'Sexting' survey shows pressure faced by teens. 16 October 2013Last updated at 17:32 ET Aminah Appiah : "It's just one of the ways my friends communicate" Six out of 10 teenagers say they have been asked for sexual images or videos, an NSPCC/ChildLine survey seen by the BBC's Newsnight programme suggests. Of those questioned, 40% said they had created a sexual image or video, and about a quarter said they had sent one to someone else by text. The NSPCC's head, Peter Wanless, said "sexting" was getting much more common. "These results show that sexting is increasingly a feature of adolescent relationships," he told Newsnight.
"It is almost becoming the norm that a young person in a relationship should share an explicit image of themselves," he said. For the survey, NSPCC and ChildLine spoke to 450 teenagers from across the country. Of those who had sent an image or video to someone else by text, 58% said the image had been sent to a boyfriend or girlfriend, but a third said they had sent it to someone they knew online but had never met. 'Sexting' survey shows pressure faced by teens. Do you have Twitter manners? No? Then this guide is for you. Teaching digital citizenship and keeping students safe online – live chat | Teacher Network | Guardian Professional.
A wealth of research has come out this year on how children behave on the internet and its been a topic of heavy debate. Cyberbullying has been a particular focus of studies. In August, the NSPCC reported that one in five children had been victims of cyberbullying during the last year and that a "large number" of users of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were under the minimum age of 13.
Not long after, the Diana Award Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme found that 81% of children believed cyberbullying was getting worse. One in four of the young people surveyed by the charity said one of their friends has been bullied online or via a mobile phone during the summer holidays. More recently, research has been published on the role schools can play in confronting online abuse. Nearly 7 in 10 teachers would like schools to teach more about online safety, according to a survey by OnePoll this month.
But tackling online safety in the classroom can be tricky. Our panel. MA module: Social Media Campaigning. I'm teaching this new MA module on Social Media Campaigning this term (Spring 2013). I'll update the list of lecture links each week as we go through the course. The hashtag is #smcampn. introduction "This course will immerse participants in the latest developments around social media campaigning. Syllabus 1. social media as a platform. 2. agile campaigns and social movements. 3. crowds and participatory tools. 4. mapping as campaigning. 5. social business and openness. 6. making as campaigning. 7. hacktivism & internet freedom. 8. prototyping and prefigurative politics. 9. breaks & flows: the post-structural philosophers of social media campaigning lecture 9 links.
How I Used Vizify To Teach Students A Lesson - How I used Vizify To Teach Students A Lesson (And 5 Other Digital Citizenship Resources) by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher “Miss, you have an Instagram? And Twitter?” Students are shocked. In their eyes that makes me a…real person. “I’m going to follow you on Twitter!” Don’t ask deep questions–read their Tumblr. This is important. “Put that away,” I told a Tweeting senior. I projected my Vizify on the smartboard. The only thing I did was add in an inspirational quote from the Buddha. “I did nothing–it did the entire thing,” I told the class. Several unhappy faces marched in the next day. “What would you think of yourself if you were a potential boss or business partner?”
I teach social media and digital citizenship whenever I have the opportunity–the positives–how you can build a great reputation and create a powerful personal brand, and the not-so-positives, like what can happen to a person who doesn’t respect the power of social media. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Paris Brown: Kent youth PCC resigns after Twitter row. 9 April 2013Last updated at 11:57 ET Paris Brown: "I have made this decision after a great deal of thought and consultation" The UK's first youth police and crime commissioner, Paris Brown, has resigned from her post following criticism of messages she posted on Twitter.
The 17-year-old said she was quitting in the interests of everyone concerned, in particular the young people of Kent. Police are investigating her over tweets she posted between the ages of 14 and 16 which could be considered racist and anti-gay. Kent PCC Ann Barnes said it was "a very sad day". Miss Brown was appointed last week to the £15,000-a-year post six days ago by Ms Barnes, who had said she would stand by her. 'Not racist' In a statement, the teenager, from Sheerness, said: "I accept that I have made comments on social networking sites which have offended many people and I am really, truly sorry for any offence that has been caused.
