Safe, Ethical and responsible use of social media

The internet can be unsafe if you share too much information about yourself. Which personal details are ok to share with strangers?

• Your full name

• The school you go to

• Your favourite movie

• The suburb you live in

Social media encourages you to share photos, videos and connect with friends online. How can you use it responsibly?

• Think before you post

• Keep your account on private

• Don't share your password

• All three

What is an example of an unsafe username?

• i_love_cats

• football_fan

• sam_jones2011

• potato_alien

If someone you met online asks you to meet up in person, what should you do?

• Say yes and pick a busy place like the shopping centre

• Say yes but take your best friend with you

• Say no and tell your parent or teacher

• Ask them to come over first to meet your parents

On the weekend you went to a friends birthday party. Everyone was having fun and you took some photos of the day. Some of these photos were of your friends pulling funny faces and poses. Is it ok to post these photos to your social media page?

• Yes, If my account is on private and I ask my friends first

• Yes, it's my page so I can post what I want to

• No, but I can on their birthday to embarrass them

• I can share these photos around privately without them knowing

A student from another school who follows you on instagram has started leaving mean comments on your instagram photos. What is the wrong thing to do in this situation?

• Ignore their mean comments

• Send them an aggressive, threatening message in return

• Tell your parents and teacher

• Block their account so they can no longer see your page

Which of these scenarios is an example of cyberbullying?

• Sharing or reposting a rumor you read about a person

• Creating a fake account to say mean things to people

• Sharing private or embarrassing photos of a person

• All of these