SocialMediaApps - Constant Contact

[Pages:4]SOCIAL MEDIA APPS

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Officer Chuck Collier School Resource Officer

Dublin Jerome HS

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What makes an app good or bad?

Good App Characteristics

? Age restrictions ? Age verification ? Good user feedback ? Easy to use privacy

settings

Bad App Characteristics

? Anonymity ? No age verification ? Bad reputation ? Only work with location

services on

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Generally Good Apps These apps are usually okay to use ? Facebook ? Messenger ? Instagram (beware of Finstagram) ? Twitter ? YouTube ? ZeeMee (college applications) ? LinkedIn

Questionable Apps Apps that can be either good or bad ? Minecraft ? Musical.ly ? SnapChat ? HouseParty ? YouTube

Why are they questionable? Houseparty- unmoderated chat, up to 8 people Minecraft- bullying, viruses Musical.ly- adult songs SnapChat- enable "ghost" mode so you can't be tracked YouTube- adult, inappropriate content

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Bad Apps These apps are mostly bad for kids ? Calculator Private Photo ? Secret ? Whisper ? Tumblr ? ooVoo ? Afterschool ? Phhhoto ? Ogle

Bad Apps These apps are mostly bad for kids ? Tinder ? Omegle ? Sarahah ? Finstagram ? Kik ? Yellow ? Ask.fm ? Burn Book

Why are they bad?

Calculator Private Photo- can hide photos and videos Secret- anonymous sharing, can lead to bullying Whisper- anonymous, location sharing Tumblr- fake names, pornographic images ooVoo- video chat, can be used by predators AfterSchool- school-based, anonymous, drugs and bullying Phhhoto- can't be made private, videos shared openly

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Why are they bad?

Ogle- anonymous, location-based, bullying, predators Tinder- hook-up app Omegle- anonymous text, video chat Sarahah- anonymous, no way to report bad actions Kik- direct contact with unknown people, easy to pretend Yellow- "Tinder for Teens" Ask.fm- anonymous questions can lead to bullying Burn Book- anonymous texts, photos, school-based location

Things we can do Actually talk with your kids ? What apps are they using and why? ? Have them show you how it works ? Friend or follow every social media

account they have

? Discuss potential for misuse, or

harm to self or others

Things we can do Pay attention ? Know their Google Play/App Store

usernames and logins

? So you can see what apps

they're downloading and using

? You can read descriptions,

warnings, reviews and age restrictions

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