HOW TO TAKE
AWESOME SELFIES
And other social media fun…
How did he do?
Our Topics
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Bad Uses of Apps / Social Media?
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Good Uses of Apps / Social Media?
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What Apps are Available Today?
Cliff Notes
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No magic tool to
protect us
 Education
is our best
defense
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Any tech can be used
badly
 Its
our choice to decide
how to use it.
#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.
Does Social Media Destroy Us?
Bad Uses of Social Media
How is Social Media Misused.
Some Online Pornography Statistics
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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.
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Video Chat with
Strangers
Over 50% of our
youth knew what is
was and /or had used
it.
Some Cyber Bullying Statistics
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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
YikYak
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Twitter w/
GeoLocation
Founders attempt to
prevent it – but it still
prevails.
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.”
Age Ratings
Anonymity
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Positives
 Hides
your identity
 No targeting
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Negatives
 Promotes
promiscuity
 Can provide false sense of security
 Encourages Sharing without ownership
 Elder
Bednar Quote
It’s not all bad…
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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
Good Uses of Social Media
Using Social Media and Apps to enrich our lives.
Social Media and Emergencies
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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?
Apps for Education
Communication
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Cousins FaceTime and
Video Skype across
Countries
Mission Presidents
Share news from their
missions
Questions / Answers
Church Calling Related Use
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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?
Sharing the Gospel
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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
What Apps are Available Today?
What kind of junk am I using?
Vine
What
Social network providing a constant supply of short looping videos.
Why
Tech is dedicated to making it easier and more enjoyable to share
and watch short video clips with friends.
Good
“Selfies” are so 2009… introducing the “Selfie Video”
Bad
Vine is mostly harmless. Inappropriate content does exist and can
be stumbled upon or found pretty easily, despite there being good
controls in place to help combat it. The user also has to realize that
ALL SHARED VINES ARE PUBLIC. Checkout the Vine’s “Discover”
feature and search “Fairfield, CA” if you don’t believe me. Also
“Vining and Driving”… these people are idiots.
Snap Chat
What
Allows users to send chat messages, photos and videos “SNAPS” that
only remain on the receivers device for 5-10 seconds
Why
The purpose was to make a service that ensured your conversations
were private. The advantage of knowing that what you say or do is
not saved.
Good
Some conversations should be private…
Bad
App is often used for sexting as user feel safe. However noting
prevents the recipient from saving the photos or videos by screen
capture, etc.
33%
22%
Never heard of
heard of but not used
45%
Have used before
KHAN Academy
What
Provides free education on core competency skills. Also provides
free training and a range of other skills including programming, etc.
Why
They are a Non Profit that believes that everyone, everywhere should
have access to quality education. Apparently they did not get the
“Funding based on Test Score” memo…
Good
Has become a staple resource for parents to use when their kids ask
them for help in factoring quadratic expressions.
Bad
Parents can no longer use the excuse of “Pay Attention” in class when
their kids ask for help in factoring quadratic expressions.
Proloquo2Go
What
An AAC App (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
designed for individuals with Autism, the app allows users to
communicate with others via pictures within the application.
Why
Pictures are provided to represent feelings and expressions (in
addition to things) so that users can create meaningful sentences to
express their feelings. “My Stomach… hurts…”
Good
In addition to its primary goal, these AAC apps provide a very low
cost point for equipment that used to be unattainable for many
people. Lots of different AAC apps also available.
Bad
Experience Project
What
Allows users to send chat messages, photos and videos “SNAPS” that
only remain on the receivers device for 5-10 seconds
Why
The purpose was to make a service that ensured your conversations
were private. The advantage of knowing that what you say or do is
not saved.
Good
Some conversations should be private…
Bad
App is often used for sexting as user feel safe. However noting
prevents the recipient from saving the photos or videos by screen
capture, etc.
30%
32%
Never heard of
heard of but not used
Have used before
38%
Whisper.sh
What
Allows users to anonymously share secrets with the public. Shared
secrets can have a location tag - view whispers by “Fairfield, CA”.
You can add people to your friend circle if you like their whispers.
Why
Geared towards females. Encourages to share their misgivings and
faults and make it look acceptable, stylish, permissible, etc.
Good
The website design and style is a pretty good Pinterest knockoff…
Bad
Makes you feel like the things you did wrong are acceptable and
ok. You feel better when you see someone who has done something
worse then you. Allows you to make friends via misdeeds (what
could go wrong there). Often used for bullying with it’s geo-tagging
feature.
KIK
What
A rather straight forward messaging app for your smartphones.
Why
Created by University of Waterloo students, purpose was to make
messaging software more flexible and interactive with your device.
For example, you can browse webpages as part of your chat.
Good
Cuts down on your phones text messaging costs I guess…
Bad
Like other messaging apps – the bad depends on it’s use. It can be
harmless. Kik is unfortunately misused for sexting with strangers.
The app has a 17+ age rating. Go to the app stores review page,
scroll through the reviews and you will find thousands of reviews with
“addme” style requests to exchange nudies and so forth.
Tinder
What
Allows users to anonymously browse peoples profiles nearby to your
location. If you “like” someone and they happen to “like” you back,
it’s a “Match” and you are able to chat. It’s really just a low profile
dating service.
Why
The purpose was to make a dating app more fun, more relaxed and
not so intense… “Social Discovery” is what you say to investors…
Good
Some conversations should be private…
Bad
Most dating apps often become misused as hookup apps. Tinder is
used as the example – but there are many more out there such as
OkCupid, Blender, Down (aka “Bang with Friends”).
Closing
Coming Full Circle
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Share the gospel
Enrich your lives
No magic tool
Caution on anonymity
Pay attention (ratings)
Choose that which is
good.