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2 Today we are going to find out
What facebook is? Why is it popular? Facebook and your school Facebook and you Facebook and the student Facebook/Hatebook–Cyber Bullying Facebook and girls Facebook and its advice

3 …what is it? Social net working site
A gathering spot, to connect with friends and with friends of friends Facebook allows one to make new connections with people who share a common interest Over 800 million users Average “friends” Irish students have is approx More so acquaintances Wall, Photo Albums, Messages

4 …what is it? Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected

5 is powerful? “The power and influence was best exemplified in the US presidential election campaign of Barack Obama where Facebook and Twitter were fully exploited in mobilising voter support for him” –Irish times August 2010

6 …Survey 1,000 parents and children interviewed
50% year olds use it every day 90% use it at least 3 times a week -Webwisestudy 2010

7 You Why is it so popular? Identity Formation Personal Meet New Friends
Stay in contact with old friends It’s Free It’s worldwide

8 and Your School? Protection of our students is of utmost importance
Internet Usage Policy (IUP) Blocked access to online social sites SPHE/Tutors, Cool School Anti Bullying Programme Discuss webwise Security settings Implication of online activity

9 Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook Hatebook

10 …and cyberbulling Bill Belsey ( defines cyberbullying as involving: “…the use of information and communication technologies such as , cell phone and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites, to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.”

11 …and girls Girls four times more likely to be bullied on Facebook
Trinity Study -Prof O’Moore–Irish Times 29/9/2010 8% Camera/Video Clips 24.7% telephone calls 15.8% instant messages 8.9% online chat rooms 11% text messages in School Old wine new bottle Technology ‘fuelling’ bullying

12 …and points to note Password sharing should not be allowed
Impersonating will not be allowed Identity Stolen 13 year old Donegal boy -Irish Times May 2010 falsely reporting fellow users to facebook leading to deleting of their account Used as a crutch instead of face to face conflict Stops students becoming fully rounded people

13 …and points to note “It’s a completely unregulated world out there…Children say things that are much more extreme and vindictive than they would in their everyday lives” (Swinford, 2006)

14 … and you Chris Cloke, NSPCC (UK)
Students surveyed felt on average only 30% of mothers know how to use social networking sites and 24% of fathers (Haran, 2006) 70% + of your parents may not know how it operates It’s constantly changing We want to assist you in ensuring you’re safe on line

15 and your „wall‟ You can write things on it
Your friends can write things on it as well If you do not set the security settings correctly, everyone in the world who as an account can see it too… that’s over 500 million people Screenshots of my wall earlier… (removed ) You need to have an account to look at other people’s account

16 and your „wall‟ Information correction
all comments made by you and pictures posted by you can be removed by you However, as you may have 100’s of “friends” and may have your settings set to “friends” of “friends” people can see what you posted within minutes and print/save the information. Again , it is advised to have your security settings set to “friends only”

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18 … and privacy settings Step by Step On your home page Go to account
3 options to select Everyone Friends of Friends Friends only Select friends only

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20 and your photo albums Step by Step Profile Albums
Select Album (each album has to be changed individually) Edit Info 3 options to select Everyone Friends of Friends Friends only Select friends only Save changes

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23 and the future Job applications Future positions Roles in society
failing to provide adequate privacy protection is leading to… “potentially damaging consequences to their future reputation or their job prospects” Irish Times August 2010

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25 What has to say

26 …and it’s advice There are lots of safety and privacy controls use them Like all social networking websites, Facebook is only as good as the people using You might come across things which are upsetting, illegal or offensive in other ways Not allowed to use it under 13 years of age Facebook warns parents they should think about supervision of their children whilst online. After all, if you join up then you're inviting total strangers into your home!

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28 …new changes O2 have set up a call/number barring, block
Vmad.com bully stop Irish Times September 2010 Mobile Video Cameras Internet connection youtube

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