The Influence of Social Networks on Acadmic Excellence

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The College at Brockport: State University of New York Digital Commons @Brockport Counselor Education Master's Theses Counselor Education 1-1-2010 The Influence of Social Networking Participation on Student Academic Performance Across Gender Lines Kaitlyn Flad The College at Brockport Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/edc_theses Part of the Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons Recommended Citation Flad, Kaitlyn, "The Influence of Social Networking Participation on Student Academic Performance Across Gender Lines" (2010). Counselor Education Master's Theses. Paper 31. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Counselor Education at Digital Commons @Brockport. It has been accepted for inclusion in Counselor Education Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @Brockport. For more information, please contact kmyers@brockport.edu. Running head: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING 1 The Influence of Social Networking Participation On Student Academic Performance Across Gender Lines Kaitlyn Flad The College at Brockport THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING PARTICIPATION 2 Table of Contents 1. Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………………...3 2. Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………..4 3. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..5 4. Review of the Literature……………………………………………………………….7  Social Networking Defined…………………………………………………...7  History of Social Networking Technology………………………………….8  Adolescents and the Internet………………………………………………...14  Gender Differences and Internet Use………………………………………18  SNS “Drama”…………………………………………………………………..20  Cyber-Bullying………………………………………………………………...21  Peer Pressure…………………………………………………………………...21  High School Academics………………………………………………………22  Problems in Schools…………………………………………………………..24  Parental Involvement…………………………………………………………24 

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