This document discusses social networking and communication literacy. It explains that social networking sites allow for easy and timely connection between people to exchange and share information. Socialization is defined as the process of acquiring social skills and norms to integrate into a group. Offline socialization involves conversing, smiling, listening and keeping an open body language, while online socialization requires being careful with words and content. It also discusses how people curate their identity and self-representation through the photos and profiles they choose to share online, and warns that a digital footprint traces all online activity, impacting reputation.

1. Being social, being public
New Literacy Set – Workshop 7 – Communication literacy

2. Communication

3. Social Networks

4. What is social networking ?
Why have social networking sites
gained popularity in the recent
years?

5. Social networking sites are a mix of different
functions and features which maintain direct
and indirect communication and emphasize
the idea of user participation
Social networking sites have gained much
popularity in the recent years, because of the
opportunities they give people to connect to
each other in an easy and timely manner, and
to exchange and share various kinds of
information quickly

6. Socialization
Socialization is the process by which individuals acquire the
knowledge, language, social skills, and values to conform to
the norms required for integration into a group or
community.

7. Offline socialization
DO’S DON’TS
 Conversation
 Smile
 Enjoy company
 Listen
 Keep open body language
 Keep eye contact
 Use your mobile all the time
 Do smalltalk
 Drink too much
 Criticize
 Judge people

8. Online socialization
Do’s Don’ts
 Be careful about the choice of
words
 Think before you post
 Stay updated about privacy
tools
 Be public
 Filter your images and tags
 Leave your profile barren
 Post offensive content
 Present your personal
opinion as fact
 Criticize people,
organizations, colleagues
 Broadcast your school,
workplace problems

9. Identity and self-representation
the ways we organize/select/edit material reflect the ways
we mediate our personal and cultural representation
 What type of photos do we post?
 Which profile image do we choose?
 What is the mood we show to the others?
 How do we feel?

10. DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
 A digital footprint is the collection
of data of your online activity
(websites you visit, blog, social
media updates, photos you share,
emails, etc.)
 Once digital data has been shared
online, it is available for everyone
and may affect your online and real
life reputation

11. GOOGLE YOURSELF
what does Google
say about you ????
Repeat for Google Image search !!!!
……….consider what trail of data
you are leaving behind …..