Media, Social Networking & Our Children Popular Social Networking Sites Include: -Facebook -Tumblr -YouTube -Twitter -Instagram -Pinterest -Deviantart

Social Networking Vocab Tweet: a post on twitter Facebook Friend: facebook members who you have accepted friend requests from. Facebook Tag: a tag enables you to identify people in photos, videos, status updates, and notes. Facebook Profile: displays your overall picture, your interests, wall, photos, friends, etc. Facebook wall: a place on your profile where status updates, comments, and posts are shared. Facebook Status: an update feature for users to share there thoughts with other facebook friends. Facebook Check-in: a location based post usually done by your smart phone. To “Like”: clicking like indicates what you like on facebook. You can like friends posts, pictures, status updates,etc. Profile Picture: your main photo on you facebook profile. Pin: posting on pinterest Followers: people who follow you / following: people you follow Geotagg: adding geographical identification to your post ( instagram pictures)

http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook Privacy Settings Find and click the drop down menu in the upper right hand side of the screen. Select Privacy Settings. You will be prompted with 5 different settings. How You Connect- This dictates who can look up your profile by name or contact information, who can send you friend requests, who can send you facebook messages, who can post on your facebook wall, who can see posts on your wall by others. How Tags Work- This setting lets you decide who can tag you in posts. You can review tags before they are posted (pictures), also you can limit who can see tags of you if you are checked into a place. Apps and Websites- This setting lets you edit what information is available to the public when you link websites or apps on your facebook page. Limit the Audience for Past Posts- This setting lets you limit how long you would like posts to remain visible to your audience. Blocked People & Apps: This setting allows you to block people and application invites. http://www.facebook.com/

Tumblr is a blogging platform that lets you effortlessly share anything.You can post text, photos, quotes, links, music, videos and even other people’s blog posts into your blog, and share it with other people. http://nikkerbokker.tumblr.com/

Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you answer the question, "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages up to 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends, or "followers." https://twitter.com/

Its a fun way to share your photos with friends Its a fun way to share your photos with friends. Snap a picture with your iPhone, choose a filter to transform its look, geotagg your location, then post to Instagram. Share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr too. It's photo sharing, reinvented. Itﾕs a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your photos with friends and family.Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram. Share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr too ﾐ it's as easy as pie. It's photo sharing, reinvented.

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows users to organize and share the things you find interesting on the web (pictures, recipes, products, ect.) You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiraton from people who share your interests. http://pinterest.com/

YouTube Channel: A customized homepage for a YouTube account YouTube Channel: A customized homepage for a YouTube account. It features your user information, videos you have uploaded, videos you like by others http://www.youtube.com/

deviantART deviantART is a platform that allows emerging and established artists to exhibit, promote, and share their works within a peer community dedicated to the arts. The site's vibrant social network environment receives over 100,000 daily uploads of original art works ranging from traditional media, such as painting and sculpture, to digital art, pixel art, films and anime. http://www.deviantart.com/