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WorksheetsChatting Safely/Social Media Life Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 45mins
How do social media apps make money?
By selling items at your local mall.
By selling your data about things you like to advertisers.
By charging you to use their app.
True or False: People often behave differently on line than in real life.
True
False
What is a curated identity?
When people post both the good and bad things in social media.
When people pick and post only negative things on social media.
When people pick and post only positive things on social media.
What is oversharing?
When you give away too much candy at Halloween.
When you share private information online.
When you give too much advice to a friend.
How do you know that deleted posts are truly deleted?
Make sure you click Unsend.
Only post on Snapchat.
You can't know this for sure. Nothing posted on the internet is ever completely deleted.
The best advice before posting is...
Wait seven minutes before you post.
Only post three times per day.
Make sure you send your post at least five people.
Stop and think before you post.
Privacy settings should be set to...
Anyone who wants access.
Friends only (This includes family)
Kids that are nice in public chats.
What is an IBF?
International Bread Fiend
Illogical Basketball Fan
Internet Best Friend
Icelandic Brown Flower
True or False: It's always easy to tell who someone is online.
True
False
If a comment gives you a "Red Flag" feeling, you should:
Start a blog to tell your friends.
Tell an adult.
Go along with it so the person doesn't get mad at you.
Inappropriate language that doesn't bother you means that you are probably:
Hungry
Cold
Desensitized
Delightful
True or False: You can always show your true emotions through a text.
True
False
It's just good manners to share your picture with someone you've never met online.
True. This way they can know what you look like.
False. You should never share your picture with someone you don't know.
A stranger online asks for your phone number. You should:
Ignore it or block the person. You should never give your phone number to a stranger.
Give it to them so you can become friends.
Give them your friend's number as a trick.
Send them a selfie in case they have the wrong person.
Julie scrolls through her social media feed and starts to feel that everyone’s life looks so exciting when hers feels so...boring. She starts to feel bad about herself. What should Julie be paying attention to right now?
a. Oversharing
b. Red flag feeling
c. Miscalculation
2. Which of the following are negatives of social media?
Connecting to family who live far away
Feeling like you have to post or share constantly
Commenting or liking posts to support friends
Adam wanted to go to the movies with Daniel and some other friends but couldn't make it. Daniel posted pictures he took while at the movies with their friends. After seeing the posts, Adam started feeling uncomfortable. Why might Adam get a red flag feeling from seeing Daniel's posts?
The movie they saw got bad reviews.
He is happy his friends went to see the movie.
He is planning to see the movie the next day and doesn't want them to tell him what happens.
He feels left out.
Thinking through the Feelings & Options steps, what can you do if something on social media gives you a red flag feeling?
Respond immediately to the person who posted it.
Share how you feel with everyone on your social media.
Identify why a post makes you feel a certain way.
Consider giving up social media forever.
sharing personal feelings, information, or experiences that later make someone feel uncomfortable or regretful
oversharing
sharing option
red flag feeling
social life
when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious
social anxiety
social life
red flag feeling
orange flag feeling
Select the statements that describe healthy media balance.
The goal of a healthy media-balance plan is to use as little media as possible.
Media balance looks the same for most people.
A media-balance plan may change over time as a person's interests and schedules change.
Tools that track app use can help some people maintain a healthy media balance.
What is the best thing to do if you only want your close friends to be able to see your posts?
Avoid posting details about your life.
Check your privacy settings.
Choose your posts carefully.
Only post photos instead of comments.
Which "thing to think about before you post" is shown most clearly in the following posts?
"Just got to the mall."
"Finding a parking spot."
"Just found a parking spot."
"Parked."
"Walking into the mall."
"Walking into the pet store."
"Just found the cutest sweater I want to buy for my dog."
posting every detail of your life
posting something you wouldn't say in real life
posting complaints
posting too many relationship details
If you're unhappy about a situation, what's the best alternative to posting complaints online?
Don't share your complaints with anyone.
Post about something positive.
Take steps to resolve the situation.
Look at your friends' posts.
What is the best reason not to post an inappropriate photo of yourself?
It could make your friends upset.
You could get negative comments
A future employer could see it.
It could be seen as bragging.
