Digital Professionalism

Table of Contents

1. About this resource
2. Introduction
3. Module 1: Your Digital Footprint
4. Module 2: Managing your Footprint
   1. Your Digital Security [1]
   2. Your Digital Security [2]
   3. Cyberbullying [1]
   4. Cyberbullying [2]
   5. A Positive Digital Footprint [1]
   6. A Positive Digital Footprint [2]
   7. Case study: Snapchat [1]
   8. Case study: Twitter [2]
   9. Case study: LinkedIn [1]
   10. Case Study: LinkedIn [2]
5. Module 3: Legal Obligations
6. Summary

Cyberbullying [1]

Scenario 6

While Sonia was away from her phone, her friend had dipped into her photo album and sent all the male contacts in her Facebook account a photo of her on holiday in a bikini, saying "How about it? Just for fun?" Initially Sonia laughs it off.

When Sonia returns to her desk, a guy from her contact list messages her: "Your on" ...Sonia messages everyone to explain that it was a joke. The guy who replied and offered, is mortified.

He leaves the following message on her public networking profile:

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How would you advise Sonia in this situation? a) Tell her you think it's bullying and advise her to make a formal complaint to the school about his threat ... b) Tell her it's harmless and advise her to just ignore him ... c) Advise her that it is best to apologise to him and explained what happened in person... d) Laugh and tell her it was funny. Advise her to screen shot the message to him, and his messages in reply, and blog the lot of it. Put him to shame! Please select an answerThis is not the best advice, perhaps Sonia should take a screen shot of everything that happened and keep it as evidence in case the situation does escalate - the comment he has made is quite difficult to interpret in the absence of facial expression or intonation - tell Sonia he could be trying to be funny. She should consider trying to sit down with him and explaining that this was not her idea or her fault. If this has no effect, she should seek the support of the students' union or her tutor.This is not the best advice, tell Sonia that this guy could post her picture all over campus. Perhaps she should take a screen shot of everything that happened and keep it as evidence in case the situation does escalate. Advise her that it is always best to try to sit down together, face to face, when there is conflict and explain that this was not her idea or her fault. If this has no effect, Sonia could then seek the support of the students' union or her tutor.This is the best advice. Sonia should find out where he is and try to arrange to go and sit down and talk to him, offer to go with her. Shaming him in public could just result in more anger and frustration on his part. Advise Sonia that it is always best to try to sit down, face to face, when there is conflict and explain that this was not her idea or her fault. If this has no effect, she should seek the support of the students' union or her tutor.This is not the best idea and could reflect poorly on you in the longer term. It is best to go to him with your friend and apologise to him in person. Shaming him in public could just result in more anger and frustration on his part. If this has no effect, she should seek the support of the students' union or her tutor.