Nowadays, internet has been part of our daily lives. It has everything to offer. The internet also becoming more and more important for everybody especially college students because it facilitates the students in many ways. Similar to every invention, the internet carries the number of advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless, the advantages of the internet are so huge in number that they outperform the disadvantages quit easily. Educators and students alike must also consider the disadvantages of integrating this modern tool into education. There are certain bad effects stemming from using the internet excessively. Having trouble establishing social ties like no face-to-face communication engagement, facing insomnia and their thinking capacity reduced.
The impacts of the Internet on social engagement will give negative consequence on their social behavior especially their ability to communicate appropriately in face-to-face with others. As we know, social engagement is the quality of interactions that an individual has with others. These interactions can be with family members, friends, or maybe members of some communities that makes the individuals feel a sense of belonging. However, the result of high levels of Internet use shows more negative effects by decreased social engagement. For example, the family is being ignored by such students and they tend to sit in front of their laptops or desktops the entire day and it will make them more introverts and were more likely to argue with friend and family because they don’t have much time to share with our family or friends. It’s all because they are too addicted to use the Internet.
Due to the presence of internet, some students shorten their sleeping hours and they become Insomnia. They sit on their laptops late at night, chatting with their friends or playing games on the online gaming sites. If this thing continues for a long time, insomnia may occur. This is a state where a person is unable to sleep....