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1. PANEL DISCUSSION
(WILSYN) Moderator:
Good morningladiesandgentlemen,andwelcomefortoday’spanel discussion.Myname is________. I
am the chairman fortoday andit isa greatpleasure bothtoparticipate inthe panel withourguestsand
to welcome youtothisevent.
As we all know, ourtechnologytodayhasadvance more rapidly.Gadgets like tablets,cell phonesand
computersconnectto webwhichallowsustouploadanddownloadinformation whichcanquickly
move throughto social networkingsitestoanaudience of hundreds,thousandsor evenmillions.This
newformof communicationconnectsustomillionsorevenbillionsof people acrossthe world.The
internetisanincredible tool thatallowsustoconnectwithfamilyandfriends.
We have invitedyou todaytoinform students aboutwhattheydoonline and how theyuse social
networkingsite andthroughoutthe discussiontheywill identifyrisksandlearnhow tominimize and
overcome them.
So,according to research,99% of teensuse the internetand77% of teenshave aprofile ona social
networkingsite.
(WILSYN) MODERATOR Question:What youthinkare some unique aspectsaboutsocial networking
sites?
(JR) PANEL 1 Answer: Ahm..Forme social networkingsitesare websitesthatallow usindividuals to
builda publicprofilewhere youcanshare informationaboutyourpersonal interests,photographsand
blogentries.It’salsoagreat wayto connect withyourfriends.
MODERATOR Question:So, we all knowthat Facebookisthe mostwidelyusedsocial networkingsite
today.Can youcite some advantagesof thissite?
(GLENN) PANEL 2 Answer: The website allowsustoshare withotherswhat youdesire toshare,ask
publicopinionandyoucanevenaskquestion,youcanalso share yourpictures,videosandwhatyou
have beenupto withyourfriend,italsoprovidesasimple,small chattingapplicationthatyoucan use to
chat withyourfriendswhoare on Facebook,findyouroldfriendsandcolleagues whomyouhave lost
contact for yearsand throughFacebookAdsandFans page youcan advertise your business.
MODERATOR Question:Priorin sharinginformationonthe site,isthe informationyoupostonline
confidential?
(QR) PANEL 3 Answer:Actually…whenyoupostinformationonline,itcanbe viewedbyeveryone but
there isan option whichyoucan selecttomake your profile private whichallowsonly those whoyou
selectasfriendstoviewit.
MODERATOR Question:Since we’ve discussedalotof unique ways usingthe saidsocial networkingsite,
but whatare some of the riskswe shouldbe aware of?
(XAVIERA) PANEL 4 Answer: Whenyou’re chattingonline youare neverexactlysure whoisonthe other
side of the computer.Also,sometimespeoplesaymeanthingsorpostinappropriate photos,send
harassingmessagesorinappropriate contentandyoucan’t alwaysbe sure whotheyare from.
Sometimespeopledothisbecause theythinkthatnoone will discoverwhosentthe messages.

2. MODERATOR Question:Well that’sa seriousriskwe shouldbe aware of.People oftenfalselyperceive
that theyare anonymousonline andpostcommentsthattheymightnotsay inperson. It’simportantfor
us to control ourselvesappropriatelyonlinebecause nomatterhow hardwe try, we can neverretrieve
whathas beenposted.Youneedtobe cautiousaboutthe sitesandprofilesyoulinktoorvisit. It’s
importantwhenpostinginformationonlinetoprotectyourname,youridentity,andyourreputation.
Can you tell usaboutan example of acrime or crimes(maybe) thatispresent onsocial networkingsite?
(GABOR) PANEL 5 Answer:One example thatIcan cite iscyber bullying.Indefinition,cyberbullyingis
the use of social networkingsitessuchasFacebookandTwitterto harass,threatenor intimidate
someone.Thisisone commonoccurrence amongteensonFacebookandif it goesfar enoughitcan lead
to a seriousdepressionamongthe victimof this.
MODERATOR Question:
Thanksfor sharingthat example. That’swhy needtobe careful aboutourconductonline.We maythink
whatwe doonline isanonymous,butit’snot.If youor someone youknow isthe victimof cyber-
bullying,here are some tipsonhowtohandle it:
 Ignore and neverrespond— Respondingwill onlymake the situationworse andprovokinga
reactionfromyouis exactlywhatthe cyberbullieswant,sodon'tgive themthe satisfaction.
 It's alsoveryimportantthat youdon't seekrevengeona cyber bullybybecomingacyberbully
yourself.Again,itwill onlymake the problemworse andcouldresultinseriouslegal
consequencesforyou.If youwouldn'tsayitinperson,don'tsay it online.
Instead,respondtocyberbullyingby:
 Tellingyourparentsaboutitso that theycan helpyoumake an actionto it,or
 Preventingcommunicationfrom the cyberbully,Just blockthe bullyfromsendingfuture
communications.Allemail andinstantmessagingprogramsmake iteasytoblocka sender.
I’mhappy todiscussall of thiswithyouand I reallyappreciate all of yourcommentstonightandIhoped
that thisdiscussion continuesoutintoyour schoolsandinto your familyandfriends.Thankyouguys
for beinghere thismorning.