Any adolescent would be able to tell you that a hashtag is used on social media to group information together by topic, theme, or content. Search #Prom2018 and you will certainly find a plethora of prom photos posted on Instagram. Sometimes it also provides an opportunity for teens to cleverly caption a photo and obtain more likes or followers, #squadgoals. Nevertheless, the purpose here is simple. Just as we strive to be culturally competent across racial and ethnic groups, we should also strive to learn just as much about adolescent online culture, especially if adolescents are the primary population of clients we are working with. As you’ll see in the next section, the more you know, the better questions you can ask!
Any adolescent would be able to tell you that a hashtag is used on social media to group information together by topic, theme, or content. Search #Prom2018 and you will certainly find a plethora of prom photos posted on Instagram. Sometimes it also provides an opportunity for teens to cleverly caption a photo and obtain more likes or followers, #squadgoals. Nevertheless, the purpose here is simple. Just as we strive to be culturally competent across racial and ethnic groups, we should also strive to learn just as much about adolescent online culture, especially if adolescents are the primary population of clients we are working with. As you’ll see in the next section, the more you know, the better questions you can ask!
Assesing for an addiction to Social Media
Assesing for an addiction to Social Media
"What do you enjoy doing on the computer?"
"What do you enjoy doing on the computer?"
"What do you enjoy doing on the computer?"
Tech Talk
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There are many different words/phrases adolescents may use in session together while describing their technology and social media usage.
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House Party
HOUSE PARTY
An app that allows the user to Facetime multiple people at the same time.
HOUSE PARTY
An app that allows the user to Facetime multiple people at the same time.
DM
DM stands for Direct Messaging. It allows for private messaging on public social pages.
D.M.
Snap Streak
SNAP CHAT STREAK
When you send direct snaps to friends consecutive days in a row, SnapChat rewards you with emojis.
Text Bubbles
TEXT BUBBLES
When you see these bubbles pop up on a text conversation, it indicates the other person is typing a response back.
"Left on Read"
LEFT ON READ
Being "left on read" means the person you are texting read your text message, but then chose to not respond afterwards. This is a setting you can enable or disable on the phone.
Filter
FILTER
Many apps include filter options for photos. These filters augment reality by changing colors, shading, highlights, and hiding blemishes.
IG STORY
An Instagram Story allows users to post pictures and videos in a slide show content. Many users post their days in realtime. They can add polls or other graphics. Stories last 24 hours then disappear.
IG Story
Subtweet
SUBTWEET
A subtweet is a post on Twitter that mentions a person without tagging them or using their name. It is typically used to speak negatively of others.