Date post: | 01-Nov-2014 |
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Impact of Social Media
How Big Is This?
Theoretical Definition
Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques.
Open and transparent communications that anyone can author, view and share across the hall or around the world
Many Outlets and Forms
Many People See it as This
How Popular is It?
700 billion minutes per month spent on Facebook
500 million users
Average user spends 45 minutes per day
* Source, Facebook.com
Why the Interest?
Comings and goings Sharing links and YouTube
videos Gaming, apps and LIKES Share creative works Community activism
Key Issues for Parents
Privacy and security Friending 3rd party values and
norms You are what you post
Practical Steps (1)
Get involved – JOIN FB and friend your kid (s)
Not interested in managing Friend Requests, being found or having to respond to pokes?
Lock Down Your Privacy
Practical Steps (1)
Get involved – JOIN FB and friend your kid (s)
Not interested? Don’t promote yourself
Check out what they are sharing and commenting on
Observe, but don’t post
Take you comments and conversation offline.
Practical Steps (2)
Understand Facebook Security and Privacy– http://tinyurl.com/nhssocialmedia
Friends Only ≠ Private Sharing Assume anything posted will
be viewed by ALL Limit sharing to Friends
Practical Steps (3)
Set boundaries on Friends Set boundaries on usage
Practical Steps (4)
Set time limits
Practical Steps (3)
Set boundaries regarding Friends
Set boundaries with time Instill the principle: YOU
ARE WHAT YOU POST…and leave POSTED.
Practical Steps (FINAL)
It takes a village See someone that….
– Disturbs– Offends– Creeps
Take a screen shot Talk to your kid, school faculty
and authorities Report violations to Facebook