Aug
24
Digital resilience combines resilience with media literacyCognitive and emotional skills create assets that build resilience on and offlineEvery opportunity to learn and practice adds to a child’s resiliency “toolbox”Parents can play a big role in helping children build digital resilience What is Digital Resilience? Digital resilience is the ability to...
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Aug
15
NGL (Not Gonna Lie) is a messaging app that lets users anonymously judge others It piggybacks on Instagram and is especially popular with teens aged 13 and upThe lack of accountability from anonymity can provide immunity for bad behaviorIn practice, anonymity encourages haters, bullies, and trolls as previous apps have...
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Jun
08
Every Cyberchat with Diana Graber of CyberWise.org, we "expose" the psychology behind digital literacy. All of our tips and advice every month are based on psychological theory and science. Teaching youth how to stay safe online is important, but it is not nearly enough. Online life is complex and the...
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Jun
08
Brands can learn from the way fans used social media to construct and spread archetypal narratives. Depp's fans embraced their campaigns, far outweighing Heard's supporters in emotion and persistence. The memes, fancams, and tweets could not help but influence how the public and press talked about the trial. Nothing sells...
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May
29
Toxic positivity is trending across social media. In times of stress, denying negative emotions and experiences makes things worse, not better. KEY POINTS The “good vibes only” trend on social media turns positivity toxic.Pushing "positive vibes" can make people feel inadequate, shamed and isolated.Brands contribute by monetizing only ‘positive’ social...
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