Global Digital Citizenship
Scenario: Susie is a sophomore in high school who just created a Snapchat account. She received a friend request from someone she did not know and assumed it was a mutual friend. This person claimed to go to her school and seemed to know a lot of information about the school and her classes which made her believe him. After a while, he began to ask Susie questions about her and her friends. However, when she asked this person their name he avoided the question.
GDC Guidelines: Susie broke the guidelines by adding a stranger to her Snapchat account, which can lead to harm, such as the person hacking the account or gaining personal information.
Teacher: The role of the teacher is to inform and educate students on being cautious on social media platforms. The teacher can present a variety of scenarios in that students can learn how talking to a stranger online can lead to dangerous events.
Administrators: The role of the administrators is to evaluate the situation and apply safety tips, such as social-emotional lessons every week, to inform students, staff, and teachers about situations to be aware of.
Parents: If the student comes to talk to the parent, the parent should explain to their child about the block setting and not share personal information with strangers. Much like the rule parents teach their children growing up, "Don't talk to strangers", applies to social media and monitoring their child's uses of social media.
Students: The student's role in this scenario would be to tell an adult because Susie would be uncomfortable or scared about the events that occurred. Susie may tell her friends, which is crucial to teach students about the harms of social media and what to do in situations like this.
Hello Miss Alana. First off, I really liked the scenario you chose. This scenario is so common! I have received a few friend requests that I don't know, but the difference between Susie and I is that I don't accept them! (:
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I like the roles you gave for each individual. I think the idea of the teacher presenting different scenarios of the consequences is perfect and is more likely to hit home to the students. We recently talked about social media scenarios with the students in my practicum course or fall in the mild/moderate ID. It was very interesting to hear how many of them use social media and how often they get unknown requests. Great post!
Hello Alana,
ReplyDeleteYour scenario is a good one as a tremendous number of people add strangers as friends across many platforms. This creates potential vulnerabilities that many people are not aware of ahead of time. Instructing students to avoid this as part of being a good Global Digital Citizenship is a good idea. The parents play the most important role any scenario related to online activity as they are the first promoters of proper social behavior, and the internet is a social tool more than anything else. It is a dangerous world out there, so youths need to be prepared for it.
Hi Alana!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, it was so well organized. Informing students is key to ensure that students are all aware of potential risks with social media. Overall use of effective communication between everyone is so important! Thank you for your post.
Hi Alana!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post, it was well-organized and easy to read. The scenario that you chose was really good and something that happens often! I believe that informing and constantly educating the students, staff, and parents is important in ensuring their overall safety.
Hi Alana,
ReplyDeleteThis scenario tells about the real dangers our students face. As teachers, giving our students scenarios of what they could come across is a nice way to educate them about how to protect themselves and why they should. I think it is important to remember what we learned about adolescence in our ESE 426 class. Adolescents may make smart choices about hypothetical situations and act differently when they are in the moment. What can we do to support them further?
I wish I had been more comfortable talking with my parents as an adolescent. I plan to assign my students work that requires them to have conversations with their parents. In doing this I hope they will feel more comfortable going to their parents to get their questions answered.