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Social media checklist…
Safe & Effective Youth Projects
You can do amazing things with the Internet
and social media. With the Internet you can
reach new people locally and globally; you
can publish information about your project
cheaply and quickly; you can network with
people; and a whole lot more.
As you use your new found social media skills,
there are a few things you need to think about
to stay safe and to be effective on the web.
Think about your intended audience
What sort of media is best to reach the people
you want to reach? Video? Audio? Photos?
Text? Maps?
Think about how you will combine different
media. Think as well about accessibility. Will you
choice of media exclude anyone – and how can
you make sure you provide alternative ways of
get your information?
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Think about interactivity
Are you planning to connect with and interact
with people online? How will you manage
comments and feedback on your media? Will
you moderate comments and who will keep a
check on them.
Are you being careful about your personal
information when you interact online? If anyone
contacts you and they are aggressive, or say
unsuitable things, do you have someone you
can talk to about this?
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Think about each other
Have you got permission from people before you
put photos or videos of them online?
Have you got a group agreement about who can put
things online for the group?
Are you looking out for each other – and ready to
support each other if any issues come up from your
online project.
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Think about identity
Do you want to link your content back to you as
individuals? What information do you want to share
about yourselves? Can someone find their way from
the content you post to any private information
about you? (For example, following the links on a
social network site like Facebook or Bebo)
Once you put information online it is hard to remove
it – and it could be found by anyone searching the
web in future. Will this content reflect positively on
you in future?
Think about impact
How will the right people find you? Have you
mentioned key search words when you publish
content (dates, locations, topics)?
What does success look like for your online project?
Will you regularly talk as a group about how your
online project is going?