social media explained for parents

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Brian KuhnDirector of Technology and CIOVancouver School Boardbkuhn@vsb.bc.ca@bkuhn

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Social Media Explained

Did You Know?

What do you know about Social Media?

Brian Kuhn

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We live in unprecedented

times!

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3.6 B people on earthFirst computer chess tournament0 (yes zero) personal computers sold0 e-mails sent0 blog posts0 Facebook usersBG (before Google)

1970

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970

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7.19 B people on the earth260,165,835 personal computers sold this year565,071 TVs sold today4,274,432 cell phones sold today2,839,834,102 internet users on earth156,231,286,923 e-mail messages sent today2,822,456 blog posts today1,150,000,000 + Facebook users3,103,823,201 Google searches today453,595,223 Tweets sent today

Nov 4, 2013 around 8:42pm

http://www.worldometers.info/

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“If you make some very logical, and even conservative, assumptions about where technology is likely to lead in the coming years, much of the conventional wisdom about what the future will look like becomes unsupportable” The Lights in the Tunnel (Kindle 222)

History has proven time and again that, where technology is concerned, something can be impossible since the dawn of civilization and then suddenly, in the blink of an eye, become possible. The Lights in the Tunnel (Kindle 2998)

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A brief journey through histo

ry…

MECHANICAL CALCULATOR (1645)

Shift to digital - it's an app, a web page; early electronic calculators were $1000 - some schools had a lab of them, now they’re free!

TELEGRAPH (1838)

Shift to digital - e-mail, texting, Facebook,

Twitter, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Calculator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy

TYPEWRITER (1868)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter

Shift to digital - touch, voice, and hand motion

Shift

Shift

Shift

TELEPHONE (1876)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone

Shift to digital - personal digital assistant, the phone has disappeared amongst a powerful general purpose computer in your hand

TELEVISION (1927)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television

1958

TV, Movie, Radio, Web, Video Phone, Apps, …

Shift

http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN55C8000XFXZA

Shift

INTERNET (1970--1975)istockphoto.com # 15885386

“The Web provides a platform for networking human minds. Printing allowed people to know. The Web enables people to collaborate and to learn collectively.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 566)

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B&W TV

Fax Machine

8-track tape

Rotary dial

modems

Reel 2 Reel

Video rental

encyclopediaMusic CD

Doubles every 11/2 – 3years

http://www2.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum.htm#stored

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What is the most profound technological change you've experienced in your lifetime?

Becomes

Expensive “expert only” knowledge has evolved into free collaboratively created knowledge…

When I was a student…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4211065057/

Benedict XVI

Francis

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E-mail Text TweetFB Status

CalendarTasks Search Maps

Video

Photo

Audio

Books

MusicPay Bills Buy

Write

Read

Calculate

Bank

is not bad or good, it depends on how it is used and for what purpose

Age limits for using SM are typically stated as 13+… ethical dilemma

Mobile has made it easy,

fast, and addictive

Slang

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Danger Lurks…

PicturesReputationsPrivacyPermanencyConsequences

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Communicating used to be so simple…

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‘Pix it or it didn’t happen’

Selfies

Inappropriate snaps

Posting without permission

Sexting

A bad reputation is just a click away…

everything is visible to millions, including friends and family.

‘The internet isn't written in pencil, it's written in pen’

Help your Kids Create Profiles

Parents should approve of the information their younger kids put online

It will become increasingly more difficult to manage these as your kids become teenagers

When should a real picture be included?

What should your child write about themselves?

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Would you let your kids learn to drivea car on their own?

Teach your kids how to ‘drive’ the Internet and Social Media!

Social Media Code of Conduct

“Take Care of Yourself”

“Take Care of Others”

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Social Media (SM), what to do?

Join and participate in SM tools

Follow and Friend your kids

Talk with your kids about SM

Discuss bullying and howit can be amplified online

Be a SM role model!

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Don’t ban, teach

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