increased use of social media revealed:
- decreased motivation to study 
- reduced retention of information
- lack of spell/grammar check manually and instead reliant on online checking sites
- decreased ability to concentrate
- decrease in effort to memorize material due to high accessibility of information online


New York University

social media has positive and negative impacts including easy ability to find new information while also being a distraction to learning material from class


SNS affects on study habits

negative impact of social media on study habits

increased use can lead to :
- better accessibility to other education systems that help explain a concept in a better way
- more tools to make studying easier 
- online platforms designed to help students study for specific tests (SAT prep courses, Khan Academy)
- able to connect with other students studying the same subjects
- increased peer connectedness

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