internet and teenagers

Examines how to ensure safe and sound social media activity.

This sensitive yet frank book empowers readers in grades seven to twelve to take on a particularly insidious adversary. Readers will learn to identify, avoid, and repair damage done by a sextortionist by reading about case studies, advice from the FBI and Interpol, and the latest in cybersecurity techniques. Call-outs offer information that is sure to pique the reader s interest and draw connections between technology, people, and security, while the wealth of resources for further study will equip readers with the means to take action. This title reassures victims that they are not alone and points them toward compassionate help.

Provides information about being shamed on the Internet and discusses how to get help.

Discusses the importance of social media to the modern youth.

An examination of digital privacy, covering related legislation, how to protect personal data, privacy crimes, and more.

"Explores the changes in the way teenage girls are growing up in America, discussing the new norms, from extreme behaviors to lack of basic communication skills."--OCLC.

In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology?more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity?has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens are as dopaminergic (dopamine activating) to the brain?s pleasure center as sex. And a growing mountain of clinical research correlates screen tech with disorders like ADHD, addiction, anxiety, depression, increased aggression, and even psychosis. Most shocking of all, recent brain imaging studies conclusively show that excessive screen exposure can neurologically damage a young person?s developing brain in the same way that cocaine addiction can.

Discusses the virtual socialization habits of twentieth-century teenagers, including the social networking websites such as "MySpace," "YouTube," "Facebook," and "Friendster," and also examines the digital divide between the youth and parent generations while investigating the risks, realities, and misconceptions.

Helps young adults navigate through the intricacies of social networks and gain a better understanding of the online experience, addressing online safety and covering such topics as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, netspeak, blogs, privacy, cyberbullying, videochat, and smartphones.

A collection of essays exploring controversies surrounding cyberbullying, addressing the seriousness of the problem, how society should respond, how it can be prevented, and other related topics.