MARANAO: Social Media Presence: How Long Will It Last?

I think that what happens next is that your account will be over . i dont think it will live on unless it/you have some kind of robot like what the video shown which in that case yah sure mybe it could still like live on . As a grade 8 student i think it affects a really big part of my life , its a fast way to communicate with others and i think having an account is great but to be really honest with you i dont think people should have social media accounts especially if they're underage i think that it helps you be responsible in a way but it could also make you more "socially insensitive" in a way . It makes you responsible because it helps you a lot with homeworks or like communicating with others . It makes you socially insensitive in a lot of reasons cause for me i think that it makes you lazy in some sort like instead of actually studying you tend to just go on twotter or instagram and scroll through your feed and careless about what you're actually suppose to do . If i dont have a like social media account and the rest of my friends does i would feel a little bit or really out of place but for them i think they would be more "lazy" cause its social media . I would definitely create an account if i didn't have one cause once again i would feel really really out of place

Social media has its own benefits and disadvantages for me.

"Does social media help you communicate?"As a Grade 8 student, i get to know the home works I forget and need to do because of group chats in Facebook (which is the only social media account I have). It may sound irresponsible but it can be an alternative way to know about school work but it is also disadvantageous because I tend to feel more lazy. For the past group chats I had, some people would just ask for homework. For MY opinion, it does not work because I can't just entrust all of those to others (not always). I also need to do my part and be responsible for myself. Social media also affects my communication with others, not just classmates but also relatives and friends out of school. These people are the ones who I don't always see everyday and Social media helps me to communicate with them and know how they are. "Have they gone old?, "Did they go somewhere?", these are some question that I can answer trough the things they post. These people are also those people whom I can ask questions to and with Social Media, I can increase the people whom I may ask because they might have a different way of living and perspective than I do and those near me. Also, some people may be more comfortable talking through Social Media than talking in person (like me) and through social media, we can know others nature like how they may at in public than what they show in person. In these cases, this is beneficial to me . Social media can benefit me on my studies but not always, it also helps me to communicate to people whom are far away like those people whom I rarely or can't talk to personally. It benefits my range of communication more than it actually lessens it, so, yes, Social media does help me communicate and answer the question, "What is happening to the world?".

"What do we get from using Social Media?" Social media can affect you in a lot of ways, like your time because sometimes people use it so much. It does not only affect that, "What are the things you see there?" can be another question. It can harm us if don't know anything about our own boundaries like the things you shouldn't do and we just keep on looking on things that are not suited for ourselves. You may also invade other people's privacy. The what do we do to these things we see? Some people just think that it would be nice to copy those things and eventually everybody starts doing these and that. It influences us in a way that we can "unite" and be updated about what the world it doing. But does it always mean that when majority of the people do it, you also do it? I don't actually copy anything from the social media nor seen something that I shouldn't copy so what about those who already those things we shouldn't just copy like people protesting about some issue or harming themselves, do they also copy those people just to get in the band wagon? So social media does not only help you communicate or "be updated" but it may also harm you if you don't now how to use it properly. You should always "Think before you click" because what you put there will stay there. What you see there, you will not just forget. As somebody who uses Social Media, I feel responsible because I know that somewhere in earth, somebody may be watching me.

Social Media does benefit me, so I wonder "How long will these benefits last?"

1."Does social media help you communicate?"

In this generation, media is such a powerful thing. Technology it self is a necessity. As a grade 8 student, social media is always needed because communication with fellow classmates is required. For example; using edmodo, edmodo is a social media site where teachers and students can connect easily and access their home works, projects and chat with other students. Having the benefit of accessing these social media sites helps the students be more active and social even if the students are not in school. Of course having to communicate in social media sites has it's pros and cons. Pros; communication and accessibility becomes much easier with social media sites and cons; social media sites remains to be a distraction for students nowadays especially without proper parental guidance.


2. "What do we get from using social media sites?"

Using social media sites can have a positive and negative effect towards students in particular. For example, if the student is prone to distractions, she or he is more likely to have a not-so-good participation in class. But if the student is responsible enough, having to use social media sites is a positive thing. We get a lot from social media but the effects all depends on how we use it.

