What’s the secret to going viral on the Internet? If you take a tip from an Australian teacher, it is to ask people nicely to share a handwritten note on Facebook.
Paula Beare, a mathematics teacher from Toowoomba, Queensland, posted a letter on Facebook Friday. She needed to talk to her students about cyber safety, and wanted help from the millions of people on the social media platform.
“Next week I need to present to the Year 9 students about cyber safety and I wish to see how far this message will go based on my account’s security settings,” she wrote. “Please help me by sharing this message as far as you can.” Read more…
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