Sue Schleff

Here are 10 ways people (including kids) can use new technology to rapidly spread gossip (in no particular order). Email – One way to spread a rumor quickly is to send an email to all the contacts in your account, except the one the rumor is about, of course. If you have a video of someone doing something dubious, this is the best way to spread that rumor to millions of viewers. A great way to anonymously spread gossip is to post a comment on a website, blog, YouTube video or any social platform.

Interestingly, in a new PEW Survey, the majority of parents (65 percent) have concern over the amount of time their teen is online. The PEW Survey said that 90 percent of parents are confident in their ability to teach their teens’ about appropriate online behavior and 87 percent said they are able to keep up with their teens’ experiences online. According to this PEW Survey, 59 percent of say parents are doing an excellent or good job at addressing cyberbullying – a notably positive assessment, considering how teens rate other groups measured in this survey. When asked to compare the experiences of today’s teens to their own experiences when they were a teen, 48 percent of parents say today’s teens have to deal with a completely different set of issues.

Know that everything you put online (or a device) has the possibility of becoming “Public and Permanent“® – and expression coined perfectly by Richard Guerry, founder of the Institute of Responsible Online and Phone Communication (IROC2). Until 2018, surveys said that colleges, schools and businesses were monitoring candidates and applicants social media posts and contents

The majority of teens have come across racist or sexist hate speech on social media. There are five-steps to building digital resilience