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Navigating the Digital World
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility." -- Spiderman
Navigating the Digital World
Free Information
By Kevin Hodgson
News for Adults
Parents and Kids
Caught in the Middle
What People (including Kids) Are Doing
Infographics
by
ebuyer
Everything is Social (sort of)
There Are No Digital Immigrants
And there are no digital natives
"Critical thinking skills around information have never been more important. For all of the value that comes with individuals being able to publish freely and widely to the Web, the huge potential downside is that we haven’t developed the literacies that are required to make sense of all that unedited content that’s out there now." -- Will Richardson, interview with TED Talks.
“You need trust, respect and communication. It’s a process as opposed to an answer. But the more trust, respect and communication is built up before the teenage years, the better those years are going to be.” - Danah Boyd
(Researcher Danah Boyd) warns against the assumption that teenagers are inherently tech-savvy. “That doesn’t take responsibility for how much we need to educate them, how much learning and critical thinking needs to take place. To assume that they will all be able to figure out how to use these technologies wisely simply because they are young, is very destructive.”
-from The Telegraph
Perceptions of Kids
Social Media Counter: http://www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/
Some Statistics of Use
Some Tips for Parents
Things to Think About
and other adults, too
And maybe worry about, too
- Privacy issues
- Identity theft
- Tracking/targeting by companies
- Permanence of Internet posts
- The "next thing" (app, site, etc)
- Cyberbullying
- Don't act or react out of fear
- Be aware of trends in technology
- "Friend" your children on social networks (Don't let them refuse)
- Don't allow children on social networks until at least age 13.
- Set limits on use of technology
- Be open about your own struggles with technology
- Have regular discussions around the "dinner table" about technology
- Remember: they are kids and kids make mistakes (so did we, but it wasn't always so public)
- Use ad-blocking/anti-tracking software
Infographic by ebuyer. Found at: http://mashable.com/2014/04/04/kids-online-activity/