Transcript What is it? Who uses it?

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Get Connected • November 20, 2013 • Presented by Jodi Rupnow
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Social Network
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•Digital Literacy
•Importance
•Support
•Viewpoints
•Relationships
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•Privacy
•Hackers
•Social development and isolation
•Wasting time
•Bullies
•Misrepresentation
•Digital footprint
•Less activity
•Exposure
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•Visit the sites yourself and check for the privacy settings
•Research any security issues
•Join the site yourself
•Educate your child about social networking and safety
•Adhere to age restrictions on the sites
•Install security software
•Discuss online interactions regularly
•Keep an open relationship
•Regulate the amount of time your child spends online
•Join some social networks for parents
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Facebook
www.facebook.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Facebook
•Free and easy to use
•Connect with MANY people and businesses
•Sharing / gathering information
•Lots of fun games and apps available
•Communicate promotions and events
•Customizable privacy settings
•Private chat area
•Students can use it to create groups
•Connected to other social media sites
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Cons of Facebook
•Addiction
•Fakers are out there
•Over – sharing
•Privacy
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Instagram
www.instagram.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Instagram
•Free and fairly easy to use
•Relatively drama free
•Customize and share photos
•Privacy settings
•Strict terms of use
•Sharing with other sites
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Cons of Instagram
•Connected to other social media sites
•Common sense
•Other users
•Geotagging
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Snapchat
www.snapchat.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Snapchat
•Free and fairly easy to use
•Send images that do not remain
•Informed if screen shots taken
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Cons of Snapchat
•False sense of security!!!
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Kik
What is it?
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kik.com
Who uses it?
Pros of Kik
•Free
•Fast, reliable and simple to use
•Versatile
•Works on almost all mobile devices
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Cons of Kik
• Connect publicly through other sites
• No parental controls
• Bullying
• New apps added
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Twitter
www.twitter.com
What is it?
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Who uses it?
@
# (Hashtag)
Trend
Retweet
Mention
Handle
Feed
Direct Message
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Pros of Twitter
• Free and fairly easy to use
• Rapidness of disseminating information
• Similar minded people
• Sharing
• Concise
• Connecting
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Cons of Twitter
• Narcissistic
• Time-consuming
• Dangerous
• Dumbing down of society
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Vine
www.vine.co
What is it? Who uses it?
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Pros of Vine
•Free and fairly easy to use
•Creative tool
•Somewhat monitored
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Cons of Vine
•Mature content available
•Not professional looking
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Ask FM
www.askfm.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of ask.fm
•Free and fairly easy to use
•“Great way to pass time and have a good laugh from
time to time.”
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Cons of ask.fm
•Anonymity
•Bullying
•Privacy Settings
•Blocks
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YouTube
www.youtube.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of YouTube
•Free and fairly easy to use
•LOTS of videos
•LOTS of topics
•Great place to share videos
•Safety mode
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Cons of YouTube
•Addictive!
•Not all content appropriate
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Foursquare
https://foursquare.com/
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Foursquare
• Free and fairly easy to use
• Privacy settings
• Nice features
• Points for discounts
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Cons of Foursquare
• Stranger Dangers
• Adult venues
• No age limits
• No predator filters
• No moderators
• Some comments inappropriate
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Blogger
www.blogger.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Blogger
• Free and fairly easy to use
• Design skills
• Writing skills
•SafeSearch filter
•Expression
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Cons of Blogger
• Access to questionable content,
• Can be open to public comment
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Pinterest
www.pinterest.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Pinterest
• Free and fairly easy to use
• Easy to search for similar tastes
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Cons of Pinterest
• Addictive
• Less interactive than Facebook or Twitter
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Google+
https://plus.google.com/
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Google+
• Free
• Connects with other Google apps
• Customizable privacy settings
• Privacy tweaks for teen accounts
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Cons of Google+
• Somewhat difficult to navigate
• Not as popular
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Linked-in
www.linkedin.com
What is it?
Who uses it?
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Pros of Linked in
• Free and fairly easy to use
• Networking
• Control and privacy features
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Cons of Linked in
• Initial time commitment
• First impressions
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Jodi Rupnow
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Twitter: @jodirupnow
Phone: (262) 820-1530 ext. 7020
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http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com
http://sociallyactive.com/instagram-and-kids-aparents-guide/
http://www.connectsafely.org/guides-2/
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