1. Social Media Safety
Freshman Seminar

2. What is Social Media?
Forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content such as videos

3. How Well Do You Know Your Social Media?3 4 2 1 5 6 8 9 7

4. Advantages of Social Media
Communicate quickly and efficiently
Connect with new and old friends
Stay informed on the world/what your friends are doing

5. Disadvantages of Social Media
Sharing information with the wrong people
Decreases face-to-face communication
Cyber-Bullying
Permanency of Online Profiles

6. Bulletin Board Video

7. What do you believe the message behind this video is?
Bulletin Board Video
What do you believe the message behind this video is?

8. Everyone Knows Sarah

9. What is the message of this video?
Everyone Knows Sarah
What is the message of this video?

10. Social Media Issues Impact Schooling & Employment
Do not get hired for a job
Get fired from your job
Get kicked off of sports team/clubs

11. Social Media Safety Guidelines

12. Think Before You Post Ask yourself these 4 questions before posting
Should I share this? Will the information you share put yourself or someone else in danger?
Do people really need to know where I am and who I am with? - Is it a good idea to let everyone know my exact location?
Am I selecting friends online that I can trust? –Always keep in mind that it's not just about what you post, but how others may use that content.
Is the information I am sharing transparent? - Before sharing information to the public, does your post give out too much personal information?   

13. Make it Private! Facebook- “Friends Only” safest setting
Twitter- protect your tweets

14. Know What You Post! Click Forgot Password link
Search for answers to your security questions
Use information like your birthday, address, phone number to steal your identity
Show up at your house
Receive unwanted phone calls

15. Create a Strong Password
How secure is your password!?

16. Don’t trust a message is really from who it says it’s from
Hackers can pose as your friends!
Ask you to watch a video- Virus
Ask you to enter personal information to receive an iPhone, money, etc.

17. Be selective! Don’t accept friend requests from people you do not know
Don’t friend request people you don’t know

18. Once Posted, Always Posted
Assume that everything you put on social networking sites is permanent
Even after deleted, can still be printed/saved