A look at how teens and adults can
use social media responsibly.
Christy Clary, Graduate Student, Youth Development and Agricultural Education, Purdue University
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Christy Clary
Operation: Military Kids
Graduate Assistant
Youth Development and Agricultural Education
Purdue University
cclary@purdue.edu
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Overview/Objectives
 Define social media
 Understand the consequences of actions when using
social media
 Discover the promising practices of privacy settings
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How do you use
social media?
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Social Media, Defined
“an aspect of the internet which allows individuals and
groups to create and publish online content, share the
content and interact about it” (Lusk 2010, p. 3).
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So you think you
are social media literate?
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How many people use Facebook?
 580 million
 1.2 billion
 955 million
 857 million
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What percentage of teens use
social media?
 75%
 100%
 96%
 90%
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What percentage of teens say they log
onto a social media site everyday?
 51 %
 55%
 75%
 80%
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You own all the content you post
on Twitter.
 True
 False
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You own all the content you post
on Facebook.
 True
 False
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The Federal Trade Commission has laws to
protect young people under the age of 18 online.
 True
 False
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My profile can be found through a
Google search.
 True
 False
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What percentage of teens say Twitter is
their main social media site?
 22%
 6%
 1%
 15%
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If I protect my tweets, anyone I
follow can see my tweets.
 True
 False
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Who can see your Facebook profile
when it is set to Everyone?
 Everyone on Facebook
 Friends and Friends of Friends
 Friends, Friends of Friends and everyone in my
Network
 Anyone with internet access
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How far back can a social media
background check go?
 1 year
 5 years
 7 years
 10 years
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How many Facebook accounts are
Fake?
 73.09 million
 83.09 million
 93.09 million
 100.09 million
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Privacy Settings:
More important than ever
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How can people find you on
Facebook
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Timeline Visibility
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Timeline Review
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Would YOU pass a social media
background check?
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References
 Banks, J. (2012). Police: Man posed as teenage girl on facebook, requested sexual photos.
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Retrieved from Cbsatlanta.com: http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/17746928/police-man-30posed-as-teen-girl-to-solicit-sexual-photos
CBSNews. (2012). Facebook "friend" suspected in burglary. Retrieved from Cbsnews.com:
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500202_162-6331796.html
Common Sense Media. (2012). Social media, social life: How teens view their digital lives . San
Francisco: Common Sense Media Inc.
Facebook. (2012). Facebook terms of service. Retrieved from Facebook.com:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
Facebook safety center. (2012). Facebook safety center. Retrieved from Facebook.com/safety:
https://www.facebook.com/safety/groups/parents/
Hoal, M. (2011). Would your child pass a social media background check? Retrieved from
ABCNews.go.com: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/We_Find_Them/child-pass-socialmedia-background-check/story?id=14120369
Kelly, H. (2012). 83 million facebook accounts are fakes and dupes. Retrieved from CNN.com:
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-08-02/tech/tech_social-media_facebook-fakeaccounts_1_facebook-accounts-facebook-profiles-facebook-estimates
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References
 OnGuard Online. (2012, August 8). Kids' Privacy. Retrieved from OnGuardOnline.gov:
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http://onguardonline.gov/articles/0031-kids%E2%80%99-privacy
Lusk, B. (2010). Digital natives and social media behaviors: An overview. The Prevention
Researcher, 3-6.
Marzulli, J. (2011). College softball player claims school booted her from team over "thug"
facebook rant. Retrieved from NYDailyNews.com: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-0617/local/29687647_1_facebook-postings-softball-team-housemate
Parkinson, S. (2012). District employee tweets "think before you type people. #austincarroll".
Retrieved from Indianasnewscenter.com:
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/District-Employee-Tweets-Think-beforeyou-type-people-austincarroll-146007015.html
Stokes, P. (2010). Ashleigh hall: 'one mistake' cost teenager her life. Retrieved from
Telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7398085/Ashleigh-Hallone-mistake-cost-teenager-her-life.html
Twitter. (2012). Twitter terms of service. Retrieved from Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/tos
Twitter help center. (2012). About public and protected tweets. Retrieved from Twitter.com:
https://support.twitter.com/articles/14016#
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