This document discusses trends in children's use of technology and online activities. It notes that 75% of European children ages 5-7 are already online, and over 30% access the internet via handheld devices. Common online activities for children include playing games, watching videos, instant messaging, and using social networking profiles. The document outlines both opportunities and challenges of internet use, such as access to information but also risks like privacy issues, bullying, and overuse. It emphasizes the importance of teaching digital citizenship skills to help children navigate the online world safely and responsibly.

1. www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
Responsible citizenship in the 2020 world
II Congreso Internacional Menores en las TIC
II International Congress “Children in ICT”
Aprendiendo un uso responsable de las TIC
Learning a responsible usage of ICT
Recinto Ferial /Exhibition Site Luis Adaro (Gijón)
26-27 Octubre/October 2010
Janice Richardson

2. Why Insafe?
30 awareness centres
27 helplines
30 youth panels
pan-EU youth panel
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24 EU Hotlines
Insafe in a
nutshell

3. Safer Internet Day
Let’s work together…
Celebrated in 65 countries worldwide
It’s more than a game, its your life!
8 FEBRUARY 2011
SID

4. Emerging trends
 75% of 5-7 year-olds in EU already online
 29% increase in 5-9 yr olds in virtual worlds
 22% of 8-11 yr olds have an SN profile
 2 in 3 chn have a mobile phone at age 10
 31% of all young people access via handheld device
 over 10% use game devices to go online
Source: OfCom – UK children’s media literacy, 2010
EU Kids Online 2010
Latest
figures

5. What do young people do
online?
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schoolwork
playing
games
watching
clips
instant
messaging
pos>ng
images
pos>ng
messages
using
webcam
file-­‐sharing
sites
blogs
Source: EU Kids Online 2010 (23,420 children aged 9-16 using internet, plus parent)
EU Kids Online
2010

6. More trends!
 Facebook: 100 million users in first 9 months; took TV 13
years to reach same figure
 Facebook: 500 million active user spending 700 billion
minutes monthly
 There are currently 50 million tweets per day
 99% of all movies watched online in USA are via Youtube
Life online

7. More trends!
 Gamers spend an average 8 hours weekly playing online
 18 million accounts are registered on Second Life
 13 million players make World of Warcraft (“WoW”) world’s
largest Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
 Young people sleep 2 to 3 hours less nightly than in 2000
Life online

8. Opportunities & challenges
Global library on demand Non-accountability/objectivity
Cut/paste non-learning & zapping,
“multi-tasking”
Virtual worlds, games
Mobile anywhere/anytime contact
New socialization opportunities
Creativity – user-generated content
Multi-media learning content
Photo misuse, privacy, bullying
Discerning friends/setting limits
Location-based risks, ”addiction”
Violence…

9. Educating for citizenship
Learningtolearn
Lrngtolivetogether
Learningtodo
Learningtobe
4 pillars
of learning

10. Are young people
eSkilled?
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EU Kids Online
2010

11. Are young people
eSkilled?
EU Kids Online
2010
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12. Learning to be?
15% of 11-16 year olds have received peer to peer “sexual messages or
images …[meaning] talk about having sex or images of people naked or
having sex,” and 3% say they have sent or posted such messages.
Privacy
Interculturaldialogue
4 pillars
of learning
Social
engagement

13. 3 challenges to meet
 curriculum for progressive, systematic development
of skills
Adressing
the issues
 empowerment of parents – they have a real role to
play!
 socialisation of children into today’s information and
knowledge society from early age

14. Thank you for listening ;-)
For further information: Janice.Richardson@eun.org
info-insafe@eun.org