Can Facebook make you a better college student?

By Kukil Bora, SiliconIndia   |   Friday, 29 April 2011, 03:07 IST   |    25 Comments
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Avoid Facebook, and you'll get more time to study - This is what the last graphic tends to suggest. It's not that students don't use social media for educational purposes, but spending on social media does consume much of their study hours.

It's quite evident that even after discussing some of the key questions about social media, we are left with some mixed results. While social media can be great for students in certain aspects, it can also cause harm to them as well. Therefore, academia must put extra effort to explore the advantages of social media and utilize them for the well being of the students. After all, the social network has become so incorporated into student life that it's almost a requirement now. You just can't avoid it.

What do you think about Facebook's effect on student life? Your comments are invited.

 
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