Step 1: Think!
Today’s world, dominated as it is by television and by the social media, encourages intimate self-disclosure/exposure. It encourages making oneself visible to others (possibly also to anonymous strangers) by sending out personal images or information about oneself, often of an intimate nature.
What are your beliefs and experiences with the social media?
(a) Why do you think people expose themselves on social media and to what benefit, if any?
(b) what, if anything, do you think could be socially valuable in the practice of this kind of self-exposure.

The internet should generally be considered as a public space, and thus, whatever is posted must be considered as public information. This is because:
(1) “private” information can become public if passed on, and
(2) posts in many online communities are public by default.
Most information posted online:
(1) can be searched,
(2) can be seen by HUGE, invisible audiences,
(3) can be copied, altered, and sent to others, and
(4) is persistent – it’s almost impossible to take down, as it can start to spread the minute it is posted.

Information that people post can get out of their control fast, so it is important to consider the consequences beforehand.

Step 2:
Watch the video Brittney’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aSCX-ZcJcg

Step 3:
1. Why do you think Brittney and her friends wanted to broadcast themselves in the first place?
2. Brittney regrets posting the photos, but are there situations when you think it would be okay, even helpful, to get comments from others online? What are those situations?
3. In what ways did Brittney’s actions impact her later? Can you imagine how the posts may impact Brittney in the future, even beyond college?
4. Is there anything that you learned from Brittney’s story that made you think about incidents in your own life or your friends’ lives?

Concluding activity
Sharing information with others online can be fun and rewarding. People showcase their work and ask others for feedback online. Look up for an example of such posts.

Sharing online can sometimes go too far and can put you at risk. Give an example of what kind of information you share which can put you at risk.

The consequences of oversharing (i.e., inappropriate sharing) can range from being just a little embarrassing to being really devastating to one’s reputation. Give an example of these, and the consequences such sharing may carry.