Social+Networking+-+What+Is+SN+Assignment

Assignment #1
Expected time to complete this assignment: 10 minutes

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After you have attended the webinar and read the blog pages about social networking, your individual homework assignment this week is to contribute to a list of Pros and Cons about the use of __social networking media__ in a faith formation context. ======

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** Please sign in, select the "Edit" button, and add your thoughts __below__. Remember to add your name to your comment. When you are done, be sure to click on "SAVE." I have added the first bulleted item to get you started. ** ====== Pros
 * Great way to keep up to date with youth and their parents(Susan Noble)
 * Get information out in a timely manner(Susan Noble)
 * Access & keep up to date with what youth are interested in.(Susan Noble)
 * Great way to communicate across cultures and reach people more quickly in a language they can best understand Darryl Dziedzic)
 * Social Networking is where the young people are - and we need to evangelize them where they are! (Darryl Dzedzic)
 * Great tool for reaching large groups within the community
 * Quick access to information and updates
 * ability to share events and information with those in your social circle
 * can share on topics of interest
 * It is a good way of addressing the issue of different learning style)s (Tanya LeSane)
 * It is where the world it today. We need to be in touch with what is going on in the world today (Tanya LeSane)
 * It allows people anywhere to be connected in their faith journey around the world. (Tanya LeSane)
 * In a world of negativity and social upheaval it is SO great to have a faith community to be able to share spiritual food with. (Tom Harrmann)
 * It brings out the deep richness of our thoughts and encourages us to stretch and move out of my comfort zone. (Tom Harrmann)
 * In today's world social media is a tool that can be used for communicating with our youth on their level. (Angela Jackson)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Social Media can be used to see what the rest of the world is during in their parishes. (Angela Jackson)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We are called to evangelize - which means we have to use all methods of communication available to us (Dee Lopez)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Easy to do on various platforms (smart phones, tablets, computers) (Dee Lopez)
 * It brings the message of love, hope, and Christ to those who aren't showing up at Church or registering for classes. (Dee Lopez)
 * Parishes can reach a large group of parishioners and their friends (and those interested in the parish) relatively quickly. There are a lot of people who seem to be connected constantly to their social networks and this is a way to touch them instantaneously. (Lois Locey)
 * Parishes can communicate rather cheaply, and even reach out to a broader population while keeping costs at a minimum. (Lois Locey)
 * FB Pages spread information quickly and is easily accessed by your followers (Claire McManus)
 * Social Networking Media provides instant access to information, wide variety of people - meeting them where they are at (Melissa Findley)
 * With social networking we are capable of reaching many people, extending our reach beyond the usual audience. It is a great tool (Rose Mary Saraiva)


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cons **
 * keeping up/ constant posting and updating. (Susan Noble)
 * P rotection of everyone who is using it, youth, adults and employees. (Susan Noble)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cyberbullying could be a threat.(Darryl Dziedzic)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Need to still comply with Diocesan policies of inter-communication.(Darryl Dziedzic)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">must be continually aware of what is being shared
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">information is available for all to see
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">in the connection, loose the personal interaction (no face to face)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">can illicit unwarranted feedback
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You have to learn a new method of communication (Tanya LeSane)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">There are rules that have to be followed (Tanya LeSane)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">There is not very much privacy. (Tanya LeSane)
 * Being shy and quiet in a classroom is not possible in this setting.(Tom Harrmann)
 * We have to be very protective of our youth...privacy, bullying, predators etc... (Angela)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Learning the "rules" (each social network seems to have its own set of communication styles and rules) (Dee Lopez)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">It's not a one shoe fits all ... so you have to repeat the message in more and more mediums now. (Dee Lopez)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Because you're not face-to-face, it requires being very cautious in how you word messages to reduce misinterpretation, hurt feelings, etc. (Dee Lopez)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We must remember that this is not the only way to communicate -- else we are leaving out parishioners who don't have access or unsure of it. Especially the elderly/homebound who can be forgotten and alienated, especially if they don't have access (Lois Locey)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">People can comment on whatever they want, whenever they want. We have to carefully monitor such comments else it will go counter to our evangelizing message (Lois Locey)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Facebook was founded by stolen data from Harvard's database by a founder who never was punished and thinks he's invincible. What you place on social media is not private and can be sold and later used against you, Employers and potential employers have been known to look at posts and make decisions about you based on what you have commented on/posted. (Lois)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FB has become very commercialized and you have to be proactive about your privacy settings. (Claire McManus)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Social Media may be a great tool for getting your message out and see what others are doing, but on the flip side, this tends to lead to plagiarism of others ideas because of convenience and reduction in proper face-to-face social etiquette. Not to mention, the message can be easily skewed if the receiver doesn't understand the intent behind the message. (Melissa Findley)
 * Social media is a very public forum, and often too much is shared that would otherwise be known in a smaller circle. No longer is it just coming into your persona space, now it is into your "cyber" space. Privacy must be carefully guarded, and posts carefully filtered. (Rose Mary Saraiva)