Online Culture what parents, teenagers, and teachers need to know Stephanie Booth SHiFT, Lisbon (Portugal) 15-17.10.08 CC by-nc-sa steph@booth.ch, @stephtara http://climbtothestars.org

what parents, teenagers,

and teachers need to know

I am no Powerpoint wizard

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blogger teacher speaker

blogger

teacher

speaker

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how it started

naked bottoms

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Naked bottoms or other body parts Insults (teachers, school, peers) Stolen photographs and videos Pornography Harrassment Illicit behaviour documented (theft, drugs…) Suggestive poses and skimpy clothing Unhealthy peer support groups (suicide, anorexia) Racism and hatred TMI ...

Naked bottoms or other body parts

Insults (teachers, school, peers)

Stolen photographs and videos

Pornography

Harrassment

Illicit behaviour documented (theft, drugs…)

Suggestive poses and skimpy clothing

Unhealthy peer support groups (suicide, anorexia)

Racism and hatred

TMI

...

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Teenagers, geeks: Social Internet A place to build and nurture relationships A place to express oneself A whole world to participate in A whole world of people to meet, the living web MSN, MySpace, facebook, YouTube Teachers, parents: 'Library' Internet A place to search for information Information one consumes Google

Teenagers, geeks:

Social Internet

A place to build and nurture relationships

A place to express oneself

A whole world to participate in

A whole world of people to meet, the living web

MSN, MySpace, facebook, YouTube

Teachers, parents:

'Library' Internet

A place to search for information

Information one consumes

Google

http://flickr.com/photos/tifotter/80099532/ problems because...

Online world not perceived as being public: a world of peers without adults Anonymity overestimated (they can’t find me; 'privacy by obscurity') No educated adults in this new media to provide education (teenagers left to themselves) Parents often have no idea about their children's online activities Some of these issues are even tough for internet-savvy adults!

Online world not perceived as being public: a world of peers without adults

Anonymity overestimated (they can’t find me; 'privacy by obscurity')

No educated adults in this new media to provide education (teenagers left to themselves)

Parents often have no idea about their children's online activities

Some of these issues are even tough for internet-savvy adults!

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Bad boys

Bad boys II

Do ya think I’m sexy?

Do ya think I’m sexy? (2)

Party!

Do the parents know?

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parents

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teachers

http://totallywiredbook.com/ Totally Wired by Anastasia Goodstein http://climbtothestars.org/tags/youth/ danah boyd: zephoria.org/thoughts

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Thank you! Stephanie Booth SHiFT, Lisbon (Portugal) 15-17.10.08 CC by-nc-sa steph@booth.ch, @stephtara http://climbtothestars.org