Use of social media among learners

The Department of Education (DepEd) warns that “social media is the easiest medium to deliver information in this digital age using the latest on-hand technologies. However, it opens o ne’s identity to the world-wide web, making young learners exposed to different cyberthreats.”

Likewise, social media as a tool for collaboration and communication could defeat its purpose if not used properly and may cause serious problems. It can also be a tool that could provide gaming applications, marketplace or online services, and viewing of different multimedia contents that are not appropriate to the level of maturity of young learners.