Impact of Social Networking Media and Websites on Education

Abstract

In today's digital era, social media or networking websites become a part of life because of their own various features. Any person can create profile, share multimedia information and comment on others information. The social networking media and websites like Facebook, YouTube, SlideShare, WhatsApp, Myspace and Twitter can be used for effective teaching and learning in classrooms. The study shows that these social networking websites are useful for education but these websites can divert students from their studies also. A small survey of graduate students in K.B.H. Law College, Malegaon, is carried out to observe the impact of social networking media and websites on students. This article presents the analysis of data collected and presented in graphical forms. The data collected from students to observe the positive and negative impact of social networking sites on education and some examples are also discussed in this article.