1. A Word About Social Networking
Lauren Taylor – Dardanelle High School

2. Statistics
93% of teens and young adults in the U.S. use internet regularly
More than 70% use social networking sites
62% of teens use the internet to get news about current events and politics
48% of teens use the internet to make purchases
31% of teens use it to get health, dieting, or physical fitness information

3. Advantages & Disadvantages of Social Media
Opportunities & Risks

4. Advantages of Social Media
Social Skills
Independence and Self-expression
Digital competence
Educational development
Research

5. Social Skills Keep up with friends and make new ones
Increase self esteem
Help someone feel less isolated

6. Independence and Self-expression
Creating your own online presence helps you express yourself
Join groups and pages that interest you
Find out about other people’s interests
Support causes that interest you

7. Digital competence Technology is evolving faster than ever
Using technology ensures an easier transition to future changes

8. Educational development
Discuss schoolwork online
Share discussions about assignments
As a professional create social groups related to topics being researched

9. research
Gather information about topics that are hard to discuss with others
Large amount of educational resources online (Ex: google scholar)

10. Risks of Social Networking
Release of Personal information
Bullying
The Permanence of online problems
Disclosure

11. Release of personal information
Giving personal information online could result in victimization
People looking to do harm can use personal information about you
How to help prevent: make your social accounts private

12. bullying Harassment can occur online only (cyberbullying)
Causes significant emotional harm resulting in:
Depression, anger, school avoidance, violence, and suicide

13. The permanence of online problems
Once information is shared, it is out there forever
Retrieving information you have shared is impossible
These pictures, comments, or posts can come back to haunt you as you get older and start a professional career

14. disclosure People are much bolder online than they are in person
Information tends to be shared online that would not be disclosed in person
Disability information, private health information, marital status or children’s name(s)

15. Safe and Responsible Decisions Online
Think about how you learned to cross a street
First, hold hands with an adult
Then, Gain some independence and let adults watch from afar
Finally, make safe and responsible decisions on your own
Use knowledge, skills, and values to exercise good judgement