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Jesse’s discussion on social media and internet privacy and safety in general was fantastic and highly engaging! As someone who uses social media and the internet a lot, I was able to make meaningful connections to many of the topics presented. I appreciated how Jesse described the internet as inherently a good thing that can be, unfortunately, taken advantage of and used for bad things. Instead of telling youth not to participate in social media, we should focus on proper education for how to use the internet in a safe and private manner.
Luckily for me growing up, I only had access to Facebook and that was just during high school as I made my account way back in 2007. The majority of things I posted about were hockey related (I was a HUGE Devils fan) and looked like this:
Youth today have access to so much more than simple status updates on Facebook and I believe that educators should be approaching the topic of internet safety and privacy with their students. Jesse’s thoughts on screen time resonated with me as he described monitoring what is being watched and to participate in the consumption of social media rather than simply cutting off access after a certain period of time.
Moving forward with my teaching philosophy, I would like to incorporate digital literacy and safety when appropriate. It is easy to assume that students should already be aware of these concepts, but I want to ensure that I am being a positive role model with my online actions and create safe environments where everyone is able to feel comfortable learning.
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