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Disadvantages
There are other challenges relating to the introduction of social media in the classroom. For example, though the students themselves may feel at home in parts of the digital atmosphere, their instructors may not. There are hundreds of kinds of social sites, each one with different micro-societal rules and customs. For an instructor to be able to educate students using a site, they will have to be comfortable enough with it themselves, which can take time and effort.

Additionally, it is important to note the sometimes life-altering negative effects that social media can have on a person. We must be aware that there are responsibilities that come with social media. Posting something too divisive or insensitive can have long-lasting career effects, and can cause people to make important decisions about their futures, whether they are hoping to stay out of the spotlight or get closer to it. Some young people actively decide to remove themselves from social media in order to make sure that they are not in danger of these sorts of mistakes, which could complicate any required use of social media in the classroom.