Safe Social Media

Select the advantages of using social media

• Communicate with friends and family across the world

• Share and receive feedback on your competition or fitness goals

• Experience celebrations and traditions from different cultures

• It is completely safe

Which of the following is not an example of social media?

• Facebook

• TikTok

• Snapchat

• Google Chrome

Select the disadvantages of using social media

• Privacy settings are automatically set quite low / unsafe

• Online games and quizzes may be trying to get your personal information

• It is more difficult to tell who you are talking to or adding as a friend

• Everyone on social media is a threat

Which of the following examples is safe to post on a social media account?

• A picture of you on a beach on holiday

• The exact date you are leaving to go on holiday

• A party you are planning on having at your house

• Your review of a new video game

Which of the following examples is not safe to post on a social media account?

• A picture of your dinner

• You in your school uniform

• A quote from your favourite film

• Your art project

Kristina is on TikTok and receives a friend request from a person she doesn’t know.

What should she do?

• Accept the friend request. It’s rude to ignore them.

• Deny the friend request

• Send them a message and ask them how they know her.

You receive a direct message from a person that identifies themselves as your friend Jonah.

They want to meet you in the park after school.

What should you do?

• Tell a trusted adult about the message and ignore the request

• Ask the person a question only Jonah would know to make sure it is them

• Go to the park and meet your friend Jonah

After a disagreement at school, a group of kids send Jaedon threatening messages on Snapchat.

What should he do?

• Block them from his page

• Keep the emails and comments he receives

• Tell his parents or a trusted adult

• Respond to the messages

Which of the following is private information?

• I like swimming

• Dogs are my favorite animal

• My address is 2524 Sycamore Lane

• Purple is the best color

Anything you say, type or post online becomes public knowledge and stays online forever. Even after you've deleted it

• True

• False