"I strongly reiterate that I'm not a racist and I'm not a homophobic [sic]. " Analysis. Digital Citizenship: From Nice to Ethical. Too often, the message to kids is simply, "Be nice when you're online and stay away from perverts. " While I agree that cyber-bullying and sexual predators are both important things to avoid, it seems as though the school system is being myopic in defining citizenship. After all, if we take the word "digital" out of it, teachers wouldn't tell students, "Be a great citizen.
To do so, you need to be nice and stay away from perverts. " Instead, we talk about character, democracy, civic engagement and critical thinking. What if we took the same approach to digital interaction? What if we transitioned from "be nice" to "be ethical? " The following are the five areas Identity: Often, teachers talk to students about "digital footprint" and the focus is almost entirely on avoiding liability and asking students to show their best work. Risks, Rights, and Responsibilities in the Digital Age: An Interview with Sonia Livingstone. Cristiano Ronaldo Makes Creepy Twitter Gaffe. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world's greatest soccer players. Here's a message that came from his official Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon: via ExtraMustard Wait, what? That's a little lot creepy, no? There's actually a logical explanation for this — and, in all likelihood, a new opening on Ronaldo's social-media team after the since-deleted tweet.
Ronaldo is launching a CR7 line of underwear next month. Upload your best, craziest and funniest fan image showing your love for CR7 and win a trip to meet Cristiano Ronaldo and seen him play a match! Okay, so that makes more sense. Ronaldo — or at least his Twitter account — addressed the mistake, and shared the actual winning submission later on Tuesday: So all's well that ends well. [via Extra Mustard] Image: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images. Is your school’s “digital citizenship” practice a pass or fail?
Cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Walmart Corporate This past week, I worked with a small group of educators on becoming a “Networked Educator“, and we had some great conversations about how social media is changing a lot of what we do in schools. Within the group, there were about four teachers from one high school, who came to learn together and asked questions about how they could move their school to the “next level” in how they are sharing and learning with not only each other, but students as well. They told me that felt that they were in some ways behind as a school, but they were making progress. One of the ways that they felt they were making progress was by having a school Twitter account to share what is happening at with their community.
This is new to them and they are learning along the way, but the teachers admittedly felt that the school needed to do more to help their students. They didn’t like it at all. Do I ever swear? Do I ever swear on Twitter? #Fail 1. High Tech Reflection Strategies Make Learning Stick. Routinely asking students to ponder -- deeply and seriously -- what and how they've learned could be the "mind's strongest glue. " Share to Learn: Teacher George Mayo helps students Fernando, Binyam, and Johana edit their blog posts before publishing them.
In their blogs, the students record podcasts and write about a novel they read. Credit: Courtesy of George Mayo When he started teaching middle school five years ago, George Mayo immediately began using blog posts to teach writing because he knew that there are myriad benefits to using the technology. At his Maryland middle school, Mayo asks his students -- many of whom struggle with reading and writing -- to create at least one blog post a week. Indeed, as Mayo anticipated, blogs have consistently inspired the emerging writers in his classroom to reflect on their progress. Sam, one of Mayo's former students, came to enjoy blogging so much that last spring, he asked Mayo whether he could continue his blog after the school year ended. Three Perspectives on Digital Citizenship | Digital Citizenship 4 All. A simple Google search of “digital citizenship” nets 15,100,000 hits. Fifteen million! How do we make sense out of all that information? How do we separate the wheat from the chaff, the good from the bad, the ridiculous from the sublime?
I’ve selected these three blog posts because each represents a unique and thoughtful perspective on digital citizenship. . • Does digital citizenship have to be a new program? • What is meant to be public and what is meant to be private? • What are several things you think you know about Digital Citizenship? What digital citizenship resources do you recommend? Like this: Like Loading... Teach. Your browser may lack functionality needed by Webmaker to function properly. Please upgrade your browser for an improved experience. Welcome to Webmaker! That username is taken You must choose a username Invalid username. All usernames must be between 1-20 characters, and only include "-", "_" and alphanumeric characters You must agree to our terms and conditions.
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