The Dangers Of Social Media (Child Predator Social Experiment)

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Social Media Literacy 101 (for adults) “I can’t even” possibly know what I’m seeing in teens’ tweets, texts and posts. Not until I ask them. The very fact that I continued that sentence past the close quote demonstrates that. What do I mean? They hide meaning in plain site. Have you heard researcher danah boyd’s term “social steganography”? Listening: A Tour of London Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. A popular way of seeing London is to go in one of the red double deck buses. This tour will take you around London by bus. Listen to the guide, and then do the activity below.

Social Media & What our Kids Could Be Teaching Us Two years ago, when “selfie” was named “Word of the Year” and the spontaneous snapping of self-portraits on cellphones was being vilified as yet another example of youth’s narcissism, author and educator Rachel Simmons posted a bit of healthy disruption. She wrote in Slate, “Consider this: The selfie is a tiny pulse of girl pride – a shout-out to the self.” Simmons gets it. She adds, “Some girls are working it, sure, but others have their tongues half out as if to say, I know I look stupid.

Hate-Stalking on Social Media The thing about hate-stalking is how quickly you fall into it and how surprised you are when you finally realize you're doing it. I'm not going to point fingers because I'm sure that this doesn't apply to EVERYONE on social media networks. I'm not going to encourage the whole world to ADMIT they have done it. Listening Listening Lessons Dogs, Dogs, Dogs - Idioms and phrases using the word 'Dog'. Get the phone!

Talking to Kids and Teens About Social Media and Sexting Social Media Today’s teens and tweens are connected to one another, and to the world, via digital technology more than any previous generation. Recent data suggests that social media venues like Facebook and Twitter have surpassed e-mail as the preferred method of communication in all age groups. While today’s tweens and teens may be more digitally savvy than their parents, their lack of maturity and life experience can quickly get them into trouble with these new social venues. For this reason, it is imperative that parents talk with their children of all ages about social media and monitor their online social media use to help them navigate this new online social world. How parents talk with their kids and teens will vary slightly by age depending on the topic being discussed.

Get in on the Act I: Beginner Grammar Get in on the Act I: Beginner Level That’s really amazing! Liven Up Learning! Twitter for Families Twitter is a global social broadcast network that enables people and organizations to publicly share brief messages instantly around the world. The service can be accessed on the web at twitter.com, on a wide variety of mobile devices, and via text messaging. Available in more than 35 languages, Twitter has hundreds of millions of active users. Read this introduction to Twitter or follow @twitter for more information. Most of the communication taking place on Twitter is viewable by everyone.