Yes, Blackboard and Email are good to use for academic purposes, but there are also things that can prevent you from getting that. A. Facebook and YouTube are two applications that can distract a user from work being done on the computer. In the article “Impact of Facebook Use on Student Academic Achievement: Role of Self-Regulation and Confidence,” a group conducted a test to see if when a student used a mass of social media, this would affect his grade either positively or negatively. . After administering the paper test to 239 students, the results revealed that people who used social media more performed poorly on the test, while those who did not use it as much performed normal or above average. This shows that there are many apps that can enhance the college experience, but there are also apps that can detract from it. Besides social media, another program that can easily distract a student is YouTube and this happens harmlessly when a student might be looking for a song to listen to while working and they find a video that seems interesting and they know then it's been three years.