Social Media Criteria

Badge for Social Media

This badge holder passed an assessment of the standards listed below by scoring at least 85% on a proctored exam at a Northstar Digital Literacy location.

Learners taking proctored exams are asked for identification and take the assessment in a supervised setting.

Social Media Standards

  1. Identify different types of social media and their primary functions (especially Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter).
  2. Create a new account on a social media network and log in.
  3. Recognize social media interactions that may present a risk in order to make informed decisions (e.g., using a Facebook account to log in to third-party websites, identifying scams, sharing personal information)
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of managing “friends” on Facebook: adding friends, accepting/declining “friend” requests, and the difference between that and “following” someone.
  5. Understand and change privacy settings.
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of “liking” or commenting on something.
  7. Share and delete content, including photos, videos, and links.
  8. Identify information that is unwise to post and/or upload on a social media (too much personal sharing, inappropriate photos/comments).
  9. Distinguish between public and private “spaces” on social media sites (e.g., Facebook messages vs. Facebook timeline).
  10. Post, share, like, or comment on content.
  11. Demonstrate knowledge of the permanence of anything posted on the internet.