As a Grade 8 student, social media affects my life because they can be a great form of entertainment. Watch videos that people post to their timelines, view pictures, read stories, and even play games. You can search anything you want, just in a few seconds instead of using books. Social media benefits and harms me at the same time. First, social media benefits me because as I said earlier it can entertain you, if you forgot to copy one homework you can just ask your classmates through message in facebook or twitter., etc and it can also use for communication; social media sites are a great way to see what is happening in the lives of friends and families, and to meet new people who have similar interests and thoughts to yours. Then, social media harms me because, as it leads to addiction and also they can lead to depression and with young adults they tend to become aggressive towards people. Many young kids are very addicted to social networking, this is not a good thing, though it might not always be possible it will soon become a habit and they will start using this for wrong reasons.

In my opinion, social media teaches me social responsibility because I think before I click, and also I can manage time between studies and spending time on my phone. Social media affects me as a daughter, when my parents are on a vacation or a meeting and you dont have a load to message them you can just message them using messenger or others. Social media affects me as a student because it affects my education; as I said earlier, social media leads to addiction, sometimes I tend to forget doing my homework because I spend too much time on social media. For me, I only have few accounts here, I created these social media accounts so that I can be informed right away and communicate to my family and friends. Social media is all about communcating and connecting to other people not about cyberbullying and obscene stuffs (sorry for the word). Please be careful!

As an 8th grade student, social media has its advantages and disadvantages. I can benefit from it in terms of communication, I can easily access my classmates in one group chat or group page in Facebook, Edmodo or Twitter. We can easily be informed whenever classes are suspended or whenever late announcements are made. With social media I can be updated with the latest news international or nationwide. With the progress of technology today, the internet can also be a tool for learning, just like Edmodo. Learning how to use or access the internet can be useful experience for the future. Social media can also be a way to boost self esteem and confidence, getting a few "likes" on the a picture of themselves can mean a lot for some people. With the huge and still-growing internet community, there will always be people who can be socially insensitive or offensive. With that said, The internet isn't such a safe place for 12-13 year olds. There isn't always censoring for inappropriate words or pictures, But that can also be a way to learn responsibility or social sensitivity. You learn to be responsible with the information, pictures or words you post, or the sites you go to.

The Internet can also be seen as a type of communication for family members and friends abroad. You can connect with them and catch up with a video call in Skype or Facebook. With Social media, you can easily find out whats going on your friend's life. You can find out when their birthday is and you can connect with them quickly whenever you're planning on going out with your friends. As a student, social media is initially a distraction but at the end of the day it has its advantages and disadvantages. We just need to know our limits and always have parental advisory.

As a grade 8 student, social media affected my life A LOT. It has lots of benefits, but it also has disadvantages. Social media helped me to find out updates on what's going on all over the world. It serves as a good source of entertainment for our generation. If we're bored, majority of us will go on our social media and check posts of different celebrities, fandom accounts and etc. It somehow benefits me and harms me at the same time. Because one of the benefits that it gives you is that if you have difficulty in some homeworks, you can ask your classmates to help you. And also, its easier for us to communicate with others all over the world. But sometimes we tend to forget that we also have something to do in the outside world that we disrespect our parents just because of social media sites. It serves as a distraction while we're doing assignments and we tend to do social media all day instead of playing outside, having fun, doing physical stuff.


Social media affects me as a daughter because most of the time, especially in family events, we are all in our gadgets making posts instead of having quality time with our family. Social media affects me as a friend because sometimes whenever we text our friends, we might have misunderstandings. Some people start arguements over some typos that are not meant to be typed. And sometimes, we post embarrassing photos of our friends and they intend to get mad at you. So you really have to think before you click. Social media affects me as a student because the number one reason of all is that we get distracted from doing all our assignments. We just keep telling ourselves to do all our homeworks later just to chat with a friend for hours. And we tend to forget to do it.


To sum it all up, we should be careful in our social medias. It has benefits, but it also gives you a bad side effect.

In grade 8 the way you communicate is different. It isn't where in you call your classmate's house landline and talk about the given project or homework. Now that social media is running the world, it is easier for students to have group tasks. Sharing your ideas to the group doesn't get easier than clicking. Some teachers commonly hear students say "if you have any idea to add for our project you may just send it through Facebook." And usually there is more "teamwork" in a way that mostly everyone can contribute even when at home. Going to the question "How Long Will It Last". Social Media will go on and on. It's those things that when you take away most probably, many things will change for both bad and good. As said earlier, students use it for school work to make the their projects better. Adults use social media in sharing what the think about something. When adults see ,let's say, a link or an article about how to be in good health. They most likely would share it and caption it, what they think about it. If you take it away there will be bad effects.