Social Networking Sites: its Implication to the Junior High School Students of Moreno Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter--these are examples of SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (SNS). In the millennial time, even the kids can have access todifferent social networking sites, some says, if you do not have this, you're not "IN". This paper aimed to determine the SNS that are commonly used, the observable implications of SNS and how these observable implications affect the lives of the public high school (JHS) students of Moreno Integrated School in Daet, Camarines Norte.

METHODS

Qualitative-descriptive research using survey method was applied in an in-depth study of the data. This study used focused group interview with mechanical recording, and constant comparison analysis of documents through "coding" such as academic records of the students. Personal profile and FB account of the students served as the primary sources of data for the study. The researcher had limited their scope of study within the identification and analysis of the positive and negative observable implications of SNS.

RESULTS

Findings revealed that majority of the JHS students have smart phones or tablets. The researcher found out that Facebook and Instagram are the most commonly used social networking sites by the JHS students while other students also use other SNS like Twitter and Kakaotalk. They are interested in Facebook because they are entertained by hitting "like" or "unlike" on the status updates and many more. Lastly, the researcher discovered that negative observable implications are more visible than the positive observable discussion.

DISCUSSIONS

The positive side of SNS is that children become more knowledgeable on the trending issues around them. They become more vocal, open on the expression of their opinions and feelings. They strengthen their emotional aspect by hearing and reading the comments of other users on their posts. They assume positive and negative comments on their posts thus, they become open-minded. Family members also brought together andcloser. In contrast, negative effects of SNS were students being exposed to other sites that are not yet applicable to them, beliefs and attitudes were influenced, they neglect the ethics of communications and they tell everything about their lives on line. Health is also affected since they tend to have lack of sleep at night and their allowances are spent on the internet fee instead of basic needs.