Your Online Image #1
You've discussed in your Keynote presentations about how important it is for you to be very careful when you're online.
- be careful with your personal information
- be careful about what you say about others
- be careful about language, images, etc
- be careful about secrets, embarrassing or other personal info about others
Things that you post on line can also be damaging to your reputation - now, or in the future.
We're going to handle the blog differently the next couple of weeks. You will be presented with different scenarios, that involve online social networking. Respond to the question(s) asked. Give your answer some thought.
First Scenario:
You are finally old enough to join a social networking site and set up your own profile. You spend a lot of time making the profile look cool and you have links to many friends. Your mom makes her own profile and asks you to be her “friend.” Is that fair? Explain your thinking.
depending on your comfortability and your parents intent its probably fine if they just want to keep tabs on you or tag you in something (if were referring to Facebook) But depending on how strict parents are you might have to friend them.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it all upt to how close you want to be with your parent.
DeleteI agree, it may possibly get to the point of over protectiveness but I believe being friends with your parents on facebook, as long as they dont have a declining mental health, shouldn't be a problem.
DeleteI agree with Cody it's up to the parents.
DeleteWell, I believe that it may be a good thing that your parent is friended so that they know what's going on in your life and help you in a bad situation. I also believe that it may be over protective and you should block them. Overall it couldnt hurt to friend your mom.
ReplyDeleteI agree overall about this but I don't think its too bad that your parents worry but yea block them if they are being overprotective.
DeleteI agree with Brady
DeleteI think it is fair. Until you are eighteen, your parents still are responsible for you. Therefore they should be able to view and even regulate what you post or say online. It is important that people be respectful online, and I think that people will think twice about posting something if they know their parents will see it.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if you live in your parent's house you live under their rules.
DeleteI agree that your parents are responsible for you until you are 18 and should be able to monitor what your doing on the internet.
DeleteAgreed, I always think about what my family members might think if I share a certain post.
DeleteI think it is fair. I have no problem being friends with my mom on facebook. I don't post stuff that I need to hide from her. If you wouldn't want your parents seeing the things you post, you probably shouldn't be posting them anyway.
ReplyDeleteSome people say "don't say something unless you'd want your grandma to hear it". This can be very true on social media.
DeleteI think it's fair. Being friends with your parents on facebook shouldn't be a problem if you aren't saying things you aren't supposed to. Being respectful online nowadays ,when they aren't hiding behind another name, is a must because it could ruin your reputation and you'd have to hope to god employers don't see what you said, and parents would help their own children be respectful online, in my opinion at least.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is fair. I don't have a problem with it because I have nothing to hide, but there are some kids out there that might be posting inappropriate pictures or saying mean comments that they wouldn't want their parents seeing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because if you post stuff that is inappropriate and you wouldn't want your parents or guardians seeing it then you more than likely should't be posting it in the first place.
DeleteI agree with you because if your posting mad crap about other people you wouldn't want your parents seeing that.
Deletei agree because your parents sound be making sure your being a good boy/girl.
DeleteI agree with you, if you have nothing to hide you shouldn't have a problem with it.
DeleteYes, I believe that it is fair because I don't mind having my mom as my Facebook friend I have nothing to hide so I'm fine with her seeing what I post. She is my guardian till I'm 18 so she does have a right to see what I'm posting and what not and People shouldn't be posting bad stuff anyways and they should be respectful while using the internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because it can stop people from bullying.
DeleteI agree with Breanna's post, it is fair to have your mom as your friend, because like she said you should be respectful online so it shouldn't be a big deal.
DeleteThat's true. You shouldn't have anything to hide in the first place from your parents.
DeleteYes, I think that parents should be friends/follow their children on social media. Parents need to monitor their child's activity, I believe that a lot less cyberbullying would occur if this took place and kids would be more conscious of their posts.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that more parent monitoring would really decrease cyberbullying but if parents could trust their children not to do stupid things than they shouldn't have to monitor them
DeleteI think the level of cyberbullying would decrease if more people were friends with their parents. It would allow for parents to monitor and punish their children for rude behavior. It would also make the kids think twice about posting.
DeleteI agree with that your parents should be yours friends on Facebook.
DeleteI think that it would be fair because it could stop you from posting things that you shouldn't be posting. Your parents can monitor what you are saying to be sure you aren't bullying people of something like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, if they are letting you have your own Facebook the least you could do would be friends with your parents on there. I think it would be a good idea that way they can monitor what your posting and making sure you make good decisions.
DeleteI agree, It is important to have your parents as a friend, they need to know what is going on in your life and be able to help out if you need it.
DeleteThat's very true. Having your parents involved can deter bullying and other things very well.
DeleteI don't really think thats to fair because she probably just wants to make sure your being safe online and not be doing anything bad but I don't like thinking that anything you do online your mothers could see especially if you have something you really don't want your parents seeing
ReplyDeleteYea that is very reasonable, but what if you post or do something totally stupid and no one is telling you about it, bet your mother would say something. But Yea your argument is very reasonable.
DeleteIf you know what I mean, your favorite anime episodes, But I totally agree with this parents should be allowed to friend you, but we still need privacy.
DeleteYes, I think it is fair. Your mom is allowing you to get the social network, you can let them see what you're posting if they want. I don't have an issue with having to be friends with my mom
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because if they are letting you have social media they have the right to so what you are posting.
Deletei agree with what you said and i think all kids with social network should be friends with there parents so they think before they post.
DeleteI agree, having your parents know what you are up to and who you are hanging can be annoying but i think it would be in kids best interests
DeleteI agree with that your parents should be yours friends on Facebook.
