Facebook is a popular social platform that has become part of the daily lives of college students. Most teachers see the popularity of Facebook as a reason to integrate this website as a supplementary learning tool beyond the classroom walls. An estimated 30% of teachers surveyed in the United States use Facebook for instructional purposes in the courses they teach (Moran, Sieman, and Kane 22). Instructors who use Facebook as an educational tool perceive this social networking site as an effective platform that could enable active and collaborative learning. Specifically, teachers could post lesson reviews on Facebook and conduct active discussions with students about school work. Furthermore, teachers believe that Facebook could facilitate communication and engage college students in their studies, thereby catalyzing college students' academic performance. However, the benefits of Facebook are overshadowed by the harmful impacts Facebook may have on college students. For example, this social networking site could significantly distract students from studying and further impair their academic performance. Furthermore, Facebook could cause a high level of stress which could affect the personality of college students and lead to academic problems. Because these social media could be distracting and cause stress in students, teachers should not incorporate Facebook as a learning tool to improve college students' academic performance. Facebook and DistractionFacebook could distract college students and compromise their academic performance. Specifically, extending Facebook's function as an educational tool may cause students difficulty in managing concentration between learning and entertainment. This is because I...... half of the paper ......ov with full text. Network. April 5, 2014. Plew, Melissa S. “Facebook Friendships Among College/University Faculty and Students: Deciding Whether to Allow Students as Friends, Communicating with Students, and Individual Differences That Influence Instructors' Impression Management on Facebook." Communication thesis (2011): 1-231. Gsu.edu with full text. Network. April 5, 2014. Wang, Jenny et al. “Meaningful Engagement in Facebook Learning Environments: Bridging Social and Academic Life.” Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) 14.1 (2013): 302-322. Ed.gov with full text. Network. February 9, 2014. Wise, LZ, Jason Skues, and Benedict Williams. “Facebook in Higher Education Promotes Social Engagement but Not Academic Engagement.” Needs change, directions change. Ascilite Hobart Proceedings 2011 (2011): 1333-1342. Ascites with full text. Network. February 9. 2014.