1. 1
FACEBOOK:
USING SOCIAL MEDIA SAFELY

2. Facebook in the Media 2
• Break into groups of 4
• Each group will be given 2 news articles – split into 2 groups of 2 and
read 1 article.
• Summarize your article to the other half of your group
• Compare the positives and negatives of Facebook
• Be prepared to share some ideas with the class afterwards
Article 1: Reuniting Families Article 2: Cyberbullying

3. 3
The Good & The Bad
What positives come from What negatives come
Facebook from Facebook

4. Facebook & Cyber-Predators 4
• Facebook allows predators to choose a victim, stalk
them secretly while gathering information before ever
making contact
• All of the personal information that Facebook gathers
can help cyber-predators find their ideal victim
So how do you protect
yourself from falling victim
to a predator like this?
Teacher Read
Aloud

5. Protect Yourself 5
• Make your profile private
• Don’t list your birthdate (at least the
year), school, workplace, town etc.
• DO NOT put your phone number
• Limit your personal statement, you don’t
want strangers to feel that they “know
you”
• Never accept an invite on Facebook, if
you plan to go speak to the host(ess) in
person
• Don’t tag your photos
• Only allow friends access to view
pictures and prevent them from
downloading photos (they can ask for
copies)
• Be careful about the apps that you add

6. Privacy Settings – The Jist of It6
• “We keep track of the actions you take”
• Information set to “Everyone” may be
accessed by everyone on the internet
and may be imported/exported by
anyone without privacy limitations
• We can’t guarantee that unauthorized
persons won’t see your site or that
information you share won’t become
public
• We keep copies of everything you share,
it can also be copied and stored by other
users
• Visiting Facebook-enhanced applications
& websites you make your info available
to someone other than Facebook

7. Reporting Problems using Facebook’s Help Center 7
Facebook provides you with instructions for reporting
any inappropriate content in a variety of ways, but telling
a trusted adult will likely help you get results faster.

8. 8
Your Student Workbook
• Create a list of Pros/Cons of Facebook in
your book.
• Write a short letter to Mark Zuckerberg
explaining what you think he can do to
help make Facebook a more postivie
space for students.