Dean Shareski writes; 'Whenever I hear the term "digital citizenship" I usually am skeptical. When we began using the term several years ago, it typically focused on keeping kids safe online. It was generally a scare tactic that told students that they should be wary of posting anything online because it's forever. The assumption was kids will post inappropriate stuff.

Recently the message has softened and most acknowledge kids are going to be posting online and so the message is about posting only the good stuff.'

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A new report from the Pew Research Center and Harvard's Berkman Center provides more evidence that teens are concerned about privacy when using mobile devices. This follows last week's report that American teens care about online privacy.

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The website at the centre of controversy following the death of a teenage girl who killed herself after apparently enduring months of online bullying has promised to introduce a "bullying/harassment" button and to investigate any reports of abusive behaviour within 24 hours. Read more.

An interesting article on the emotional pressure of 'being connected.'

(Teens)'..dislike the increasing number of adults on the site, get annoyed when their Facebook friends share inane details, and are drained by the "drama" that they described as happening frequently on the site.

The stress of needing to manage their reputation on Facebook also contributes to the lack of enthusiasm. Nevertheless, the site is still where a large amount of socializing takes place, and teens feel they need to stay on Facebook in order to not miss out.' Read the full article here.

A teenager was found hanged at her home after suffering months of bullying by anonymous 'trolls' on a notorious website. Read more here.

Here's the bomb threat tweet Academic Mary Beard received.

It is important that we discuss with our young people the treatment of women online and also the balance of free speech, privacy and accountability.