Social Media – The Good, The Bad and the 'Not-So-Private'

In response to Ms. Powell's Social Media – The Good, The Bad and the 'Not-So-Private'

In a blog of 300 words, reply to the following questions:


1. Are you a member of a social networking website? Why or why not?
2. Have you checked your privacy settings lately? Who can see the information that you put out there?
3. What kind of information are you allowing others to have access to? Have you thought about this before?
4. What kinds of things are safe to post? Unsafe? List some unsafe information that you should keep to yourself and not allow others to see online.
5. How can we become more responsible users of social networking websites? Why is this so important?
        My responses are:


1. Yes I am a member of a social networking website. I am a member of a social networking website because it keeps me updated with what's going on in the world like friends, family celebrities etc. One more reason why I am a member of a social networking website is because it is easier and faster to communicate with friends and family without having to be with them. Different examples of social networking websites is Facebook where people get updated with other people's profiles and twitter is where you get a constant update with your friends everyday.

2. No I haven't checked my privacy setting recently. My privacy settings are set where only friends and family can see what I post or share. I make sure that only people I know can see what i do and I make sure that no one I know see's what i do.

3. They type of information that I am allowing my friends and family to access is my photos, posts, and the different type of information about me such as birthday, sex, age, etc. The people I don't know, can only see my name, birthday, and sex. Yes I have thought about this before, if I haven't thought about this before random people I don't know will see everything I have posted.

4. Some things that are safe to post are like things you are doing right at that very moment such as eating, watching tv, play video games, etc. Another thing that is safe to post are things that are on your mind. Unsafe things to post are where you live and your phone number.

5. We can become more responsible users of social networking websites by checking our privacy setting every now and then since social networking websites update there software and web page. Another way of becoming responsible users of social networking websites is by being aware with what you post. This is so important because people can see what we post and the information that we post can be useful for them to do something harmful to you.

Twitter Trouble

In response to Ms. Powell's Twitter Trouble                                       

In a blog of 300 words, respond to the following questions:

1. Do you think that Khadijah’s comments about her teacher, that he “lives at home with his mom, eats fish sticks for dinner, and all he talks about is Star Wars” were appropriate? Explain.
2. What is your opinion on the suspension of these students? Was it reasonable for the school board to enforce such a punishment? Why or why not?
3. How do you feel about the reaction of the students – that they should be able to share their opinions freely? Is it okay to post this sort of thing on social media websites like Twitter?

     My responses are:

     1. The comments that Khadijah's made about her teacher were inappropriate. If these comments were true, that means she was just stating facts about her teacher. If these comments were false, that means she was trying to hurt her teacher. Even if these comments were true or false, these comments will make the teacher feel embarrassed and hurt, it will affect the teacher by having a low self-esteem.

     2. My opinion on the suspension of these students is that it was appropriate. I think that the punishment was appropriate because it is a reasonable punishment for the students since they were stating facts about their teacher or that they were making false statements about the teacher, this means that they were either exposing the teachers privacy or they were just posting false comments to embarrass their teacher. Yes this was a reasonable consequence and the school board should enforce such a punishment. They should enforce the punishment because it'll make people feel more safe during school and even after school.

    3. Students should be able to express their opinions freely and feelings. They could post their opinions freely, but no one told them that they could get in some type of problem once they post it. If they are able to post negative comments or any type of comment on any social networking website like Twitter, they should be able to say it in person. So if you aren't able to say you're opinion in person, then you should leave those opinions to yourself. No it isn't okay to post this sort of thing on social media websites like Twitter. It isn't okay to post these type of things on social networking websites because like Twitter and Facebook, they are a way to communicate with friends and family about updating on how their lives are going. In my opinion I don't think that Twitter or any social networking website is the best way to express any feelings or opinions because people can see what you post online.