Mr. Swanson’s politics students had to create a blog about their policies if they were elected to be on the school’s student council. One student received a nasty response from an online user she doesn’t know. What advice should Mr. Swanson give her to overcome this type of response?

1. Check and change privacy settings on her blog to see if she had shared it with just members of her school or with the public
2. Document the user’s details
3. Block the person from accessing the blog
4. Report the incident to a member of staff if it happens again
5. Respond directly to the person and challenge their comments
6. Search for the user through other online networks and retaliate there

Correct Answer:

• Check and change privacy settings on her blog to see if she had shared it with just members of her school or with the public
• Document the user’s details
• Block the person from accessing the blog
• Report the incident to a member of staff if it happens again