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Defender Days: Christians' Use of Social Media

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A Christian Approach to Social Media?

Defender Days 2015

A Christian Approach to Social Media?

Defender Days 2015

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"Virtual" vs "Real Life"

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Your Digital Footprint

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Social Media

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Good or Bad?

Digital Wisdom...

Mindfulness Required!

  • Persistance
  • Visibility
  • Spreadability
  • Shareability
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Persistance

You can't get rid of it
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Visibility

Who can see it?
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Spreadability

Who else can pass it on?
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Searchability

Just how lucky are you feeling?

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Identity

Who are you anyway?

Your value as a person is not determined by how many likes you get.

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Identity

  • Represent yourself well
  • "Would you want your grandma to see it?"
  • Would you want it to be reported (with your name attached) on the evening news?

Safety

Are there creepy people online? (YES.)
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Be Safe

  • Be wise about what you share
  • Use privacy controls
  • Block other users if they make you uncomfortable
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Let's talk about bullying...

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Bullying?

  • Harrassment
  • Gossip
  • Hurtfully excluding others
  • Pranking
  • "Drama"
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THINK

before you post!
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THINK! Is it...

  • True?
  • Helpful?
  • Inspiring?
  • Necessary?
  • Kind?
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Footprints

What will people know about you?
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It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens
by Danah Boyd

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Boyd: "Teens are passionate about finding their place in society. What is different as a result of social media is that teens’ perennial desire for social connection and autonomy is now being expressed in net-worked publics. Networked publics are publics that are restructured by networked technologies."

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Boyd: "Teens engage with networked publics for the same reasons they have always relished publics; they want to be a part of the broader world by connecting with other people and having the freedom of mobility."

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Boyd: "Many adults fear networked technologies for the same reasons that adults have long been wary of teen participation in public life and teen socialization in parks, malls, and other sites where youth congregate. [...] Social media services like Facebook and Twitter are providing teens with new opportunities to participate in public life, and this, more than anything else, is what concerns many anxious adults."

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Practical Advice

What is a parent to do?

A little encouragement...

  • Tech only in family spaces
  • Have tech time-out zones (supper table, bedtime, etc.)
  • Model what you would want from them
  • Honest, authentic relationships

A Christian Approach to Social Media?

Defender Days 2015