The Line is a fantastic website that deals with current issues regarding technology and our digital footprint. Over the past decade, mobile phones and the internet have gone from being novelties to becoming the essential items that we cannot live without (more so for some than others). The Line deals with issues such as SXTing (sending nude, semi-nude and revealing pictures between phones) and cyber-bullying, giving teenagers strategies to deal with these issues before they affect their lives.
Due to the digital age, we all (adults as well as teenagers and children) as a society need to be aware that what we post, whether it be potentially humiliating or tormenting to ourselves or others, is out there in cyber space forever once we hit "send".
We should all ensure that we remember the following tips for cyber safety:
http://burcuakyol.com/2011/01/dos-and-donts-of-blogging-with-students/ Friends, parents/guardians and relatives through to potential employers and partners can quite easily get access to our private material both now and well into our future. The cruel message you sent to a person you were bullying or that nude photo you took as a dare can quickly and easily end up in the hands (or screens) of those who were never supposed to see it.
The Law and You
The Line
The Line is a fantastic website that deals with current issues regarding technology and our digital footprint. Over the past decade, mobile phones and the internet have gone from being novelties to becoming the essential items that we cannot live without (more so for some than others). The Line deals with issues such as SXTing (sending nude, semi-nude and revealing pictures between phones) and cyber-bullying, giving teenagers strategies to deal with these issues before they affect their lives.Due to the digital age, we all (adults as well as teenagers and children) as a society need to be aware that what we post, whether it be potentially humiliating or tormenting to ourselves or others, is out there in cyber space forever once we hit "send".
We should all ensure that we remember the following tips for cyber safety:
http://burcuakyol.com/2011/01/dos-and-donts-of-blogging-with-students/
Friends, parents/guardians and relatives through to potential employers and partners can quite easily get access to our private material both now and well into our future. The cruel message you sent to a person you were bullying or that nude photo you took as a dare can quickly and easily end up in the hands (or screens) of those who were never supposed to see it.