Student Grades Not Affected By Social Networking, New Research Finds

As Facebook and Twitter use in Indonesia skyrocket, an interesting study from the University of New Hampshire has found that heavy social media use has no impact on academic performance..  Parents can breathe easy!

"Sixty-three percent of heavy users [of social media] received high grades, compared to 65 percent of light users. Researchers found similar results with lower grades. While 37 percent of heavy users of social media received what were defined as lower grades, 35 percent of light users received fell into that same category."

You can read the news release here and download the entire report here.