This was a talk that I gave at the Global Indian International School, Singapore, to the students of class 8th and 9th. This

talk was meant to educate them on how to use social media, why parents and teachers are concerned about

children’s use of social media, why they should be careful and finally what are the good usages.

To highlight parents and teacher’s concerns I have tried to make them understand that there is always an other

perspective and we should learn to accept it instead of arguing about it.

How to use social media : Talk for 13 to 15 years old

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QuizHope you get all answers right

How many maximum characters you can use in a Twitter message?

A) 144

B) 146

C) 140

D) 142

When Mark Zukerberg started Facebook which university he was studying in?

A) Stanford

B) MIT

C) Harvard

D) Prinston

Which year did Google start as a company? A) 2004

B) 1998

C) 2002

D) 1994

“Me at Zoo” : What is it? A) First ever song recorded on internet?

B) First ever video uploaded on Youtube

C) Title of the first ever picture uploaded on Flicker

D) Handle of first every twitter account

What is the minimum age required to signup for Facebook account?

A) 12

B) 13

C) 11

D) 14

Which year first iPhone was launched? A) 2007

B) 2008

C) 2005

D) 1999

Twitter was originally named? A) Tweetme

B) Tweeter

C) Twttr

D) Saywhay

Which was the first social network site? A) Facebook

B) Myspace

C) SixDegrees

D) Linkedin

On January 22, 2010, the first tweet was sent from A) Outer space

B) China

C) Antartica

D) America

Year 2013 is being celebrated as 150th birth anniversary of : A) Swami Vivekanand

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

22nd December 2012 was the 125th birth anniversary of : A) Swami Vivekanand

B) Srinivas Ramanujan

C) C V Raman

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answers

How many maximum characters you can use in a Twitter message?

A) 144

B) 146

C) 140 D) 142

When Mark Zukerberg started Facebook which university he was studying in?

A) Stanford

B) MIT

C) Harvard D) Prinston

Which year did Google start as a company? A) 2004

B) 1998 C) 2002

D) 1994

“Me at Zoo” : What is it? A) First ever song recorded on internet?

B) First ever video uploaded on Youtube C) Title of the first ever picture uploaded on Flicker

D) Handle of first every twitter account

What is the minimum age required to signup for facebook account?

A) 12

B) 13 C) 11

D) 14

Which year first iPhone was launched?A) 2007 B) 2008

C) 2005

D) 1999

Twitter was originally named? A) Tweetme

B) Tweeter

C) Twttr D) Saywhay

Which was the first social network site? A) Facebook

B) Myspace

C) SixDegrees D) Linkedin

On January 22, 2010, the first tweet was sent fromA) Outer space B) China

C) Antartica

D) America

Year 2013 is being celebrated as 150th birth anniversary of :A) Swami Vivekanand B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

22nd December 2012 was the 125th birth anniversary of : A) Swami Vivekanand

B) Srinivas Ramanujan C) C V Raman

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Why so much hoopla about social media?

Why parents and teachers are pestering you?

Understand the history and perspective

Person to person communication

Since 10,000 yearsSince 7,000 years

Since 200 years Less than 100 years

Since 4,000 years

Messaging

Since 5000 years

Since 3000 years

Since 2000 years

Since 35 years

Since 135 years

Social Media?

Year 1998

Year 2004

Year 2007

Year 2006

What is the impact of social Media

It is an open worldNothing is hidden

Examples Google search screen inside

Googleplex

Facebook search – latest launch

Most software on your PCs, laptops, mobile phones know the history

What search from which IP address

Japanese games company tracked the illegal users in SG

Police deploying cyber investigation techniques

Next social web or social life?

Some examples

University interview

Job interview

Marriages

Social security benefits

Are you a good social citizen?

How to embrace social media

Enduring values ( Trust, Talk, Test) Establish Trust : Explain and share with your parents how you are using

social media, for what you are using social media.

Walk the Talk : Use it for positive things. Use it for gaining knowledge, for enhancing your horizons ( MIT courseware, developments in the your chose fields, time management)

Take the Test : Would I do the same things in front of family and friends? How would I create a good example to my younger brothers/ sisters / cousins

Precautions Logout

Careful about invitations

Watch – what you watch : ‘Whatsapp’ your mobile device is trackable

Deletion does not mean it is gone.

Once created has lasting impression

YOUR REPUTATION, YOUR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS

Good examples of social media

EXERCISE