DeleteI agree that if your not hiding anything that you shouldn't care if your parents see your social media accounts.
DeleteI think its fair your parents are allowing you to use the social media so you let them se what you post or something like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if they are letting you use the internet they should be able to control what you are doing.
DeleteYes, it is fair. Because most likely your parents just want to monitor the things you are saying on the social media. They'd be able to see if you are bullying people, which they would often be able to stop. Also, you shouldn't have a problem adding your parents, because you shouldn't be writing and saying anything that wouldn't be appropriate on a social media.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, no one should be posting or saying rude things about each other and parents can stop or prevent such actions.
DeleteYes its fair in my opinion because parents are probably just trying to keep you safe and make sure your not doing bad things or talking to people you shouldn't be kids aren't always sure what they are getting there selfs into so parents are just keeping them safe.
ReplyDeleteyes, i totally agree to :) parents just want there kids to be safe.
DeleteYes I agree because they need to make sure no one strange is trying to get to you through your profile, and need to keep track of what you are doing.
DeleteI agree and think it is fair because maybe your parents just want to watch who you are taking to online or what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteI agree, having your parents online and seeing what you're doing is a good thing and it can benefit you from any harm.
DeleteI think that the right thing to do is to have your parents as your friend. It is important to let them into our lives, and while it can be embarrassing sometimes, they should be able to check up on us to make sure we are safe and not doing anything that could get us in trouble.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, having your parents as friends could be good in a way and also could be bad.
Deleteyes i agree its always a good to have them as your friend
DeleteI believe in what you are saying here and i agree that we should let them be our friends and be able to check up on us but it can also be embarrassing to have them but that's just how you personally think of it.
DeleteI believe that everyone should have their parents as friends on social media, reason being they should be able to see what you post or what people are saying about you. It might be embarrassing to have ur parents as friends on facebook or any other social media, they should be aloud to see everything and protect you from somethings that are out there.
ReplyDeleteyes totally agree with you i like your point of view
DeleteI strongly agree with what you are saying in your answer and I think that it could be embarrassing but it they do have a right to see what you're saying.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the right thing to do is to have your parents as your friend. It is important to let them into your lives, and while it can be embarrassing sometimes, they should be able to check up on us to make sure we are safe and not doing anything that could be very dangerous for us.
ReplyDeleteI agree wIth this, but I still believe we should have some privacy, or else we would turn out to trusting, You need to experience something so that you know how to deal with it.
DeleteI personally think it is a good idea to have your parent (mother or father) as your friend on social network sites, it may not seem "cool" to younger kids but I think it is fair because they need to know what is going on, what you are posting, how you respond to other peoples posts, and the pictures or other things you post. If I had a kid I would tell them that they could only get a profile set up if I was their friend so I can see if they are being mature having this profile.
ReplyDeleteYes that is fair because she is letting you create your profile and wants to make sure you aren't doing anything bad on it. She just wants to make sure you're being safe on the internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% its fair because they do need to know whats going on
DeleteI agree with you, like what if you decided to meet a stranger IRL and you get raped or killed, your parents could know and prevent that.
DeleteI believe that having a parent as a "friend" on social media is fair as it gives the parents access to what you say and do on social media, making sure that you are being respectful and responsible. If you were not to allow them to be "friends" with you than they should be able to just take away your social media access.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Preston's whole paragraph about this situation, every point he made I agree because it is fair and you should be acting responsible online.
DeleteI agree, it is safe and easy way to make sure nothing bad happens.
DeleteI agree with you its helping to be more safe, make sure nothing terrible happens to others.
DeleteThink about it, sometimes kids want to be cool and say they don't have their parents on online, but they do need them to know whats going on in their life, and to make sure they are safe on the internet
ReplyDeleteIt's more important to be safe than to be cool and their parents probably just want to make sure they aren't using the account for anything bad.
Deleteyeah thats true its better to be safe then to be sorry, and embarrassed to have them on Facebook.
DeleteI think it is fair and it isn't fair. Why I think it's fair is because it lets your mom know what your doing and what you are sharing on there. If you share something bad or unpleasing, your mom might see it and confront you about it but she will do that just because she doesn't want you to make a bad imagine of yourself on there. Why I think it's unfair is because on social media that can be like your escape from your life at home and around you. If your mom is on your social media then you have to be aware of what you post and share and it wouldn't be like your escape from your life at home anymore. It's a good thing that she's on there because if you get in a pickle, you have another way of trying to message her but if she's on your social media then you have to be weary of what you like.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on this, if can be good and bad. Your reasoning for this is totally there.
DeleteI believe that everyone should have their parents as friends on social media, reason being they should be able to see what you post or what people are saying about you.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, parents should be allowed to see what their kids are posting and saying online.
DeleteI agree, because your parents should know what you are doing and saying online.
DeleteI agree with what you said I thing its a good idea
DeleteI agree 100% with you thats a great idea
DeleteWell its good and bad, like say your socializing with someone online and you have no clue who it is, but you chat with them through the Facebook comments. Your parents can see that and make sure that you are safe if they don't know and you decide to go meet them irl then what happens if he rapes you or worse KILLS you. (Just looking to the bad side of social media)
ReplyDeleteI think that you're parent should be able to see what you post and comment on social media. it could possibly stop cyber bulling and other things if your parents can see what you post and say to people
ReplyDeleteOk, I've already posted but I now think it would be fair because your mom can keep an eye on you and keep track of what your doing but I believe that your mother should be able to trust you not to do anything stupid or mean online
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