Yorkshire Academy Parent Education Seminar: Social Media from a Parent’s Perspective Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Seminar Outline The Good News: Social media can be a great tool for you and your kids The Bad News: Like any other great tool – it can be abused.

The Good News:

Social media can be a great tool for you and your kids

The Bad News:

Like any other great tool – it can be abused.

What is Social Media? Wikipedia Definition

Wikipedia Definition

Social Media: Trend or Fad? Via the Wall Street Journal: Why Email No Longer Rules

Via the Wall Street Journal:

Why Email No Longer Rules

Facebook Facebook 101 Signing up Your profile page – setting up privacy options Creating friend lists Connecting/Reconnecting Not Just for Kids Communication , Coordination Fundraising Political causes , Political campaigns Businesses

Facebook 101

Signing up

Your profile page – setting up privacy options

Creating friend lists

Connecting/Reconnecting

Not Just for Kids

Communication , Coordination

Fundraising

Political causes , Political campaigns

Businesses

The Bad News Pictures – keep it professional And these were adults… You can’t take it back Cyber-bullying Cyber-stalking

Pictures – keep it professional

And these were adults…

You can’t take it back

Cyber-bullying

Cyber-stalking

Recommendations Educate Yourself Actively Particpate Friend Your Child Adina’s Deck Ask CyberMom The Grandparent Test

Educate Yourself

Actively Particpate

Friend Your Child

Adina’s Deck

Ask CyberMom

The Grandparent Test

Questions Misty’s Facebook URL : would love to add you as a friend!