Social Media Presence: How Long Will It Last? (Ifugao)

As a Grade 8 student, it affects my life by helping me communicate with my classmates more and getting to know them better.

It also makes me feel important because sometimes my class depends on me,and that's when I take action. It may benefit me by gaining access to different activities done with the class(IP,Presentations).

But it may take harm at me when I get to carried away just by listening to the sound of reminder and i won't do schoolwork anymore.

It makes me feel more socially responsible because just starting here, I can make much wiser decisions in life, especially with trust.

As a daughter and a friend, I can bond much more closely with my friends and family because we can interact more no matter how far we are.

As a Grade 8 student, having a social media account does affect my life in a way that it makes me unfocused most of the time.
There are times when Social Media do not benefit me because when I am feeling down, the internet makes it worse because it sends me negative or bad news about something like someone who passed away etc. But there are times when social media is MORE beneficial than not, like being able to communicate or to get to know my friends, relatives, classmates or anyone what I know in person, Asking for homework, tips or anything helpful for me.

The presence of Social media as a daughter makes my character/characteristics change more in a negative way. It is because I am closely attached to the internet that I don't even bother to communicate with my family members even though we are in the same house.
The presence or Social media also influence me positively because when I am in doubt or I want to communicate or socialize with someone. I can count on social media for communicating to my loved ones due to the accessibility and convenience of using the internet.

As a Grade 8 student, having social media accounts affected my life in two ways. A negative way and yet, a positive way. The positive way benefits me because there will be times wherein I'll really need a social media account for requirements such as school projects and a communication with my classmates if needed. Another way it benefits me is that I can talk to my friends or relatives that live abroad or on vacation. It can bring me closer to them. Now, to the negative side of having social media accounts. Its impossible for someone to know and trust everyone in the world. That means that there are strangers in the internet too. Never talk to those strangers and give out information about yourself because you'll never know what they may do to you. Social media accounts do teach you responsibility. You should always think twice before you click. You wouldn't want to post anything that may hurt anyone emotionally.

Social media affects me as a daughter, a friend, and a student because I can learn how to be more friendly to others by thinking before I conclude anything that I will say. Especially when it comes to being respectful to others.

As a Grade 8 student, I have experienced both the positive and negative sides of having a social media account. It has affected me in a good way, such that it made communicating with people a lot easier. This technology enabled me to become reacquainted with my family and friends, whom I haven’t seen for a long time, or lives far, and I get to know more about them through their accounts. In school, it is helpful in doing home works, and projects because my classmates, and I can exchange ideas, and complete tasks without spending hours outside, and we can do our tasks separately. As a daughter, friend, and student, social media has helped me become closer to my family and friends. On the other hand, social media has also affected me in negative ways. Sometimes I have difficulty dealing with people face to face because communicating through social media is made easy through chat or private messages. I realized that being with people physically is a whole lot different. Secondly, my grammar and spelling has been affected especially when typing since social media uses several shortcuts or acronyms such as “LOL” (laugh out loud), “IDK” (I don’t know), “IKR” (I know right), “C U” (see you). Lastly, sometimes I become unaware of my surroundings because I get engrossed using the internet, I miss out on things, and lose track of time.

Despite some of the negative effects of social media, it has taught me to become socially responsible. I have a more improved privacy-security measures when it comes to accepting friend requests and replying to messages. Using the social media has taught me a valuable lesson in friendship and trust because through this technology, a lot can be said about a person. A person’s true colors can be seen through posts and messages because of the freedom to say, or post anything without restrictions. Media can make or break someone, and it is up to you to decide which is true or not. I have been a victim of cyber-bullying and through my experience I discovered who my real friends are, and I became more cautious and selective of people. It also taught me to be sensitive to others, and be mindful of all that I say. I have learned that while we seem to have this certain degree of freedom in social media, it also requires a huge responsibility from the user. I believe that social media is created to benefit its users and not intended to be destructive, but its impact to people is really dependent on how people use or abuse it.

"There are times when Social Media do not benefit me because when I am feeling down, the internet makes it worse because it sends me negative or bad news about something like someone who passed away etc." to me actually it depends on where part of the internet you are in and if you want to put yourself  through it by going on the internet but if you still want to go to the internet and avoid these things then try to think if the topic is going to be brought up by that website or if you somehow accidentally stumble through it avoid it immediately,as soon as you can because some parts of the internet can well in fact make you happy and that's its initial purpose.

Although I don't own any social media accounts (I don't have a Facebook or a Twitter account, and my Instagram lies in a perpetual state of inactivity), I can see that social media has taken over people's lives, including those of my fellow Grade 8 students. Social media, as my classmates have pointed out, can have very good and very bad effects on our lives. As I've heard from my friends, social media provides a way to communicate, whether it be for schoolwork, planning or for the sake of just talking. It also gives us a medium to express our feelings and document our memories, perhaps by sending out a tweet or uploading a picture. However, with something as useful as social media, there comes a more harmful side. People may post things that may be used against them, or they may get cyberbullied. I have heard of schoolmates getting hate mail on sites such as ask.fm. They could find posts that influence them to do things they shouldn't. Or, frankly, they may just get addicted. They get glued to their phones, waiting for school to end just to check their social media accounts.

I've observed from my friends that they usually use Facebook for group projects or homework. They also use it to post pictures of food or social gatherings (and to brag about things they receive sometimes), and to share their opinions to the world (with internet acronyms, often incorrect grammar and Emojis). My family members use it to post photos of family gatherings or trips, or to share news or religious posts. They both seem a little too...attached. If used properly, people could develop a sense of responsibility, checking what they post and posting what is appropriate. However, some may post irresponsibly, putting out personal information or other incriminating things. Moreover, people on social networks tend to pay more attention to their gadgets rather than the people around them, making the term 'social media' rather ironic. Though social media may have its benefits, I don't think that I'll be making any accounts any time soon.

I agree with your statement, Jamie. I agree that we should take into consideration how the people will respond to our posts, since they reflect who we are, and how we think. To be responsible, we have to ask ourselves if what we post says the truth, if it serves our intention, and it shows our true character.