Social well-being

1. JERONIMAS RALYS GYMNASIUM
COMENIUS PROJECT “I FEEL GOOD- WELL-BEING IN THE CONTEMPORARY
WORLD” (2013-2015)
A Lesson Plan
Social Networks: Who Are Your Friends?
Purpose: to realize communication threats in social networks, find and use safe behavior
strategies, consolidate the conception of privacy and personal data safety.
Methods: introductory questions, analysis of situations and discussions.
Additional literature:
The ones you add to your Facebook friends, you add to a personal life, too:
http://youtu.be/KGr_KFiCX4s
Privacy on Facebook: http://youtu.be/-Dn1Jmqecvk
Bullying on the Internet becomes reality: http://youtu.be/elYv-pZVgyo
Can the life on the network be private?: http://youtu.be/-e98hxHZiTg
Activities of a lesson
Introductory questions:
– Do you have a Facebook profile?
– How many friends on Facebook do you have?
– Are you publishing photos of you and your friends?
– Do you often communicate with strangers on the Internet?
Theoretical introduction
Social networks is a convenient and very popular way to share information and
communicate with familiar people and strangers, but without obvious benefit, using of social
networks can cause many problems. By trying to inform the users we give advice for the users of
social networks.

2. Control the information that you publicize – you have to understand that the information
that you announce in social networks is practically available for everyone. In the most popular
social networks there is a possibility to choose who sees your information – anyone or just your
friends. But do you really know your all social network friends and you know who they are
truly? Maybe in your contact list you have people who you do not know at all and maybe they do
not even exist?
Do not publish the information which discredits you – photos from parties, nudity, the
photos where you do an offense – it does not matter if you or friends are in it. Any information,
which gets into the Internet stays there forever because it can be copied and spread without any
control. When you share it with your friends, they share with their friends and the process repeats
itself. Even if you deleted primary information, it would continue to spread without possibility
to stop it. Also, you can not completely delete photos from some social networks, for example,
Facebook.
Adjust your privacy settings in your social network – every social network suggests a
diversity of profile settings which defines who can look through your publishing information. Do
not forget to log out from your profile after using other computer, but even better is to use just
only that computer that is in your control and network.
(Literature–http://www.esaugumas.lt/lt/saugus-darbas-internete/socialiniu-tinklu-
saugumas.html)
Work in groups – to figure out possible safe behaviour in social network.
Situations:
1st case. A friend from the Internet starts to ask personal questions.
2nd case. A friend from the Internet suggests to meet and do not tell about that to parents.
3rd case. A friend from the Internet starts to harass.
Recommended scenarios:
1. Stop communication. Consult with adults.
2. Stop communication. Tell to adults.
3. Stop communication. Tell to adults.
I. Discussion(studentsshare theirknowledge,teacheris justamoderatorand givesadvice onthe
social behaviourtopics).
Questionsfor discussion:
– What kind of strangers with unusual behaviour do you usually meet on the Internet?

3. – How to limit your circle of friends on Facebook?
– How to prevent strangers posting on your Facebook wall?
– What is the best way to avoid attention and harass of strangers?
II. Realizing lesson`s findings. The presentation of work in groups.