Research:
social groups: children
•CHILDREN AREN’T AFFECTED BY THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL NETWORKING THAT MUCH BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES HAVE AN AGE LIMIT ON THEM-WHICH MEANS THAT THE SITE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE UNDER A CERTAIN AGE.
•OTHER REASONS ARE THAT MANY CHILDREN AREN’T AFFECTED BY SOCIAL NETWORKING INCLUDE THAT THEY ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IF THEY ARE DOING HOMEWORK, THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN SOCIAL NETWORKING AND THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ALLOWED BY THEIR PARENTS.
social groups-teenagers
•TEENAGERS ARE ALSO THE MOST IMPACTED BECAUSE, AS TEENAGERS, WE WANT TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, SO IF MOST PEOPLE IN YOUR YEAR HAVE FACEBOOK, THEN YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE IT TOO.
social groups: adults
•ADULTS ARE AFFECTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY, MOST PARENTS ONLY HAVE FACEBOOK SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE POSTING AND VIEWING THEY DO THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR CHILD FROM THE RISKS AND DANGERS INVOLVED WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING.
•ADULTS MAINLY USE FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THEY PERHAPS DON’T GET TO TALK WITH THEM FACE-TO-FACE.
social groups-elderly
•THE OLDER GENERATION OF ADULTS USUALLY DON’T USE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES EITHER BECAUSE THEY DON’T THINK IT’S SAFE, THEY DON’T HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AS THEY DON’T USE IT OFTEN ENOUGH TO NEED IT OR BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
•THIS SHOWS THAT ELDERLY PEOPLE DON’T NECESSARILY WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY, THIS IS USUALLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE IDEA THAT THEY NEVER USED IT AS A CHILD SO WHY SHOULD THEY USE IT NOW.
positives
•IT IS AN EASY WAY TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE FOR FREE
•IT IS EASY TO ACCESS FROM NEARLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
•IT IS A WAY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE
•IT IS AN EASY WAY TO CATCH UP WITH THE RECENT GOSSIP
•IT HAS THE ABILITY TO CHAT INSTANTLY TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR FREE
•IT HAS A WIDE RANGE OF DATA SHARING FACILITIES
negatives
•IDENTITY THEFT
•TIME CONSUMING
•VERY ADDICTIVE
•EASY TO MEET STRANGERS ONLINE
•FALSE ACCOUNTS
•CYBER-BULLYING
•HACKING IS EASY
•OVER EXPOSURE TO YOUNGER CHILDREN
•REVEALING PRIVATE/PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE WITHOUT REALISING IT
preventions
•CHANGE YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS TO SUIT YOUR PREFERENCES
•FREQUENTLY CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS AND ALWAYS LOGS OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNTS
•PUT TIME RESTRICTIONS ON EITHER THE INTERNET OR ON THE WHOLE COMPUTER/LAPTOP
•CONFISCATE ALL ACCESS ROUTES TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AFTER A CERTAIN TIME
•CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS SO THAT ONLY YOUR FRIENDS OR FRIENDS-OF-FRIENDS CAN SEE YOUR PHOTOS AND POSTS
our target audience
•OUR TARGET AUDIENCE WILL BE THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 15
•WE CHOSE PARENTS BECAUSE IT WILL WARN THE PARENTS ABOUT THE RISKS INVOLVED IN SOCIAL NETWORKING AND WHAT THEY CAN DOT O CONTROL WHAT THEIR CHILDREN SEES ONLINE
WE CHOSE THE AGE RANGE OF 11 TO 15 YEAR OLDS BECAUSE 11 IS THE AGE WHEN CHILDREN IN HERTFORDSHIRE START SECONDARY SCHOOL SO THEY WILL WANT TO TRY NEW THINGS AND THEY WILL BE INFLUENCED BY OLDER CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL; AND 15 YEAR OLDS ARE JUST ABOUT TO EITHER GO TO SIXTH FORM, COLLEGE OR GET A JOB, SO THEY NEED TO BE SAFE ONLINE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FOR WHEN THEY LEAVE HOME AND ARE LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES.
what we will do
•WE WILL MAKE A SHORT FILM, INVOLVING THE RISKS AND DANGERS ENCOUNTERED WHEN USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
•THIS FILM WILL BE SEPARATED INTO SHORT TIPS FOR PARENTS; THESE TIPS WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SHORT CLIP OF AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH TIP. THIS IS SO THAT THE PARENTS WATCHING HAS A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO CONTROL IT AND KEEP THEIR CHILD SAFE
•WE WILL ALSO MAKE SOME POSTERS SHOWING THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, THESE POSTERS WILL ALSO INCLUDE IMAGES, EXAMPLES AND TIPS FOR PARENTS TO HELP THEIR CHILD WHEN CREATING AN ACCOUNT ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE
Rachael xoxo
