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Republika ng Pilipinas, Kagawaran ng Edukaspyon ‘Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Kalihimn AIDE MEMOIRE 11 June 2019 PROHIBITING THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN CLASS PROJECTS The recent news from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) about their appeal for schools to stop the use of social media in giving class projects and homework should be fully supported by the Department of Education (DepEd). Social media is the easiest medium to deliver information in this digital age using the latest on-hand technologies. However, it opens the door to one’s identity in the world wide web making young learners prone to different cyber threats. 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 too! that could provide gaming applications, marketplace or online services, and viewing of different multimedia content which are not appropriate to the level of maturity of young learners, The use of social media in the classroom could promote any or all of the following. problems that the school may not be aware of or be caught unprepared for: ‘© Social media has a group chat feature that has adult content which can elicit malicious and incorrect values to learners; * Social media may open doors for eyber-bullying, identity-theft, online gambling, pornography and market fraud that can cause self-isolation, humiliation and trauma; * Social media can cause too many problems with the study habits of learners. They can be distracted with the different available tools and pings in Social Media; and ‘* Social media can cause deceit to parents because children who are attracted to social media can easily say that they are waiting for the teacher's assignment post. Eventually it could result to poor performance in school, Office of the Undersecretary for Administration Administrative Senices,famaton andl Communications Telwology, Disaster Risk Reduction onel Management, Sod Youth Formation, Bogulo Teaehors Carp, Etacation Focitie! Soka Buelings) Department of Education, Central Office, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City Room $19, Mabini Buikling; Mobile: +639260220762; Lanne: +6326337203, +6326376207 Email: usec.dminggdeped.gov.pir; Facebook, Twitter drlepedtayo

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