Social media refers to the interaction between people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas within virtual communities and networks. Internet has equipped our world with a different means of communication and it is accessible to everyone, anytime, at their fingertips. Today's technology has made it easier for everyone to access mobile phones, obviating the need for a computer to access social networking sites as well as the disintegration of face-to-face communications. Additionally, these privileges can provide an individual with a sense of self-worth and acceptance by themselves and their peers. Although social media use can have a negative impact on students' education, it can also help shape individual identity as well as their own growth of ideas from creating blogs, podcasts, videos and gaming sites. In most areas of education, digital social media has been seen as degrading students' critical thinking and listening skills. Most students today have a cell phone through which most social media sites can be accessed, creating multiple classroom distractions via texting, Facebook and gaming apps. “22% of adolescents connect to their favorite social networks more than ten times a day, 75% of adolescents now own a cell phone and 25% of them use them for social networks.” (O'Keeffe, Pearson, 2011). Social networks are accessible to everyone at any time. Students log in religiously and log in repeatedly to check their status. With accessibility via mobile phones, students are increasingly distracted by social media and there is a lack of not only listening skills, but also the crucial independent thinking skills they need to pursue their studies. ....o remember. Therefore, social media is continuously inflexible in student life and dictates their social status. One idea to help students become more engaged in their education is to connect their learning materials to social media networks. “Alongside new technological forms of display, communication, recording and reading, new forms of looking, listening and interaction appear; they offer new ways to focus and defocus attention” (Crawford, 2009). Maybe teachers should think about creating a Facebook page for their courses and students will have updates about their courses directly on the Facebook homepage. Finally, it is evident that social media plays an important role in student life, but is perceived as a constant distraction during classes and studies and has diminished students' listening skills and their ability to critically analyze different problems..