Social Media
TikTok - is a video-sharing social network. Unlike YouTube, it allows only to post real short videos. Users can build up a following among friends or share posts publicly.
Instagram - is an online photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, apply digital filters to them, and share them on a variety of social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr. A distinctive feature is that it confines photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak and Polaroid images. Users are also able to record and share short videos lasting for up to 15 seconds. YouTube - is a video sharing service where users can watch, like, share, comment and upload their own videos. Facebook - is an online social networking services. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal file, add other users as friends, exchange messages, and receive automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups, organized by workplace, school or college, or other characteristics, and categorize their friends into lists such as "People From Work" or "Close Friends". Twitter - is an online social networking and micro-blogging service that enables users to send and read "tweets", which are text messages limited to 140 characters. Registered users can read and post tweets but unregistered users can only read them. Snapchat - is a photo messaging application developed by Stanford University students. Using the app, users can take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients. These sent photographs and videos are known as "Snaps". Users set a time limit for how long recipients can view their Snaps (the range is from 1 to 10 seconds), after which they will be hidden from the recipient's device and deleted from the Snapchat server. WhatsApp Messenger - is a proprietary, cross-platform instant messaging subscription service for smartphones. In addition to text messaging, users can send each other images, video, and audio media messages as well as their location using integrated mapping features. What to do
Having open discussions about the appropriateness of using social networking responsibly is key. There is proper “netiquette” to follow and guidelines need to be discussed and followed by the entire family. Best practise is to have all passwords for every social networking service and app your child has and check periodically.
Have an “end” to all electronics at the end of the day (9 or 10 p.m.). Sometimes turning the wifi off for the entire house is necessary. ALL devices (laptops, phones, Ipads, Ipods, etc.) should be removed from bedrooms at night and charged somewhere else in your home. No good conversations and clear thinking happen in the middle of the night. Consider not having data on your child's phone if they are under the age of 12. It's just not necessary. |
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