Your Online Image #1
You've discussed in your Keynote presentations about how important it is for you to be very careful when you're online.
- be careful with your personal information
- be careful about what you say about others
- be careful about language, images, etc
- be careful about secrets, embarrassing or other personal info about others
Things that you post online can also be damaging to your reputation - now, or in the future.
We're going to handle the blog differently the next couple of weeks. You will be presented with different scenarios, that involve online social networking. Respond to the question(s) asked. Give your answer some thought.
First Scenario:
You are finally old enough to join a social networking app/site and set up your own profile. You spend a lot of time adding pictures and connecting with things that you "like", and you have links to many friends. Your mom makes her own profile and asks you to be her “friend.” What do you think about that? Explain your thinking.
I feel like it would be a good thing to have a parent friend you on social media. The reason I think this is because you can feel safer if a parent is there for you. If you come across a cyber bully and you are not at home, you can contact that parent through social media so they can help resolve the issue right then and there.
ReplyDeletei agree with Jaxon i think my parents could fallow but if they did they would not be able to comment
DeleteI don't want to friend my parents on social media. Because I don't want my parents to see what i'm posting. Everything I will post they will talk to me about. If I post a pic of my friends, they are going to talk to me about it and I just don't want my parents entering my social media life.
ReplyDeleteI agree Ross, my parents are the same way.
DeleteI agree also Ross I wouldn't want my parents to follow like everything I do on social media.
DeleteI think it's totally fine if your mom follows you. My mom follows me on my instagram and I have her on snapchat and as long I'm not posting anything bad she's fine. I wouldn't post anything bad with or without her on it.
ReplyDeleteGood point Haley! My mom follows me too and I don't post something if she doesn't approve of it either.
DeleteThat makes sense. It isn't a big problem if you're not posting anything bad.
Deletethat's cool that your mom follows you, it's also really cool that you and your mom have that type of relationship where your mom can trust you not to do anything bad. I agree with what your saying because i also think the same way as you on this topic,but can't relate
DeleteI love that, I mean why worry if you wouldn't have to without her on it.
DeleteI wouldn't mind the idea of my parent following my instagram or snapchat but they cannot comment or like my photos because I personally think that it would be kind of embarrassing, sometimes I can see my mom going a little bit overboard and saying that I should've took the pic from a better angle or do something to that extent.
ReplyDeleteIf my parents think that I'm old enough to have a social media account, they should trust that I won't post anything bad. I don't want to have to censor what I do because I'm scared of what my parents will say. I want to have fun with my friends without my parents seeing everything we do.
ReplyDeleteYou have an amazing point Camryn! If parents trust you, they would let you post without them always keeping watch.
DeleteI agree with you camryn but my parents dont trust me at all. They barley trust me to walk. but I agree that parents have trust issues.
DeleteYou're right. Parents should be able to trust their kids to be responsible on social media.
DeleteYes, I want to have some freedom from my parents sometimes
Deletei think you should have a parent as a friend so they can see who you fallow on thin like instagram or facebook so they can make sure you have appropriate followers and make sure there is cyber bully
ReplyDeleteGood point Gage cyber bulling is a real problem.
DeleteI personally don't really mind if my parents are on social media. I think that it doesn't really affect anything, but I wouldn't like if all they did was comment on my posts and such saying, "aaaaahhhhh cuttteeee" or something goony like that. But I think that parents should trust their kids and what they are posting and not have to monitor their every move.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more Tony, I'm almost certain that if that ever really became a problem you could easily talk to them about it and work something out.
DeleteI do agree with this. If you have never done anything that would make your parents not trust you on social media then they should trust you on it.
DeleteI agree with you Tony, I don't think it's a problem if your parents are on your social media as long as they are respecting the boundaries and not using it as a way to pry.
DeleteI agree with you Tony. Parents should have trust in you and if they really need to know what you are posting you could just show them or just let them follow.
DeleteI think having your parents "friend" you on social media can be a good idea because they can make sure that you're okay and not doing things that you shouldn't be doing (i.e. talking to strangers, breaking their rules, etc.). I don't think they necessarily need to comment on what you're posting or doing, but I think sometimes it can be a good thing for them to see what you're up to.
ReplyDeleteI think your parents should not be a friend on social media. If you post anything bad, or add someone you don't know, then your parents shouldn't help you, you need to learn your own mistakes.
ReplyDeletei agree hanna. we should learn things ourself and not have someone hold our hand through life.
DeleteI strongly disagree! You should not comment anything bad in the first place.
