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Tag Archives: anonymous

The Skinny on Sarahah

Blog, Educator Favorites, Featured, Parent FavoritesBy Justin W. PatchinAugust 3, 20177 Comments

Sarahah is the latest social media application to create a stir. Simply put, Sarahah is a one-way, many-to-one anonymous messaging system that allows people to send messages to a particular person without the recipient knowing who sent them. These can come from people you know (from those in your phone contacts, for example) or from…

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After School, Another Anonymous App for Teens

Blog, FeaturedBy Justin W. PatchinDecember 9, 20152 Comments

After School is the latest mobile device application to take schools and parents by storm. We first became aware of the social media app when it was introduced in the fall of 2014. It created quite the controversy back then and was even removed from the App Store, at least for a brief period. It…

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Yakety Yak: What’s Up With Yik Yak?

Blog, FeaturedBy Justin W. PatchinDecember 19, 20141 Comment

I first wrote about Yik Yak back in March, when the app took several suburban schools by storm. High school administrators around Chicago were deluged with incidents stemming from inappropriate student use of this app, ranging from bullying to bomb threats. To their credit, the administrators of the app responded quickly and restricted its use…

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Anonymous Postings on Confession Pages, Secret, and Whisper

Blog, FeaturedBy Sameer HindujaApril 11, 20142 Comments

Describes Facebook and Twitter confession pages, as well as how apps like Secret and Whisper are being used – both for cyberbullying and to help teens cope. What many adults don’t understand, they freak out about. Especially as it relates to teens. I’m generalizing here, but you know what I mean – we really don’t…

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Anonymous Reporting for Bullying and Cyberbullying Incidents

BlogBy Sameer HindujaNovember 29, 20127 Comments

Justin and I strongly believe in the value of anonymous reporting systems in schools.  Based on our experiences working with students across the nation, we have found that they want to speak up and let adults know what is going on (both offline and online), but they are very nervous that it will end up…

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