Social media can be useful tools when used properly but also dangerous when misused. The document discusses potential issues with a fictional profile of a student, Maddie, who pretends to be older on Facebook and has a large number of friends she doesn't know. It warns that posts and photos can be used against users and have consequences, so privacy settings should allow only friends and users should think carefully before posting.

1. Social Media
A simple tool

2. Social Networking sites
• Social networking
sites are tools
• Like all tools, when
used properly, can
be useful.
• When used
improperly, can be
very dangerous and
cause harm.

3. How many of you use these social
networking tools?

4. How many of you use these social
networking tools?

5. How many of you use these social
networking tools?

6. Meet Maddie
Maddie Ng-Reyes is:
• 17 years old (but pretends
to be 19 on Facebook,
because she has a lot of
college aged friends)
• A junior at Stuyvesant
• Works at the Apple Store
• Owns a yorkie and loves
dogs
• Wants to go into Culinary,
Marketing, or Party
Planning
• Maddie wants to have
3,000 Facebook friends
How many of you have ever accepted or
added a friend from a person you don’t
know or haven’t met yet?

7. Is there anything wrong with Maddie’s profile?

8. Look at little closer…
What’s wrong with this profile?

9. Be careful of what you post.
Posts can be used against you.
What would
Maddie’s boss
do?
How would
Maddie’s
school react?
If Maddie acted on
her words, what
would be Maddie’s
consequences?

10. And so can pictures.
Let’s discuss other dangers
of posted photos.

11. Are you familiar with Privacy Settings?
How many of you
have their privacy
settings set so only
friends can look at
your profiles?

12. Social Media Tips
• Think before you post!
• Social
media/networking are
not private journals.
• Posts, whether
private/public, can
receive undersired
attention
(public/negative)
• There are a lot of bad
people out there.

13. But social networking isn’t all bad….