Social media has become a very essential tool in society; Furthermore, it has a huge impact on the communication and learning process. Social media is defined as websites and applications used for social networking. “As of September 2013, seventy-one percent of online adults used Facebook, eighteen percent used Twitter, and seventeen percent used Instagram, twenty-two percent used PInterest, and twenty-two percent used LinkedIn. (PewReasearch, 2013). Additionally, “between February 2005 and August 2006, the use of social networking sites among young adult Internet users aged eighteen to twenty-nine increased from nine percent to forty-nine percent. The use of social media has increased significantly. » On social media sites like these, users can create biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more. » (Socialnetworking.procon, 2012). Social media has impacted everyone in many ways. In different ways. Currently, the majority of students use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media has a significant impact on students' grades, their social interactions, and the teaching and learning process. To begin with, there has been a lot of speculation on social media. and what effects this has on grades. According to Lomeli, “some students prefer Facebook to doing homework. There’s a lot of time wasted because of social media.” As Lomeli said, “some students spend six to eight hours a week.” day on social networks, such as Facebook, while doing their homework. Working and using social media at the same time is a huge distraction. “Students who use social media had an average GPA of 3.06, while non-users had an average GPA of 3.82 and students who used social media si...... middle of paper. ..... information sheet/ [Accessed: April 13, 2014].5. Social networks.procon.org. (2014). ProCon.org Social Media. [online] Retrieved from: http://socialnetworking.procon.org/ [Accessed: April 16, 2014].6. BG news. (2013). Social networks impact communication. [online] Retrieved from: http://www.bgnews.com/entertainment/social-media-impacts-communication/article_6cc716d2-5337-11e3-a9dc-001a4bcf887a.html [Accessed: April 14, 2014].7. Usatoday.com. (2010). University students are 'addicted' to social media, study finds. [online] Retrieved from: 1. http://www.livescience.com/9888-college-students-addicted-social-media-study-finds.html [Accessed: April 16, 2014].8. Usatoday.com. (2014). More and more teachers are using social networks to teach. [online] Retrieved from: 7. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/02/social-media-teaching-tool/3377929/ [Accessed: April 16 2014].