Appropriateness & Understanding Social Media

Reminders for Interacting with Kids:

- Friends vs. campers (especially teens!!!)

- Don't underestimate kids

- Don't let things go once, they will keep testing you and put you in awkward positions

Drunk with these bitches after a long week dealing with juniors. #AftyBuzz #DrunkCounsellors

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Drinks with this one! #12Barz #Christmas #Twist #Chewy #Drunk

As a kid... which of these camp counsellors would you look up to?

As a parent... which of these camp counsellors would you leave your child with for a week?

Real Life:

- Future Jobs

- Reputation

Camp Life:

- Kids look up to you

- Representing United Church

- Parents

Had such a fun night celebrating with this girl! #GeorgeStreet #Drinks

QUESTIONS / COMMENTS ?!?!?!

Why is Appropriateness Important?

Depending on Privacy Settings

Appropriateness

- Don't depend on privacy settings

- Younger siblings/cousins/friends

- Especially important with teens and first years!!!!

Appropriateness & Understanding Social Media

Camp Instagram

- Like Facebook, you can make a camp Instagram... obviously keep it appropriate

- Messaging kids

- Why is it Important?

- Mannerisms, language, clothing, etc.

- Social Media

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Fake Instagram

- Usually private anyways, be careful who you are accepting

- Don't have kids on your fake

- DO NOT use your camp name

- Be careful using:

name + inappropriate bio

inappropriate bio + picture of you

inappropriate name + pic of you

etc...

Social Media

Social Media represents you.

It matters how you present yourself.

Ways to stay appropriate

Mannerisms

Private Profiles

- Swearing

- Inappropriate quotes/sayings

- Inappropriate actions

- Inappropriate jokes

- Remember people can still see your BIO & PHOTO

- Keep these appropriate

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Why is it important to be appropriate on social media?

How can you be sure your social media activity is appropriate?

- Appropriate clothing

- Appropriate mannerisms

- Appropriate language

Privacy Settings

- If you chose to keep your account public, KEEP IT APPROPRIATE !!!!!

- Other people commenting on your photos

- Tagged Photos

- Instagram is probably one of the most commonly used social medias for kids

- Easy to protect

Clothing at Camp

- Clothing has to be appropriate 100% of the time (day and night)

- NO crop tops, tank tops without sides, see through shirts, low cut shirts

- NO booty shorts, see through leggings

- NO inappropriate logos or quotes

Clothing

Kids are creepy. Don't undestimate them!!!

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- One of the first thing adults / future employers notice about you

- Clothing is very situation based

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Messaging Kids

- It's safer NOT to

- May seem innocent but it opens doors...

Camp Facebook

More on Tagging

- Be careful tagging friends in memes, especially when they're clearly inappropriate

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Adding Kids

- Perfect way to connect with kids

- OBV keep it appropriate

- Can use it to get kids hyped for events

- Don't add kids on your real FB

- It is easier to not have them there, than to forget and post something inappropriate

Messaging Kids

- DO NOT message kids, it opens doors.

- If they message you first, be nice, but end it quickly

Tagging

@A does not owe you McDonald's.

Privacy Settings

@BurryHeights

- FB is the typically the first place an adult will go to "creep" you

- Kids WILL find your FB

- FB has very good privacy settings

- "View as..."

- Profile Picture/Cover Photo