What is

????

‘’The Facebook ‘’ was found on February 4 , 2004 by Harvard university student , Mark Zuckerberg

It was originally for Harvard student then expanded to other colleges then to anyone over the age of 18, and now currently to anyone 13 years of age or older.

What is

????

Social Network

Social network is a website where one connects with those sharing personal or professional interests, place of origin, education at a particular school, etc…

What makes

So popular?

* It’s free!

* It’s a quick and easy way to communicate and collaborate with friends and family.

* It’s a quick and easy way to reconnect with old friends or find new ones.

* It hosts user-created content, allowing for self expression through the sharing and posting music, photos, videos etc…

* Users have control of the information that they can share

• It’s FUN!

What makes the idea of

So scary?

What fears do you have for

children/student using the?

* It’s addictive and can result in the neglect of real life , more than 3.5 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day.

* The average user has 120+ friends , but not all of them are necessarily ‘’real’’ friends. * Users must be careful not to share inappropriate information because Facebook can be used by future schools and employers to gather information.

What do you think we, as educators and parents, can do to assure that our students and children are safe when using social networks such as ?

Safety precautions

Message from :

‘’Facebook aspires to be an environment where people can interact safely with their friends and the people around them. We have implemented many safety and privacy controls on Facebook as part of our goal to enable people to share their information with only the people they want to see it, and we are constantly improving our systems for identifying and removing inappropriate content and people from the site.‘’

NEVER share

You're Password!

Be very cautious of the information you post.

Especially information that can be used to

contact and/or locate you offline.

Finally, we must encourage students and children to use proper judgment.Let them know, just like anywhere else in their lives, they will have to take responsibility for all of their actions no matter how big or small.

Do you have any questions ??

Done & presented by : Bahi El Bass