Wednesday 22 February 2012

Social Media

I am starting a discussion with my students about Social Media this week. Here are a few interesting facts so far: Over 70% of  my grade 7's have a Facebook account even though they are under the required age according to Facebook's policy. Many students admit to "friending" people they do not know on facebook. After a quick informal survey, it seemed about half of my grade 8's and 7's students have personally witnessed Cyber bullying in one way or another. We are looking for for short, interesting videos to discuss in class. Below are a few we have started with. I am going to encourage my students to comment here in the blog to get a discussion started.


Students, what are your thought on this video?

24 comments:

  1. On my facebook i have a bunch of people i dont know, i post where i go sometimes and have a lot of information about my self on my account. This makes me want to delete all the people i dont know so that my facebook account will be a little bit safer.

    Kevin B

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  2. Thare are two people i do not know on my facebook.




    Isaac.s

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  3. I have a few people I dont even know very well on my facebook

    Austin.C

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  4. I dont add people i dont know

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  5. I have a few people on Facebook that I don't know, but after watching this, I deleting them.

    Amanda W.

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  6. Once I got a friend request from a Mexican that I didn't know so I ignored it.

    Nivan S.

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  7. My parents allowed me to get a facebook account only if I promised them that I would not accept anyone's friend request if I did not know them. At first I didn't know why but after watching this video I realized that my parents were right and that's why I only except FRIEND requests from my FRIENDS or people that I know.
    Emily P.

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  8. I Dont Add People I Dont Know I Think It's Dumb That People Do That..

    Amber.c

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  9. Haha i like the part where the grandma was playing video games!
    Lucy G

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  10. I have a Facebook account. On my Facebook I only have Friends I know. Also I don't have any persanol infromation on my account, i dont post where I am or where I go. I think its safe for people on facebook and have friends or people they may now. Also this is good viedo because it tells you what things can happen from adding people you don't know!

    -Manjot S.

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  11. This video is a good example to not put any personal things on facebook

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  12. i don't add people i don't know






    Colby R

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  13. I don't add random people



    Dominic.i

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  14. I have a facebook account but i don't add people i don't know because theres no point of adding them then. I also don't post on facebook where i am or where i'm going because u never know what can happen from just telling alittel bit.

    Harjyot S.

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  15. This shows how you shouldn't add people online that you dont know


    Justin M.

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  16. it is a good example to not put things on line



    David N

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  17. i dont add people i dont know
    katerina.S

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  18. This video thing just shows you that it is not good to add people you don't know or else you can be in danger and your g-ma will have to jump out of a closet and shoot that creeper. So let's all be smart here. Ok, done. Bye:)


    KennedyF.

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  19. This shows that you shjouldn't add people you dont know, Because bad things can happen.

    Sydnee P.(:

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  20. i dont add people i dont know

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  21. haa whenever i get a friend request on facebook i just add them then delete them


    Jeremy barton was here

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  22. It's nice that socail medias can bring familys back together

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  23. omg lol and ewwwwwww brittney viskovic wrote this

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  24. I don't understand how a Facebook friending is of the same level as having a carnivore in your home. And do posts about going to grandmas' need to include GPS coordinates for all listeners. There is a balance, and this is not it.

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