Digital Footprint
Social Networking
• Facebook, what is it?
• What do people post on Facebook?
Digital Footprint Issues
• What type of content is appropriate to post on Facebook?
• What type of content is inappropriate to post on Facebook?
Privacy / Safety
• What type of content is important to keep private?
• What could be the possible consequences for posting this content on Facebook?
Social Network
Facebook, what is it?
Facebook is a social networking site in which people can post comments, pictures, and video to share with "friends." Facebook is really an RSS reader that pulls in people's posts and add them to the news feed to see what they've posted.
What do people post on Facebook?
People like to post many or all of the following things:
• pictures
• video
• comments- thoughts, opinions, what they are doing, what they've done
• recipes
• links
• jokes
How Does Facebook Work - Understanding the Concept
Digital Footprint Issues
What type of content is appropriate to post on Facebook?
Some appropriate content to post on Facebook:
• video or pictures of a vacation AFTER you've returned home.
• sharing a link to an appropriate site you found.
• the announcement of a birth.
• a graduation picture.
• opinions??
What type of content is in inappropriate to post on Facebook?
Some inappropriate content to post on Facebook:
• inappropriate pictures
• inappropriate videos
• swear words
• mean comments
Privacy / Safety
What type of content is important to keep private?
• information of your personal life
• Information (address,etc.)
• Family secrets
What could be the possible consequences for posting this content on
• Stalkers
• creepers
• court
BEWARE! Facebook: Dangerous to Your Personal Privacy and Safety