Social Networking Facts and Tips
 
Stats Keepin’ it real  The average 8-18 year old spends 45 hours a week using technology or staring at a screen. Facebook has 250,000,000 users. - Commonsense Media 51% of kids surf the web unsupervised. 80% of parents don’t turn on their browser’s parental controls. - PC Advisor UCLA found that 3 in 4 teenagers were bullied online during a 12-month period. (1 out of ten reported this to a parent.)
Privacy For Your Eyes Only   Facebbook’s new privacy guide. (pdf)   Sophos Labs: Facebook Privacy: What you Need to Know  http://www.nhsd.org/ms/docs/privacy.pdfhttp://www.nhsd.org/ms/docs/privacy.pdfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTpa3AS39uAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTpa3AS39uAshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3
My Reputation Digital Footprint You only get one reputation. Once damaged, it’s nearly impossible to restore. What do you think of these celebs? What does President Obama offer? FormSpring.me- The worst thing since MySpace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_Aj-bKnpcshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
Friends & Groups Friends, Romans, Countryman... Facebook in Reality - Video Choosing your friends- Do you have a Facebook friend policy? Your purpose for having a Facebook wall may change as time goes by. Sometimes Facebook users forget who is reading their posts. It is a good practice to let parents know who your friends are. If you know they wouldn’t approve, they probably shouldn’t be on the friend list. The Crowd Could be Wrong We recently had two holocaust survivors visit our school. One lesson taken from their stories: Stand up for what is right; don’t go along with the crowd. Use privacy settings to manage how much any particular group can see. If the people in the group are practically strangers, strip their permissions down to the minimum...of course then you have to ask yourself, “Why did I friend them?”Friends.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0
Good Advice Related Links Business Week’s Facebook Faux Pas (pdf) Facebook for Parents- Dr. Fogg Top 5 Tips from Dr. Fogg http://www.nhsd.org/ms/docs/bwtipsheet.pdfhttp://www.nhsd.org/ms/docs/bwtipsheet.pdfhttp://facebookforparents.org/http://facebookforparents.org/http://www.nhsd.org/ms/docs/foggfive.pdfshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2shapeimage_7_link_3shapeimage_7_link_4
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Craig Smith:

Library-Media Specialist,

NH-S Middle School

Technology Has Changed, Kids Haven't

  1. •They're still exploring who they are.

  2. •They're still being mean to each other.

  3. •They're still searching for connections and validation.

  4. •They're still experimenting with risky behavior.

What has changed is the fact that there could very well be a permanent record of all of this exploration, one with implications that kids can't predict or control.