Below you will find a list of standards that you will be evaluated on in the Northstar Digital Literacy test. Check the boxes off when you feel confident in a skill. You will want all of the boxes checked before you take the proctored test. You can follow the link below the list for further lessons if there are any boxes that you can't check.
Identify different types of social media and their primary functions (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter).
Create a new account on a social media network.
Recognize information posted by others or online or on social media networks that may present a risk to you (user as consumer of information).
Demonstrate knowledge of managing 'friends' on Facebook: adding friends or accepting/declining 'friend' requests.
Demonstrate an awareness that social media accounts have privacy settings that can be set by users.
Demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of 'liking' something.
Share content by uploading media.
Identify information that is unwise to post and/or upload on a social media (too much personal sharing, inappropriate photos/comments) (User as publisher of information).
Distinguish between public and private 'spaces' on social media sites (ex: Facebook messages and Facebook wall).
Post, share, like or comment on content.
Demonstrate knowledge of the permanence of anything posted on the internet.
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Follow this link to a set of comprehensive social media lessons from GCFGlobal: