Digital Citizenship & Social Media

A FEW FACTS FACEBOOK is the most popular social networking site There are about 1.2 Billion Facebook users worldwide The average amount of time a person spends monthly on FB is 15 hours and 33 minutes About 70 billion pieces of content are shared on FB each month 98% of 18-24 year olds use social media Over 60% of 13-17 year olds have at least 1 profile on a social networking site

Benefits of Social Networking Staying connected to friends Developing new social contacts with peers with similar interests Sharing content of self-expression such as art work, music and political views Developing and expressing your individual identity

Potential Risks of Social Networking Bullying online – “cyber-bullying” Sharing too much information Vulnerability to predatory adults Sharing photos or videos that you later regret Exposure to large amounts of commercial advertisements which may not be age appropriate Risk of identity theft Reduce amount of time for physical activity

We must become proper Digital Citizens

How can we engage in proper

First, we must understand What is Digital Citizenship?

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately

is more than just a teaching tool; Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. 

Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.  Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.  SOURCE:  http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/

Elements of Digital Citizenship Communication Digital Commerce & Responsibilities Digital Etiquette

The Connection between Digital Citizenship, Social Networking & Bullying Digital Etiquette “The Electronic standards of conduct or procedure.” “Be nice on your device”

Bullying & Cyber Bullying BULLYING One Definition: “A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself” CYBER BULLYING One Definition: “like traditional bullying, involves an imbalance of power, aggression, and a negative action that is often repeated.”

Cyber Bullying Can Occur through: SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES E-MAIL BLOGS SEXTING TEXT MESSAGING ONLINE GAMING VOICEMAL

The digital elements of cyber bullying W

DIGITAL ACCESS DIGITAL COMMERCE Using the internet or social medical networking sites to engage in bullying – recording videos and taking pictures and posting them without permission. DIGITAL COMMERCE Forcing someone to provide passwords to accounts where you can download and make purchases. (Like taking someone’s lunch money)

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Using social medial or social access, e-mail, texts or blogs to send offensive, rude and insulting messages. DIGITAL LITERACY Understanding what bullying & cyberbullying is. Understanding the consequences of bullying and recognizing when one is being a bully and when one is being bullied.

DIGITAL ETIQUETTE DIGITAL LAW Just as in digital communication, saying mean things and improper things via social networking sites, text and email. Also, recording videos of embarrassing moments, fights, arguments and posting them for others to see. Being extremely impolite through social and electronic devices. DIGITAL LAW Threatening; Sexting; distributing information about another that is derogatory and untrue true posting in on a web page. These could lead to serious consequences with the law

DIGITAL Rights & Responsibilities Outing & Trickery – Sharing someone’s secrets. Seeing threat messages or inappropriate messages, witnessing harassment and ignoring it. DIGITAL Health & Wellness Cyber Stalking that leads to threats or harm that makes a person afraid to the point where a person suffers emotional and physical harm.

DIGITAL SECURITY Impersonation; hacking, breaking into other’s emails an sending messages. Pretending to be someone you are not.

“Bullying cannot be a rite of passage in our nation’s schools. Instead, our schools must be safe and nurturing environments that promote learning and full participation by all students. Bullying, sexual harassment and gender stereotyping of any student, including LGBT students, have no Place in our nation’s schools. We must work to stop those abusive behaviors when they take place, repair the harmful effects and prevent them from happening in the future. “ …..Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez at the NSBA Council of School Attorneys. Boston, April 2012 (From the CT Department of Education Site – Bullying and Harassment)

WHAT WILL YOU DO TO BECOME A PROPER DIGITAL CITIZEN?

RESOURCES Facts for Families – Children and Social Networking (November 2011) Social Networking Statistics (November 12, 2012) Stopping Bullies: Cyberbullying & Digital Citizenship for Classrooms (2010)