get in the game - parenting in a social media world

Impact of Social Media

How Big Is This?

Theoretical Definition

Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques.

Open and transparent communications that anyone can author, view and share across the hall or around the world

Many Outlets and Forms

Many People See it as This

How Popular is It?

700 billion minutes per month spent on Facebook

500 million users

Average user spends 45 minutes per day

* Source, Facebook.com

Why the Interest?

Comings and goings Sharing links and YouTube

videos Gaming, apps and LIKES Share creative works Community activism

Key Issues for Parents

Privacy and security Friending 3rd party values and

norms You are what you post

Practical Steps (1)

Get involved – JOIN FB and friend your kid (s)

Not interested in managing Friend Requests, being found or having to respond to pokes?

Lock Down Your Privacy

Practical Steps (1)

Get involved – JOIN FB and friend your kid (s)

Not interested? Don’t promote yourself

Check out what they are sharing and commenting on

Observe, but don’t post

Take you comments and conversation offline.

Practical Steps (2)

Understand Facebook Security and Privacy– http://tinyurl.com/nhssocialmedia

Friends Only ≠ Private Sharing Assume anything posted will

be viewed by ALL Limit sharing to Friends

Practical Steps (3)

Set boundaries on Friends Set boundaries on usage

Practical Steps (4)

Set time limits

Practical Steps (3)

Set boundaries regarding Friends

Set boundaries with time Instill the principle: YOU

ARE WHAT YOU POST…and leave POSTED.

Practical Steps (FINAL)

It takes a village See someone that….

– Disturbs– Offends– Creeps

Take a screen shot Talk to your kid, school faculty

and authorities Report violations to Facebook