Step 2: Social Acceptance

Navigating cyberspace and social media safely is one of the hot topics of the day. To balance your social acceptance and not loss your individual identity is a challenge. Boundaries must be established to keep one safe from some of the negative aspects of social media as they enjoy the benefits. Also, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. are great tools but we must continually cultivate people skills such as personal communication and interaction, empathy, respect and conflict resolution.

Objectives

1. Students will be able to understand the importance of effective personal communication
2. Students will be able to define and analyze "Soft Skills”
3. Students will be able to identify alternative methods to resolving conflicts vs violence
4. Students will be able to identify, analyze and discuss staying safe and credible on social media
5. Students will be able to identify and discuss bullying
6. Students will be able to identify when to move on to new friendships and opportunities
7. Students will be able to identify and discuss consequences related to promiscuous behaviors