Originally presented in May of 2017 at the Memphis in May Student Affairs Conference at the University of Memphis. This presentation provides an overview of the developmental experience of college students online.

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TheSocialMediaLivesofStudents
ThePromiseandtheReality

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5. POWERFUL
Social Media is

6. GainLossvs

7. Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
well.
you know how to use it
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8. myth
the
of the
Digital Native

9. 1 2
We’re Going To Explore Two Topics Today
Digital Identity
or Reputation
Digitized
Development
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10. Digital Identity
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11. Digital Identity
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Or more accurately, digital identities,
are the personas, data, and actions
we take online as well as the
reputation of those identities and
how they are viewed by others.
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13. digital stamp
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14. FROM THE WOMB!
We even have digital stamps
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15. Your Name
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16. We need to educate each other
on digital reputation.

17. TheInternetIs
Forever
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18. THINK
POST
beforeyou
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19. PrivacyIs
YourProblem
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20. BeA
Digital
Change
Agent
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21. Increaseyour
Digital
Literacy
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DigitalLeadershipandCitizenship
EducatingStudentsfor

23. Digital Identity
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24. Digitized Development
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25. Digitized Development
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is the underlying developmental
processes that inform how we
understand ourselves and our
behavior in digital spaces.
Digitized development can carry
unique properties from offline
development.
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26. It’s A Psychological Process!
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27. eRezLife
Digitized Development

28. MarciaBaxterMagolda’s
TheoryofSelf-Authorship

29. Student explores and experiments
openly with social media. This is
strongly influenced by authorities
(parents/guardians) through access
and peers through peer culture.
Student does not understand how
online and offline interactions can
impact each other or possess a
sophisticated understanding of
context.
Student makes conscious choices about
social media usage and how it fits into life
desires, outlook, and goals.
Student realizes that one’s online life
requires constant renegotiation as one’s
goals, needs, contexts, and
circumstances change.
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30. Pursuitof
Likes
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31. “HowmanyLikesdid
yourpostget?”
“Whatdoesthatmean?”
Addie

32. “Thatnumberinitself
doesn’tmeananything
unlessyoucompareitto
otherposts.”
-Addie
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33. “Thenyougetinthatwhole
thingwherepeoplestart
comparingthemselvesto
otherpeople.Thatreallyisn’t
thebestroutetogodown.”
Addie
“You’rethinkingaboutit
toomuch.”

34. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Curating
Perfected
Images

36. “…inthebackofmy
mindthere’sacertain
standardofinteraction
thatIgetoneverysingle
tweetthatIwantto
makesureIdon’tdrop
below.”
-Mesut

37. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Selective
Viewof
Reality

38. “…weusesocialmediaasa
highlightreelofourlivesand
howmanytimesoutoften
wouldyousaythatyou
wouldn'tpostsomething
becauseit'snotahighlight.”
-Hallie
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39. There'salotoftimeswhenyouthinkthat
peoplehavethebestlifeeverbecauseof
whatthey'reposting. Wheninreality
they'regoingthroughalot,andprobably
manysimilarthingsthatyouare,but
becausethey'repostingallthisfunstuff,
youthinkthattheirlivesareperfect.”
-Hallie

40. masks
adance
outfits

41. “…it’salmostlikedoinga
dancethatyoucan’tbe
toomuchofsomething.”
-Liam
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42. games
playing

43. “I'vegottokeepup.”
-Annie
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44. “Yeahit’sexhausting…
it’swhatcausesmy
unhappiness…
thecomparisonsget
sointense…
IfeellikeI’mjusta
constantfailure”
-Logan

45. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Consuming
Perfected
Images

46. “That’swhat,Iassume,[is]
causingmygreatest
dissatisfactionat[college].
Seeingmylifeincomparison
toothers.”
-Logan
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47. “Idefinitelythinkaboutit
morethanIshould.”
-Ashley
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48. Authenticity IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
and
community

49. a: worthyofacceptanceorbelief
asconformingtoorbasedonfact
b: conformingtoanoriginalso
astoreproduceessentialfeatures
c: madeordonethesameway
asanoriginal

50. “Mymom’sfriendswithme
onFacebook…Shedoesn’t
knowaboutmyboyfriendso
Ide-tagallpicturesofhim.”
-Logan
!

51. “Differentmasks,orthe
differentfacesI'llputonfor
differentsocialmedia
platforms.It’snotnecessarily
thatI'macompletelydifferent
person,butit'sjustdifferent.”
-Meghan

52. “Ihavethisoneidentitybutit
kindofmoldsalittlebittomatch
whatisnecessaryforeachsocial
network.Notnecessarilylying
aboutmyselfit’sjustthatIkindof
fitmyidentityintothatspecific
oneIguess.”
-Logan

53. “It'slikeapieceofyouand
eachsocialmediaoutletisa
differentpieceofyou…”
-Grace

54. Weneedtolearn
toown,rather
thanbeowned
by,technology.
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55. social media
can be used
for so much
MORE

56. be a good partner
in learning

57. ISTE STANDARDS
FOR STUDENTS
2016

58. 2016 ISTE Standards for Students

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EducatingStudentsfor

60. Stay
current
ontech
trends.

61. teacheachother
inunderstanding
thesetools
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62. don’t lead
fearwith
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63. don’t lead with
shame
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64. vulnerable
be
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65. It’sokay…andevenadvised…
totakeabreakfrom
technologyonoccasion.

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