A survey was conducted of students ages 13 to 20 about their digital footprint and internet usage. It found that most respondents were female and that students began using computing devices between ages 4 to 8 and accessing the internet between ages 10 to 12. Most students spent over 5 hours per day connected online using social networks and communication tools like WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. While over 50% of parents were aware of their children's social media use, over 40% never checked what their children did online. However, over 90% of parents talked to their children about internet safety.

1. ANALYZING STUDENTS
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
SURVEY
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TEACHER
ELAINE RICÓN

2. RANGE OF AGES: 13 TO 20

3. SURPRISINGLY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS THAT ANSWERED THE
SURVEY WERE FEMALES

4. THE RANGE OF AGE USING COMPUTING DEVICES IS BETWEEN 4 AND 8
YEARS. A VERY EARLY AGE.

5. MOST OF THE STUDENTS DID THEIR FIRST INTERNET ACCESS BETWEEN 10
AND 12 YEARS OLD. ONLY FEW OF THEM DID IT BETWEEN 7-9 YEARS OLD

6. MOST OF THE STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED MORE THAN FIVE HOURS A DAY.
THIS IS A CONCERNING RATE BECAUSE, AS WE ARE GOING TO SEE, THEY
SPEND THIS TIME IN SOCIAL NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS

7. COMMUNICATION TOOLS: WHATSAPP IS THE MOST USED TOOL.
SOCIAL NETWORK: INSTAGRAM, SNAPCHAT AND YOUTUBE. THIS MEANS THAT
THEY USSUALY SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

8. STUDENTS MESSAGE DAILY WITH THEIR FRIENDS, BETWEEN 1 AND MORE
THAN 5 HOURS

9. MOST STUDENTS JOINED SOCIAL NETWORKS FROM THE AGE OF 10.
SURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE FEW STUDENTS THAT STARTED AT 6 AND 7
YEARS OLD.

10. MORE THAN 50% OF PARENTS KNOW THE SOCIAL
NETWORKS TO WHOM THEIR CHILDREN BELONG. IT
IS A SIGNIFICANT FACT AS IT REFLECTS A CERTAIN
PARENTAL CONTROL.

11. A WORRYING FACT IS THAT MORE THAN 40% OF PARENTS NEVER
CHECK WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING ONLINE

12. ON THE CONTRARY, MORE THAN 90% OF PARENTS TALKED TO THEM ABOUT
INTERNET SAFETY.

13. SURPRISINGLY, DESPITE THEIR FAVORITE SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE
INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT, THEY RANDOM SHARE PHOTOS
ONLINE

14. WE CAN TAKE THE SAME CONCLUSION AS SHARING PHOTOS. 37,5% OF
STUDENTS NEVER POSTED A VIDEO OF THEMSELVES. THEY ARE MORE
AWARE ABOUT PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET

15. THESE DATA ARE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY REVEAL THAT
STUDENTS RANDOMLY SPEND TIME PLAYING GAMES ONLINE

16. MORE THAN 87 % OF STUDENTS NEVER HAVE BEEN BULLIED ONLINE. THIS IS
SIGNIFICANT, DESPITE THE TREMENDOUS PROBLEM THAT CIBER BULLYING
SUPPOSE NOWADAYS BETWEEN YOUNGSTERS.