
I am addicted on social media. 22 20 19 20 19 3.31 4

I used social media as diversion.’ 26 23 21 16 14 3.31 4

Social media is very essential in my life. 26 25 19 20 10 3.37 3

Table 3

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 As shown in Table 3, most students use social media as their

diversion and entertainment while others experience the disadvantage of

social media through being distracted and the rest has a neutral view to

social media.

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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE – THE ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON GRADE 11 ICT
STUDENTS AT AMA COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER ANTIPOLO ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020.

Name:___________________________________________________Date:_____________________
(Optional)
I. Respondents Profile
Please put a check on the line of your answer.

Sex: _____Male _____Female

Age: _____15-16______17-18_____19 and above

II. Social Media Addiction

Please put a check on the column that best describe on your answer.

Legend:
5-Strong Agree 3-Neutral 1-Not Affected
4-Somewhat Agree 4-Slightly Affected

I use social media for Academic purposes.

I spent most of my time in using social media.

I sleep late because of social media.

Social media helps me in my studies.

I used it while in class.

Social media influenced my insight/opinion.

Keep my self updated on the latest trends.

I am addicted on social media.

I used social media as my hobby.

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 Social media is very essential in my life.

CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter present the summary of findings, implication, conclusions and

recommendations.

Summary of Findings
The study answered the followings sub-problems:

1. ( 72% ) of the grade 11 ICT student -respondent at AMA Computer Learning Center
Antipolo are at early adolescent’s stage specifically from 15 - 16 years old.
2.The respondents answered that social media has advantage on their studies,
communication, using it as a hobby and other positive result like studies,
communication and information gathering.
3. The respondents answered that social media has disadvantage in terms of
not handling it properly and over using of it. And become one of their distraction
specially in Academic.

Conclusions

The conclusion of researcher that social media give both advantage and
disadvantage in each social media user has been confirmed after the result of survey
come. The students-respondents said that social media’s effect on their study, livings,
social life and etc. can be positive either negative in many ways. According to students-
respondents social media are positive at first use--- where you only visit it for academic
purposes like assignment, research, project and etc. Social media are good if you use it
as communication to connect to your love ones, to get updated to your friends and
school matter, and other kinds of good communication. Social media is healthy is its
help you to make your work easier. And said again by student-respondents, social
media are advantage if it is your medium to freed yourself from stress, to leisure, and to
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make yourself happy even in indoor. The Advantage of social media is countless, the
benefits we gain from it is so much. Social media widen our knowledge and curiosity,
and as curiosity become higher people will tend to explore and discover more. The
willingness to gain more knowledge are the reason of everyone to dig in in each part of
social media which contain different toxin that may poison everyone’s mind and lifestyle.

The result of the research said that using too much social media are bad and this
is the first step to experience the social media disadvantage. According again to
student-respondents, the longer they use social media, the longer they become
obsessed on it until it became distraction in their academic, livings and social life. On
student-respondent perception, social media will become unhealthy the way individual
use it and if they let social media control and destroy them.
Positive
 Connectivity - The first and main advantage of the Social media is connectivity.

 Education - Social Media has a lot of benefits for the students and teachers, it is

very educate from others who are experts and professionals via social media.

 Information and Updates – The main advantage of the social media to be

updated on the news updates and the latest happenings around the world.

 Awareness - Social media also make people aware and innovate the way

people live.

 Help in building communities - Since our world has different religious views

and beliefs.

Negative

 Cyber-Bullying - Since anyone can create a fake account and do anything

without being traced, it can be quite easy for anyone to bully other people on

internet.

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  Hacking – Getting the personal information’s and privacy of a person, that be

easily hacked and share on internet.

 Addiction – The addictive part of Social media is when you spend all of your

time and consuming more hours on using internet, playing online games and

other social media sites.

 Fraud and Scams – Several examples are available where individuals have

scammed and commit fraud through the social media.

 Cause of Death – Not just by using it, by following the stunts, and other crazy

stuffs that are shared on the internet, or attempting to kill yourself.

Recommendations
With all of the foregoing analysis, interpretation, and conclusions of this study, the
following are strongly recommended for possible course of action.
FOR ADMINS:
1. Make a program to introduce the advantage and dis-advantage of social
media. Include the social media info, about the proper use of Social Media
Sites.

FOR TEACHERS:
1. Create evaluation, revise policies, and practices that encourage students to
engage in professional learning related to advantage and disadvantage of
social media.

FOR PARENTS:

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 1. Make extra effort to guide their children when using social media, make a
limit social media use that breaking may lead them to understand the do’s
and don’ts when wondering in each social media site.

FOR STUDENTS:
1. Be matured and responsible enough to understand your limits on social
media use. Make yourself aware on advantage and disadvantage of social
media use on you as teens, students and, son/ daughters.

FOR FUTURE RESEARCHERS:

1. We highly recommended to include your personal experience as social
media user so the investigation wouldn’t be that hard. Look at each side of
social media as researcher, students, and user.

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