Questions to Think About

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Elementary School Students (dialogue starters):

• Good Digital Citizenship
  • What do you think it means to be a good citizen on social media?
• Who’s Watching?
  • When people post things on social media, they’re often focused on their friends seeing it. Who are some other people that  might be finding your social media posts?
• Social Media Role Models
  • Who are some positive role models whose social media posts you might follow as good examples of being light, bright, and polite online?

Middle School Students (dialogue starters):

• Social Media’s Agenda
  • How do you think social media apps encourage people to stay online for hours, overshare, and engage in other behavior that’s probably not in their best interest?
• Living Your Values
  • If a company you’d love to work for states that they recruit people with a “passion for changing the world,” how could you display that quality on social media?
• Making an Impression
  • One expert in the video talked about “building your brand” online. How would you describe what that looks like?

High School Students (dialogue starters):

• Telling Your Story
  • What activities are you interested in, and how can you post about those to showcase your involvement in an authentically positive way?
• How Posts Can Impact Your Future
  • Can you think of an example of how someone might gain—or lose—an advantage in the college or job market because of things they post online?
• Loaded Subjects
  • What are some topics you might avoid engaging with online, knowing you can’t fully erase it later on if you have second thoughts about what you posted?