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How to Take Awesome SELFIES

How to Take Awesome SELFIES. And other social media fun…. How did he do?. Our Topics. Bad Uses of Apps / Social Media? Good Uses of Apps / Social Media? What Apps are Available Today?. Cliff Notes. No magic tool to protect us Education is our best defense Any tech can be used badly

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How to Take Awesome SELFIES

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  1. How to Take Awesome SELFIES And other social media fun…

  2. How did he do?

  3. Our Topics • Bad Uses of Apps / Social Media? • Good Uses of Apps / Social Media? • What Apps are Available Today?

  4. Cliff Notes • No magic tool to protect us • Education is our best defense • Any tech can be used badly • Its our choice to decide how to use it.

  5. #2 - Any tech can be used badly How? “It, uh, finds a way…” Jurassic Park – Chaos Theory… Ignorance is our enemy. A strong defense if your best offense.

  6. Does Social Media Destroy Us?

  7. Bad Uses of Social Media How is Social Media Misused.

  8. Some Online Pornography Statistics • Approx 12% Websites / 25% Search Engine • Average age at which a child first sees pornography online is 11 years old. • Utah has the Nations Highest Online Pornography subscription rate. • Oldest recorded pornographic images is an Egyptian hieroglyphic.

  9. Video Chat with Strangers • Over 50% of our youth knew what is was and /or had used it.

  10. Some Cyber Bullying Statistics • 4th - 8th are the prime grades for cyber bullying • 90% report receiving cyber bullying at least once • 71% report receiving cyber bullying regularly • 10% report online bullying to an adult • 1 in 10 teens have had embarrassing pictures taken and shared without their permission • Girls are more likely to be involved in cyber bully then boys

  11. YikYak • Twitter w/ GeoLocation • Founders attempt to prevent it – but it still prevails.

  12. YikYak Response to Abuse Allegations “We're very disappointed in how many have chosen to misuse our app. We recognize that with any social app or network, there is the likelihood for misuse from a small group of users. We have geo-fenced almost all primary and secondary schools and turned the app to 17+ in stores to ensure the user base is age appropriate.”

  13. Age Ratings

  14. Anonymity • Positives • Hides your identity • No targeting • Negatives • Promotes promiscuity • Can provide false sense of security • Encourages Sharing without ownership • Elder Bednar Quote

  15. It’s not all bad… • No magic tool to protect us. Education is your best defense. • Any technology can be used for good/bad. We make a choice • Be mindful of Anonymity

  16. Good Uses of Social Media Using Social Media and Apps to enrich our lives.

  17. Social Media and Emergencies • How many people used Social Media after the earthquake? • How many people texted family, FHE groups, etc. • Is Social Media in your Families Emergency Preparedness plan?

  18. Apps for Education

  19. Communication • Cousins FaceTime and Video Skype across Countries • Mission Presidents Share news from their missions

  20. Questions / Answers

  21. Church Calling Related Use • Community awareness of church activities • Youth presidency wants to increase mutual activity participation • Elders Quorum president communicating with quorum members https://www.lds.org/pages/online-resources-for-church-callings?

  22. Sharing the Gospel • What simple truths are you grateful for? • What happy moments did you have during a hard day? • What did someone do for you today? https://www.lds.org/church/share/goodness

  23. What Apps are Available Today? What kind of junk am I using?

  24. Vine

  25. Snap Chat

  26. KHAN Academy

  27. Proloquo2Go

  28. Experience Project

  29. Whisper.sh

  30. KIK

  31. Tinder

  32. Closing

  33. Coming Full Circle • Share the gospel • Enrich your lives • No magic tool • Caution on anonymity • Pay attention (ratings) • Choose that which is good.

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