STORYTELLING FOR EDUCATORS: Social Media Myths 103

4. "POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA EQUATES TO PUTTING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE ON DISPLAY"

This is what it is- A Myth! It's so not true. I have a mantra I stick to when going about my storytelling business and that is the fact that when it comes to my work and passion I'm definitely going to loud it on social media, you cannot be my friend on Facebook or Instagram and not know what I do because most of the things I post on these platforms would be about my life's work. When it comes to personal stuff I have boundaries I set for myself, I am free to post myself on a trip-related vacation or a selfie of myself attending an educative event but it's really rare for me to post a picture of my family just doing our regular stuff or just hanging out, but if it's a picture of my dad and it's linked to a story on underserved education, then it's a great post for me.

Students of Emmanuel Anglican Primary School 1

I take my social media life very seriously to the point where I decided I would not make a happy birthday post that is not related to my work no matter how close that person is to me because everything on my social media is intentionally crafted to showcase my workspace. I don't allow myself to be tagged unnecessarily so when I am tagged, my Facebook gets to ask me to review and decide if I want the tag or not. I will not share any content that does not showcase my work in fact I try not to share as much as possible because it's usually better to post original content. When it comes to personal stuff I use WhatsApp for that since it's a space for only those people who have some form of connection with me, I can post family hangouts, happy birthday messages, etc and I am sure that only those set of people get to see it.

So at the end of the day, you show people what you want them to see and you have the power to decide what you want them to know and what you don't. Map out your own set of rules that work for you and stick to them.

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