Media: The Impact on Children & Young People Dr Bex Lewis, Digital FingerprintURL: http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/youth-social-media-oasis-college-2013

Session Overview

•Social Media: Why?•Values (Online)•Digital Literacy•Resources•Safeguarding

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Social

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Identity

ConsistencyImage Credit: Stockfresh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXD-Uqx6_Wk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jQzO3zz7bc&list=PLjWKarwbR4dwD7YOkI6LJnIDmQJjvLk2e&index=11

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/social-media-explained-with-donuts

http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/an-overview-of-social-media-january-2013

What Biblical values do we want to see in our (digital) world?

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The Fruits of the Spirit…?

#DIGIDISCIPLE

http://bigbible.org.uk/2012/10/evangelism-through-story/

How does this change us in our work with youth?

http://bit.ly/9NoI1Z• Instead of trying to

mass-produce children who are good at taking tests and memorizing things, schools should emphasize personal development, Robinson said. Not all kids are good at the same things, and the education system shouldn't pretend they should all turn out the same, he said.

Why teaching is 'not like making motorcars’, by John D. Sutter, CNN, March 17, 2010 7:00 a.m. EDT

Sir Ken Robinson

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• ‘Moral judgements’ on parenting in an individual society.

•What about the collective duty?

LEAD BY EXAMPLE

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Children Online?Digitally Literate?

Published by Lion HudsonFebruary 2014

http://www.education.gov.uk/ukccis/about/a0076277/the-byron-reviews

March, 2008

http://tomfishburne.com/2012/01/the-social-super-bowl.html

Jake’s Story…

• “Jake told the executive that he never goes directly to a brand like this man’s newspaper or even to blogs he likes. ... he reads a lot of news – far more than I did at his age. But he goes to that news only via the links from Digg, friends’ blogs, and Twitter. He travels all around the internet that is edited by his peers because he trusts them and knows they share his interests. The web of trust is built at eye-level, peer-to-peer.” (Jarvis, p.86, my emphasis)

Technological Dystopianism?

• Digital media • Taking away abilities to do things they

could do before, or do things they shouldn’t do

• Ruining people’s ability to make meaning precisely/accurately with language

• Social relationships – becoming isolated or meeting up with ‘the wrong kind of people’

• Changing the way that people think – easily distracted – unable to construct/follow complex arguments.

• Social identities - are these ‘genuine’, and how much do you have control over?

Jones & Hafner Understanding Digital Literacies 2012, p11

http://blogs.r.ftdata.co.uk/tech-blog/files/2011/08/uk-riots.jpeg

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/07/young-people-guidance-threats-social-media • Over the year, many of the young people I worked with

wanted to talk about the events of last summer [Riots]. Would they be tempted to respond to a message such as: "It's all kicking off at PC World – where r u?" I asked them. "It depends on who sent it," was the reply. But who would they turn to for advice if things started going wrong: teachers? Parents? Police? ChildLine? To which the almost unanimous response was: "No way, we'd only be able to talk to our mates, they're the only ones who would understand."

Bad things can happen anywhere

http://www.firstnews.co.uk/site_data/images/london_unites_clapham_broom_photo_4e4143315b3b1.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasdhaliwal/4437804293/in/set-72157619503976393/

DISCUSS

• All technologies offer AFFORDANCES, CONSTRAINTS and change SOCIAL PRACTICES

• What has been made possible with the introduction of mobile phones?

• How have mobile phones limited our activities?• How have our social practices/habits, etc. changed since

mobile phones?

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•Persistence•Perpetual

Beta•Scalability•Searchability

REINVENTING THE WHEEL?

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1389026

http://www.cypnow.co.uk/youth-work-resources

http://www.youthworkessentials.org

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk

http://www.ceop.police.uk/Documents/UKCCIS_Strategy_Report.pdf

http://www.education.gov.uk/ukccis

http://www.vodafone.com/parents/

http://digitalparenting.wordpress.com

http://digital-fingerprint.co.uk/tag/digitalparenting/

http://www.google.com/alerts

SAFEGUARDING

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1156513

http://www.childnet.com/safety/youngpeople.aspx

Facebook Groups!

https://www.facebook.com/help/privacy

Who might read it?

•God•Your Mum•‘The kids’•The newspaper•Your worst energy

http://www.methodist.org.uk/ministers-and-office-holders/technology-and-church/social-media-guidelines 

• The Methodist Church social media policy: • Be credible. Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent.• Be consistent. Encourage constructive criticism and

deliberation.• Be cordial, honest and professional at all times. Be

responsive. When you gain insight, share it where appropriate.

• Be integrated. Wherever possible, align online participation with other communications.

• Be a good representative of the Methodist Church. Remember that you are an ambassador for Christ, the Church and your part of it. Disclose your position asa member or officer of the Church, making it clear when speaking personally. Let Galatians 5:22–26 guide your behaviour (fruits of the spirit).

• Be respectful: respect confidentiality. Respect the views of others even where you disagree.

SOCIAL MEDIA & PASTORAL CARE

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1354895

Cries for Help?

CYBER-BULLYING

http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/how-to-help-children-who-are-being-cyberbullied “Schools can run ongoing education programmes to make children aware of the issues, how to respond and report bullying and how to be good digital citizens; by being accountable for their own actions, respecting and being aware of the feelings of others.”

http://digital-fingerprint.co.uk/2013/11/speaker-social-media-the-importance-of-new-media-in-the-faith-story/

http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/help_and_advice/Pages/safety_online.aspx

LISTEN!

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PART OF THE MIX

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https://www.geocaching.com

https://www.facebook.com/FrontierYouthTrust

Inspiring People?

UNIQUE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGr_KFiCX4s

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/sexting

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More Infographics: http://pinterest.com/drbexl/social-media/

Images/Accessibility

•http://bigbible.org.uk/about-2-2/policies/image-policy/

•http://pinterest.com/pin/39265827972908434/

• All images in this presentation are screenshots, from Royalty free sites, or have been paid for.

•http://www.etre.com/tools/accessibilitycheck/

What have we looked at?

•Social Media: Why?•Values (Online)•Digital Literacy•Resources•Safeguarding

@drbexl @digitalfprint @bigbible

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