“We know that teens’ use of social media increased during the pandemic, and along with this increase in time, we’ve seen more of both the positive and negative aspects of social media,” said Dr. Jacqueline Nesi, an assistant professor of psychology at Brown University who specializes in social media and adolescent development.

"Chemical Kim" Hilton uses a TikTok channel to spread a passion and enthusiasm for chemistry with nearly a million viewers around the world.

Linnea Tell är skolbibliotekarie på Fågelbacksskolan. I detta blogginlägg skriver hon tillsammans med Bram Bresselers (skolbibliotekarie på Höjaskolan) om hur de använder sociala medier för att stärka sina respektive skolbiblioteksverksamheter.

I grunden vill du nog ha dem, eleverna med prestationsångest. De är noggranna, fuskar aldrig, slarvar absolut inte och driver sig själva hårt. De blir allt fler, bekräftar flera studier, men hur kan du hjälpa dem?

The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and forced students into online education, causing widespread worry among parents and educators that an increase in cyberbullying would follow. But that increase never materialized, reports a new study. In fact, bullying and cyberbullying rates actually dropped during the pandemic.  

Andreas Ekblads elever upptäcker algoritmer i sina sociala medier.

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Sociala medier har revolutionerat möjligheterna att umgås bortom begränsande normer för unga med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning. Samtidigt är de mer utsatta för avigsidorna med livet online.

Teachers are becoming stars these days on TikTok, that social media platform for sharing short videos. And some of them say the platform serves as a kind of virtual teaching lounge during COVID. But is it a good thing for the teaching profession that classroom instructors are part of a site known for dance crazes,…

I en ny avhandling kartlägger Kim Sylwander unga tjejers vardag på sociala medier – en miljö där hat och kränkande handlingar sammanvävs med vänskapsyttringar och kärlek.

An educator started "An Anonymous Teacher Speaks" project on Twitter last Friday, which offers the realities of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic. In this interview, the educator who posted the messages says teachers share their frustrations, which are added to Twitter without their names.

Researchers studied survey responses of over 12,600 youths ages 11 to 15 and found that the more youths saw their parents as loving, the less likely they were to engage in cyberbullying.