Negative impacts of social media &

digital technology on students

• Social media & digital
technologies have a
huge influence on
people

• These 2 concepts may

be beneficial at times
but they can also
negatively impact on a
adults, child’s
education, health and
communication skills.
• 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, game
consoles
 1. Multitasking

• People become addicted

to social media they
attempt to muti-task while
studying or working.
• This reduces their
academic and productivity
performance and their
ability to concentrate on a
task because of
distractions brought by
social media.
 Time Wastage

• Several people are spending too

much unnecessary time on
social sites rather than doing
their homework

• Students e.g tend not be

prepared for class. (not
different than before)

• Instead of taking time and trying

to deeper analyze the task they
rush through it. (very much
true)
 Reduction in real life contact
• People 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.
 Reduced learning
• People tend to be 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.
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.
Psychological Disorders and Suicide

• Two Kids comitted suicied in Bosa (Bogotá) in order

to achieve the goal to end de Blue Whale Game.
• The blue whale is a game in social which induces
its participants to take their lives