SOCIAL MEDIA Edie White, M.Ed. Coordinator for Bullying Prevention

Social media are web-based communication tools that enable people to interact with each other by sharing and consuming information. CAN YOU NAME THESE APPS?

ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Communication Connection Personal branding Technological literacy Access to information DIGITAL DANGERS

Risky behavior for “likes”

Increase in anxiety and depression

Sleep deprivation

Low self-esteem COMPARISON TRAP

FEAR OF MISSING OUT “FOMO” THIS IS YOUR BRAIN... ADDICTION DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Nothing ever truly disappears in the digital world. DIGITAL DRAMA CYBERBULLYING

SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS SNAPCHAT

• Snaps disappear immediately after viewing and Stories disappear after 24 hours • “Snap Map” shows location • Snapchat Discover Stories regularly have sexually explicit images and articles — not for kids! TWITTER INSTAGRAM

• Doesn’t enforce content restrictions • Instagram accounts are public by default • Sub-tweeting creates digital drama or • Finsta accounts crosses the line into cyberbullying • Sexually explicit content NAVIGATING INSTAGRAM

CHECKING FOLLOWERS PRIVATE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN PRIVATE VIDEO APPS YOUTUBE TIKTOK

• Access to inappropriate material • Explicit language • Bullying • Inappropriate material • Bullying • Direct message MEET UP APPS LIPSI MEETME YUBO

• "It’s a platform that attracts the • “Chat and meet new people” • “Tinder for Teens” boldest who want to step out of their • Default privacy settings are to comfort zone. Meet new people in • MeetMe is aiming people class, on campus, in a cafe…Honest towards an on-line hook-up show your city and phone thoughts." number to friends • Chat with strangers, trade • Users can include a link to their Lipsi pictures, take an anonymous • Can add matches made on account in their Instagram profile, poll, adding friends Yubo to Snapchat contacts allowing other kids to leave anonymous feedback and comments ANONYMOUS APPS WHISPER YOLO

• “Build lasting, meaningful relationships in a • For Snapchat users community built around trust and honesty.” • Allows users to ask followers for feedback or • Users don’t have an identity when using the ask anonymous questions service- assigned or select a handle upon • Notorious for digital drama and cyberbullying joining. • Users post confessions, either fact or fiction, by super imposing text on a picture VIDEO CHAT APPS HOLLA MONKEY

• “Live random video chat” • Users are randomly matched with other users • Profiles consist of a kid’s age, location, • Collects a lot of data about gender, several pictures, and a short blurb its users and shares all sharing their interests or other personal three types of information information with third parties • User can choose chat room based on interests APPS TO HIDE CONTENT

CHECKING FOR DOWNLOADED APPS iPHONE ANDROID GAMING APPS ROBLOX DISCORD

• Bullying • Skype for Gamers • Profanity and abusive language • Profanity and abusive language • Third party chat apps can access • Adult content • Sexualized avatars • Bullying TIPS

OPEN LINES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE PRIVACY SETTINGS KNOW YOUR CHILD'S MONITOR DIGITAL DETOX COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT PASSWORDS TECHNOLOGY PARENTAL CONTROL APPS RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

• Common Sense Media • Connect Safely • NetSmartz • Internetmatters.org • Enough is Enough