DeleteI disagree with you to a point. I think that adding your parents on social media can be a good thing in case you make a mistake like that, because they can help you learn from it and grow as a person. While, yes, it's important for you to be able to make mistakes and learn from them yourself, it's also their job as parents to help you through some tougher situations and teach you how to handle them in a healthy way.
DeleteI would let my mom follow me if she really wanted too. I wouldn't go out of my way to follow her but if she really wanted to I would let her. I have nothing to hide so yes I would let her follow me.
ReplyDeleteYes Olivia, I agree, I think that if you are worried about your mom seeing something you posted on social media then you probably shouldn't be posting it in the first place.
DeleteI agree with Olivia, because I also have nothing to hide.
DeleteYeah Olivia, I would not go out of my way to follow her back either.
DeleteI agree Oilvia because if my parents really wanted to follow me I would let them, but I know they would be like watching what i post really closely
DeleteI do not think that I would care. It would keep me from saying anything that I would not want her to hear also.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that it's a bad thing having your parents follow you on social media. My mom has me on snapchat and instagram and it has absolutely no effect on what I post or anything I do. In all honesty if you don't want your mom to see what you post, you probably shouldn't be posting it in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jayme, if you are scared of your parents reaction you shouldn't be posting it
DeleteThat's a good point Jayme, if you don't want your parents to see what you're posting, you probably shouldn't be posting it at all. It can also be a good way to keep yourself in check.
DeleteI think this is a very good point Jayme. I think this is a very good way to keep yourself in check, and if you don't want your parents to see what you're posting, you should think, Should I be posting this?
DeleteIf my mom wanted to follow me, I'd let her. I wouldn't reach out to her and ask her to follow me, but knowing that your mom is following you can stop you from posting something potentially damaging to a career or reputation in the future. Too much parent interaction on social media can be embarrassing, though. Parents should also be able to trust their kids to post and act responsibly with out being monitored all the time.
ReplyDeleteI agree Haley. Parents being on social media can be a good thing, as long as they don't interact with you too much, because it can get embarrassing.
DeleteI agree with you because sometimes having a parent as a friend on social media can help you to really think about what you're posting before you post it.
DeleteHonestly, my mom could follow me and i would have nothing against that. That's my family and I'm not ashamed of it. I mean seriously what is a reason I wouldn't want her to.
ReplyDeleteI don't want my parents to follow me on my social media accounts. I think my parents should respect my personal information. I think they should trust me to not do anything bad.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is okay to let your mom follow you. If anything it should actually discourage you from posting anything mean or inappropriate on your social media account. With this though I think it is important that parents don't use this as a method to pry or stalk into the teens life. Teens deserve a little privacy and shouldn't have to worry about their mom stalking them or commenting on their post. I think as long as parents respect the boundaries of this situation it can be fine.
ReplyDeleteI think you are correct. I think that it would discourage people from posting anything inappropriate and I also agree that parents should respect privacy
DeleteThis is a really good point, Kylee! Respecting boundaries is super important, and teenagers need some privacy in their life.
DeleteI highly agree with this. It can be a good thing sometimes, but shouldn't be taken advantage of!
DeleteI agree Gracie, your parents should respect you and trust you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hanna for agreeing with me, I think teens deserve privacy.
DeleteI wouldn't mind having my parents on social media. I have my mom on snapchat, and it's really not that big of a deal. It has almost no effect on anything I post or do. It's also another way to get in contact with me, so I can see why she would want it. And if you don't want your parents to see what you're posting, you probably shouldn't even be posting it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that social media is also good as an alternative way to get in contact with them.
DeleteI think that it's okay if your parents follow you on social media. I really wouldn't care if they followed me, but if they started to comment on my posts or do dumb stuff like that, I would like block them or something.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ty. That is embarrassing when your parents comment when all your friends can see. If they didn't comment that would be fine but I wouldn't like it if they did.
DeleteIf my parents started to do weird embarrassing stuff like that i'd do the same thing, Depending on how some kids are I think this is the time where we start to get a little bit more freedom.
DeleteI feel like it would be a good thing to have a parent friend you on social media. The reason I think this is because you can feel safer if a parent is there for you. If you come across a cyber bully and you are not at home, you can contact that parent through social media so they can help resolve the issue right then and there.
ReplyDeleteI think it's totally fine if your mom follows you. My mom follows me on my instagram and I have her on snapchat and as long I'm not posting anything bad she's fine. I wouldn't post anything bad with or without her on it.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind having my parents on social media. I have my mom on snapchat, and it's really not that big of a deal. It has almost no effect on anything I post or do. It's also another way to get in contact with me, so I can see why she would want it. And if you don't want your parents to see what you're posting, you probably shouldn't even be posting it.
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