Social Networking

Hands up, who has a social networking site? How many friends do you have? How many have added friends that you don’t know in real life? How many really know every friend is who they say they are?

Team Building Activity Line Ups Line up in order of: - How many hours do you spend on Social Networking sites each week?

Group Task 1 5 minutes to write down information it is safe to include on a social networking site. Group Task 2 5 minutes to write down information that you should never give out on a social networking site.

Group Task 3 5 minutes to list advantages of using social networking sites Benefits It is very cheap You can communicate instantly with people all over the world Share photos and video with friends

Group Task 4 5 minutes to list disadvantages of social networking sites Risks You are not always sure who you are talking to Less face- to-face interaction Future employers collect information about you Viruses Cyber-Bullying

It was only for fun. Did you know that every day, researchers in America gather and analyse data about people’s tastes, preferences and relationships from Facebook? Did you know that at least one British University monitors Facebook to gain evidence about pranks and poor behaviour by their students? Did you know that before many employers interview people for a job, they often search social networking sites to find out what the candidate is really like?

Most of you will have your own page on a social networking site such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. These sites are a great way to make new friends and keep in contact with old friends. And most of the things that you post are harmless and won’t cause you any problems. Anyway, you can just delete your information if you change your mind later can’t you? Well maybe it isn’t that easy as student Kris Athi found out when he tried unsuccessfully over 50 times to get details removed from his page.

So what do you think? Are social networking sites just a bit of harmless fun and a good way to keep in contact with friends? Or Do you think that things you have posted might embarrass you in the future?

Video

Activity Individually prepare a presentation explaining Advantages and Disadvantages of using Social Networking sites. 15 minutes

Students work in pairs Students are given a question Student have 1 minute of silent thinking time Students have a minute each to suggest an answer to each other Question: –What have you learnt this lesson?