w/ Dr. @PaulGordonBrown
TheSocialMediaLivesofStudents
ThePromiseandtheReality

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POWERFUL
Social Media is

GainLossvs

Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
well.
you know how to use it
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myth
the
of the
Digital Native

1 2
We’re Going To Explore Two Topics Today
Digital Identity
or Reputation
Digitized
Development
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Digital Identity
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Digital Identity
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Or more accurately, digital identities,
are the personas, data, and actions
we take online as well as the
reputation of those identities and
how they are viewed by others.
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digital stamp
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FROM THE WOMB!
We even have digital stamps
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Your Name
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We need to educate each other
on digital reputation.

TheInternetIs
Forever
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THINK
POST
beforeyou
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PrivacyIs
YourProblem
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BeA
Digital
Change
Agent
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Increaseyour
Digital
Literacy
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DigitalLeadershipandCitizenship
EducatingStudentsfor

Digital Identity
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Digitized Development
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Digitized Development
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is the underlying developmental
processes that inform how we
understand ourselves and our
behavior in digital spaces.
Digitized development can carry
unique properties from offline
development.
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It’s A Psychological Process!
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eRezLife
Digitized Development

MarciaBaxterMagolda’s
TheoryofSelf-Authorship

Student explores and experiments
openly with social media. This is
strongly influenced by authorities
(parents/guardians) through access
and peers through peer culture.
Student does not understand how
online and offline interactions can
impact each other or possess a
sophisticated understanding of
context.
Student makes conscious choices about
social media usage and how it fits into life
desires, outlook, and goals.
Student realizes that one’s online life
requires constant renegotiation as one’s
goals, needs, contexts, and
circumstances change.
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Pursuitof
Likes
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“HowmanyLikesdid
yourpostget?”
“Whatdoesthatmean?”
Addie

“Thatnumberinitself
doesn’tmeananything
unlessyoucompareitto
otherposts.”
-Addie
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“Thenyougetinthatwhole
thingwherepeoplestart
comparingthemselvesto
otherpeople.Thatreallyisn’t
thebestroutetogodown.”
Addie
“You’rethinkingaboutit
toomuch.”

IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Curating
Perfected
Images

“…inthebackofmy
mindthere’sacertain
standardofinteraction
thatIgetoneverysingle
tweetthatIwantto
makesureIdon’tdrop
below.”
-Mesut

IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Selective
Viewof
Reality

“…weusesocialmediaasa
highlightreelofourlivesand
howmanytimesoutoften
wouldyousaythatyou
wouldn'tpostsomething
becauseit'snotahighlight.”
-Hallie
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There'salotoftimeswhenyouthinkthat
peoplehavethebestlifeeverbecauseof
whatthey'reposting. Wheninreality
they'regoingthroughalot,andprobably
manysimilarthingsthatyouare,but
becausethey'repostingallthisfunstuff,
youthinkthattheirlivesareperfect.”
-Hallie

masks
adance
outfits

“…it’salmostlikedoinga
dancethatyoucan’tbe
toomuchofsomething.”
-Liam
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games
playing

“I'vegottokeepup.”
-Annie
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“Yeahit’sexhausting…
it’swhatcausesmy
unhappiness…
thecomparisonsget
sointense…
IfeellikeI’mjusta
constantfailure”
-Logan

IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Consuming
Perfected
Images

“That’swhat,Iassume,[is]
causingmygreatest
dissatisfactionat[college].
Seeingmylifeincomparison
toothers.”
-Logan
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“Idefinitelythinkaboutit
morethanIshould.”
-Ashley
@paulgordonbrown

Authenticity IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
and
community

a: worthyofacceptanceorbelief
asconformingtoorbasedonfact
b: conformingtoanoriginalso
astoreproduceessentialfeatures
c: madeordonethesameway
asanoriginal

“Mymom’sfriendswithme
onFacebook…Shedoesn’t
knowaboutmyboyfriendso
Ide-tagallpicturesofhim.”
-Logan
!

“Differentmasks,orthe
differentfacesI'llputonfor
differentsocialmedia
platforms.It’snotnecessarily
thatI'macompletelydifferent
person,butit'sjustdifferent.”
-Meghan

“Ihavethisoneidentitybutit
kindofmoldsalittlebittomatch
whatisnecessaryforeachsocial
network.Notnecessarilylying
aboutmyselfit’sjustthatIkindof
fitmyidentityintothatspecific
oneIguess.”
-Logan

“It'slikeapieceofyouand
eachsocialmediaoutletisa
differentpieceofyou…”
-Grace

Weneedtolearn
toown,rather
thanbeowned
by,technology.
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social media
can be used
for so much
MORE

be a good partner
in learning

ISTE STANDARDS
FOR STUDENTS
2016

2016 ISTE Standards for Students

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DigitalLeadershipandCitizenship
EducatingStudentsfor

Stay
current
ontech
trends.

teacheachother
inunderstanding
thesetools
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don’t lead
fearwith
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don’t lead with
shame
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vulnerable
be
@paulgordonbrown

It’sokay…andevenadvised…
totakeabreakfrom
technologyonoccasion.

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