REALM – Family Media Literacy Night

Starting the conversationDon Frazier Jr., MA, PPSC 6:00-7:30pm

(Social)Media LiteracyOverview

Definition

How it affects this generation and our generation

Sites/Phone Apps

How to access information

The many uses of sites/apps (Impact)

What can be done

Wrap up

Media Literacy

What is Media Literacy?

Media literacy is having the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms.

(http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/Projects/youth/literacies/media1.html)

How It Affects UsTwitter users tweet 400 million times a day, whilst Facebook processes over 500 terabytes of new data every single day.

56 percent of Americans have a profile on a social networking site.

51 percent of teens who own cellphones use them as their main type of communication.

Mobile – In the last 2 years the number of people accessing the internet via a mobile phone increased by 60.3% to 818.4 million.

25 percent of teens log in to social media 10+ per day

51 percent of kids say they’ve been bullied online

88 percent of teens value social media because it helps them keep in touch with friends they don’t often see

How It Affects Us

Positive Negative

* Brings to light numerous achievements * Ability to reach out to society as a

whole

* Has the capability to affect ones thinking capability

* The power to form and alter opinions* Businesses can tailor a product to have more appeal * Connecting like minded individuals

* We’re more concise

* Limited face to face social interactions

* The quality of ones productivity

* Reducing communication barriers

* We’re easily distracted in social situations

* Overshare of information (TMI)

* Leads to addiction

* Leads to isolation

* Hinders personal interaction

* A platform to develop social confidence

* Keep contact with family and friends

* Social/emotional support

Scenarios

James is frustrated and saddened by the comments his peers are making about his sexuality. Furthermore, it appears a group of male students are creating fake social-media accounts and are sending love notes/messages to other male students as if they came from James – who is mortified at the thought of what is happening.

Questions:

If you were James’ parents what would you do?

What can James do to deal with the embarrassment?

How could those bullies understand how hurtful their actions were?

Sites/Apps - Access

How to access info about sites/apps

Sites: www.networksolutions.com/whois

Phone Apps: www.play.google.com/store/apps

Common Devices: www.laptopmag.com

Sites/Apps - UsesCategories

BlogsSocial Networking Sites

Social NewsSocial Measuring

MicrobloggingSocialblogging

Social Q&AVideo SharingPhoto SharingSocial Search

Professional NetworksNiche Communities

Social EmailComment Communities

Regional Social Media SitesPodcasting Communities

Blog NetworksBlogging Communities

Presentation-sharing SitesContent-driven CommunitiesProduct-based Communities

Review & Recommendation SitesSMS that Defy Definition

Virtual Social/Game Worlds

Sites/Apps - Impact

Advocates of social networking sites say that the online communities promote increased interaction with friends and family; offer teachers, librarians, and students valuable access to educational support and materials;

Opponents of social networking sites say that the sites prevent face-to-face communication; waste time on frivolous activity; alter children’s brains and behavior making them more prone to ADHD (behaviors).

www.socialnetworking.procon.org

Sites/Apps - Impact

Top 5 Phone Applications (United States)

1. Instagram2. Vine3. Youtube4. Snapchat5. Twitter* Text replacements like Kik (tons of these)

Scenarios

Katie and Sarah (two female 7th graders), are exchanging malicious instant messages back and forth because of a misunderstanding involving a boy that they are both interested in. The statements escalate in viciousness from trivial name-calling to very vicious and inflammatory statements, including death threats.

Questions:

Should the police be contacted?

What would you do as a parent if you discovered this problem?

What should the younglings do in this instance?

What you can do

Talk about the nature of their digital world

Hold weekly meetings (15 min) before /after a meal, and ask about their recent online experiences

If you have family dinners - No digital world

Set rules for what is and what isn’t appropriate

Watch the clock

Create a social networking contract

Help your child find balance

What you can do

Three questions your child could ask themselves:

Am I posting something I’d be embarrassed for my family to see?

Am I posting because I’m hoping someone will make me feel better about my choices?

Am I posting to hurt someone else?

Resources

• * Pros and Cons of Social Media

• To review issues that are controversial and important and this site presents issues in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format at no charge: http://socialnetworking.procon.org/

• The positives and negatives of using social networking sites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/22065333

• * To stop cyber bullying

• For parents to stop cyber bullying: http://www.parents.com/kids/problems/bullying/18-tips-to-stop-cyberbullying/

• Prevent Cyberbullying: http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/prevention

• STOP Cyberbullying: http://stopcyberbullying.org/parents/

• Stand up to cyberbullying: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

• Bullying Statistics – Fast Facts About Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/2012/01/17/bullying-statistics-fast-facts-about-cyberbullying/

• Edudemic – This Is How Teens Are Using Social Media: http://www.edudemic.com/this-is-how-teens-are-using-social-media/

Bibliography

Effects of Media In Our Society: http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/what-are-the-effects-of-media-in-our-822.html

Social Media and Society: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: http://www.seochat.com/c/a/social/social-media-and-society-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Social media and its effects on our emotional well being: (http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/15/social-media-and-its-effects-on-our-emotional-well-being-3924915/)

Teenagers and Social Media How to connect with—and protect—your kids online: (http://www.alive.com/articles/view/23615/teenagers_and_social_media)

National Association of Elementary School Principals (naesp): http://www.naesp.org/bullying-prevention-resources

21 Awesome Social Media Facts, Figures and Statistics for 2013: http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/05/06/21-awesome-social-media-facts-figures-and-statistics-for-2013/

Expanding the Definition of Literacyhttp://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/Projects/youth/literacies/media1.html