Social Safety Awareness
I have learned that you must be aware of what you post on social media, and it can be good for finding cool current ideas and sharing news, spreading awareness with others but it can also be bad, I have been taught to be careful what you share because once you post something, it is always there. There are things you can do to help protect yourself like making your account private or limiting your screen time. Things that can help are not having multiple accounts and having one for a job and one private personal account. Be careful what you share, and don’t share too much. Being responsible with what you say to others and not putting them down/bullying them and what you do on the app not hacking accounts or scamming people. Keeping yourself safe by using a 2-step verification to get into your accounts.
Being careful how much you share and if you post something that someone else does not agree with you talk to them outside of the app and in a more undisclosed setting because arguing with them in the comments of your post could lead to miss information and someone else could look at that argument, side with a person, and intervene or they could read the situation wrong and say something that is not relevant to the argument. By fighting back with a person in comments on social platforms you’re making it so that 1-50 people see it depending on your following. If it is a private matter do not share it for others to see, for the attention of people for one second of their time. Deal with your problems outside of social media and not in the public eye. If you post your opinion on a situation in the world. For example, prime minister Justin Trudeau, you might dislike him and post a hate post on him. Someone could go onto your post and put a whole paragraph of their opinion on how they support him, you could respond, and things can quickly get heated if that person and you are both passionate about the subject.
There are multiple dangers on the internet like you could be tracked or anything you post could get screenshotted and edited to be used against you. Your accounts could be hacked, and you could fall for scams or tricks to get you to give your money to the person on the other side. You could get catfished or fooled and could be talking to someone who is not who they say they are. It is also easy to get lost in your phone for hours, scrolling through Tik Tok or talking to friends on Snapchat. You can spend lots of time on your phone procrastinating work and chores. Spending long amounts of time on your phone every day is not healthy, you’re getting distracted and not focusing in class on the important work you’re given, and the teachers put effort into teaching you lessons just for you to not pay any attention and have to be taught again which then becomes repetitive. I chose this photo because it shows someone spending three hours a day on Snapchat which then at the end of the week becomes a total of 24 hours you have spent on Snapchat.
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Personal/Social Core Competency Self-Assessment
I know that my digital footprint can have both positive and negative consequences including maybe getting permanently banned from something you may need for a job so I adjust my actions by following the guidelines and rules of the app or site.
by doing my work online and sharing documents with them online I make a positive difference to my peers.
some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships are I make sure to check in and say hello and always being positive with a person because I don’t know what they’re going through or if they are going through something if they are I have to be careful of what I say and do because it could affect that person in a bad way.
Work Cited
“How to Stay Safe and Secure on Instagram.” PCMAG, https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-stay-safe-and-secure-on-instagram. Accessed 29 Apr. 2022.
“TikTok App Safety – What Parents Need to Know.” Internet Matters, 31 Aug. 2021, https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/esafety-news/tik-tok-app-safety-what-parents-need-to-know/.