Information about social networking given to HS students by HS students

1. Peer Support
• Short video
• Survey
• Discussion of social networking sites
Remember: we have Facebooks too!

2. Download & watch this video
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/m
nr/adcouncil/26474/

3. Social Networking
Survey

4. Raise your hand if
you have a Facebook
account

5. What Information Do You Provide
About Yourself On Facebook?
• Entire Legal Name
• Nickname
• Made Up Name
• Birthday
• Age
• Pictures of Yourself
• Videos Of Yourself
• Cell Phone/ Home Phone Number

6. How Frequently Do You Go On
Facebook?
• Annually
• Monthly
• Weekly
• Daily
• Every Hour
• Every Minute

7. Raise your hand if you
sometimes keep Facebook
open on a different tab while
doing homework on your
computer.

8. Approximately What Percent of Your
Facebook Friends Are You Actually Friends
With Offline?
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%
• 80%
• 90%
• 100%

9. Which Of The Following Apply To You?
• I’m friends with family members on Facebook.
• I’m friends with people on Facebook that I
have only met once.
• I’m friends with people on Facebook that I
have never met/never talked to.
• I Facebook stalk

10. Issues With Facebook
•Security  Who can view your
page?
•Positive image?
•False sense of security: Do you post
things you wouldn’t say in person?
•College, jobs, etc..can see this stuff.

11. What is Formspring Used For?
Basically, get to know your friends better!
Ask them things you really want to know,
but would be too awkward to ask in
person!

12. But What is it REALLY Used For?
• Conveniences:
– Anonymous
– You can anonymously ask embarrassing questions
– You can let people know whatever you want
(anonymously)
• We all want to know what people think of
us…so Formspring must be awesome, right?

13. This is good, right?
Though you’ll probably never know who said it..

14. So everything must be nice, right?

15. Well at least I make myself look cool?
johnny, malcolm, ashton, and freddy!!

16. In summary
•Use a good sense of
judgment!
• If you don’t reply…no one sees original
post
• Think: Why are you on Formspring?

17. Real World Impact of
Social Networks
Positive Negative
•Stay in touch •Hurtful/mean things
•Update friends and family •Permanence
•Share pictures, videos, games, etc. •Public
•Find old friends and reconnect •Misinterpretation
•Show your work (i.e. music art, etc.) •Accessibility
•Groups / Clubs •Time Waste
•Play games, use different applications •Impact on college, jobs, etc.
•Messaging

18. Wrap-Up
• Privacy Settings
• Is your electronic image consistent with who
you are in person?
• Impulsive decisions online have lasting
consequences
• Social Networking = extension of Wheeler
community