Digital Technology Children and Young People

Ollie Bray
14th May 2010
Edinburgh University
Digital Technology
Children & Young People

olliebray.com

Change?

Credit: Bill Boyd

1.
Young
People

12 - 25

12 - 25
8 devices
5 activities
25% agree that…
…turn on their
computer
123 friends

”Children are not the same as they used to be…”

84%
of children aged 5 – 15 live in a household with internet access
Ofcom, 2009

99%14-year-olds use a computer at home or school, or somewhere else (97% of 12 year olds)
(BECTA, 2009)

35%
of 11 -16’s have internet access in their bedroom
(75% have a games console in their bedroom)
Ofcom, 2009

66%
of 12 – 15’s have a social networking site (19% of 8 – 11’s)
Ofcom, 2009

what is a friend?

undRst& dlang

5yrs
13yrs
18yrs

49%
of 12 – 15’s use gaming sites at least once a week, 47 % of 8 – 11’s and 30% of 5 – 7’s
Ofcom, 2009

72, 898, 865

Gavinburn Primary
School
1pm
6, 538 km
6am
Friday 29th January
2010
Dorothy Dalgliesh
School

competitive…

competitive…
…but, non-threatening

2.
changing
markets

- hardware
- software
- search
- storage

Source: www.patentlyapple.com

3.
technology

learning through play…

Spectrum Primary School, South Africa

cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010
1: The phone app
2: The ‘wearable’

cc Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2010

facial recognition

The history of
communication?

boundaries

boundaries
blurred

4.
key skills

digital footprints

Critical Literacy in the Digital Age
“
To help me develop an informed view, I am exploring the techniques used to influence my opinion. I can recognise persuasion and assess the reliability of information and credibility and value of my resources.
”
Literacy Level 3

To: olliebray@gmail.com
Subject: National Geographic Photograph of the year
Message:
AND YOU THINK YOUR HAVING A BAD DAY AT WORK !!
Although this looks like a picture taken from a Hollywood movie, it is in fact a real photo, taken near the South African coast during a military exercise by the British Navy.
It has been nominated by National Geograpic as ”The photo of the year".

ideas?

Source: http://bit.ly/a6YXij

wikipedia.org

'This article needs additional citation for verification'
'This article reads like an advertisement’
'This article contradicts itself’
'This article contradicts another article’
‘The factual accuracy is disputed’

Credit: http://bit.ly/bDPhyX
5. barriers

5, 3, 1, 9, 0, 0, 9
Children will
misuse the
technology

Children will
misuse the
technology

"The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet.”
William Gibson

The ‘real’ digital divide

motivation
Gulucan village in West China

people?

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