Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Media

I chose to read and discuss this article for a few reasons:

§  I have seen a rise in the incidents of cyber bullying being reported

§  I teach teens and preteens

§  I am the mother of a 12 year old.

 As I read the article, seeing that 95% of teens go online and 80% of those teens use social media. At the time, the most popular social network site for teens was Facebook. Surveyed teens believe that other teens are mostly kind on social media, but admit that have seen others be cruel. Most teens say that they come to the aid of those being bullied, although media attention is given to negative interactions on social media.

The article also states that teens are seeking advice from their friends and parents if they are bullied on social media. Many parents are even “friending” their teen in an effort to stay connect to monitor their teens’ activities.



References

Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Purcell, K., Rainie, L., Smith, A., & Zickuhr, K. (2011).Teens,
   Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites.”: How American teens navigate the   new world of “digital citizenship.”  Retrieved on June 20, 2014 from 
   http://www.pewinternet.org/2011/11/09/teens-kindness-and-cruelty-on-social-network-sites/.

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