Acceptable+Social+Networking

=Acceptable Social Networking?= Overview ===Step 1: Create a Google Doc called "Acceptable Social Networking" and share with manitoutech@gmail.com and the rest of your group. Everyone needs to open the file and type their own name in the document. (2pts)===

Step 2: What's the Problem?

 * Ian made a plan to get back at Mike for telling some personal secrets about him. He created a fictional profile on a social networking site so he could carry on a fake online romance with Mike. The cyber romance went on for weeks. Mike was hooked by a person he thought was a student at a neighboring high school, a friend of his friends. At that point, Ian told all their friends about his trick on Mike. When asked why he did it, Ian said, “To teach him a lesson.”
 * In your groups discuss these questions and answer on the "Acceptable Social Networking" Google Doc:
 * Q1 - Was Ian justified in teaching Mike a lesson? (3pts)
 * Q2 - How do you think Mike felt when he found out his “relationship” was only a cruel trick? (3pts)
 * Q3 - What problems might result due to Ian’s actions? (3pts)
 * This is a true story, although the names were changed**. Discuss and record in your group****:**
 * //Q4 Have you ever witnessed someone pretending to be what they are not online in order to harass or embarrass someone? What do you think is the problem with doing this?// (3pts)

Step 3: Think About It

 * Q5 - It’s easy to try out new identities online, and many teens do it. Being online is all about expressing oneself with social networks, blogs, chat, messaging, and videos. But when self-expression is at the expense of another person, it’s wrong. When does it cross the line from “just kidding” into cyberbullying? (3pts)
 * Q6 - Discuss and record how online harassment may affect the learning environment of a school and is, therefore, a concern of the school. If it is taking place on school grounds, what should the school do? (3pts)

Step 4: Find Solutions

 * As a group answer these questions in your google document:
 * Q7- What advice could you give Ian about self-control and respect? (3pts)
 * Q8 - What advice could you give Mike? (3pts)
 * Q9 - Consider if Ian had told some other friends what he was doing. What could these bystanders have done? (3pts)

Step 5: Take Action

 * **Q10 - Create a Tips List** Create Security Tips for Middle School-ers who want to get on Social Networking Sites. (3pts)

Besides the point system above, you will be graded on a Writing Rubric