This document discusses teenagers' use of technology and digital media. It notes that today's teens spend on average 7.5 hours per day on screen time, and outlines some of the common online activities teens engage in, such as social media use, texting, gaming, and listening to music. However, it also points out that only 14% of teens' screen time is spent on activities generally considered "worthwhile." The document profiles some successful teen entrepreneurs in the technology field and concludes by asking teens to consider what digital legacy they want to leave behind.
3. • 94% of you have a mobile
phone
• 70% of you have a laptop
• 24% have a tablet
4. • You spend 7.5 hours a day on
“screen time” - using an
electronic device
• Collectively, that’s 7,500 hours a
day
• 52,500 hours a week
• Each week, collectively you
spend the equivalent of 6 years
on “screen time”
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You will take 60 photos and videos a
week
You will share 10 of those on the
internet
89% of you will play at least one
game a day
You will listen to 2 hours of music a
day
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80% of you have at least one social
networking profile
You have 286 friends on social
network sites
You will visit those sites 4 times a
day
You send 193 texts a week
42% of you can do this blindfolded
8. Only 14% of time
is spent on
“worthwhile”
activities
10. Alex Moroko
• At 16, created his first product
• Online tutorial video for
dribbling basketball
• Earned $20, 000 in first week
of release
11. Martha Payne
• Started school dinners blog
‘NeverSeconds’ aged 9
• Jamie Oliver called her blog
“inspirational”
• Raised £130, 000 for charity –
Marys Meals
12. Mark Zuckerberg
• Learned to code as a child
• Created Facebook
• At 23 became a billionaire as a
result
22. “Here’s to the crazy ones — the misfits, the
rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the
square holes. The ones who see things differently
— they’re not fond of rules. You can quote them,
disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the
only thing you can’t do is ignore them because
they change things. They push the human race
forward, and while some may see them as the
crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who
are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do.”
Editor's Notes
There is no doubt that our world is changing; technology is moving at a faster rate than ever before. It is a self accelerating force - a computer chip will design a more advanced computer chip much more quickly, and the growth continues.We have told you before that we are preparing you for jobs that don’t exist yet, and a world that doesn't exist yet. All we do know is that the world will include more technology, and more advanced technology.Whatever you do in the future, you will use technology on a daily basis for work, leisure and communication. Your digital literacy will be key to your success.
But why am I telling you this? You know this; you are the technology generation. you are what is known as ‘digital natives’ – you were born into an age of digital technology and so have an inherent understanding of the technology. It is a natural part of your everyday lives.
If you are an average teenager, then your access to technology is greater than ever before. 94% of you will have mobile phone70% of you will have a laptop24% of you will have a tablet
And you will spend an incredible amount of time using those devices.You spend, on average, 7.5 hours a day using an electronic device.If we use the figure of 1,000 pupils in the school (though there are actually more), collectively that’s 7,500 hours per day of screen time.That’s 52,000 hours per weekThat means that, collectively, each week, the pupils in this school spend the equivalent of 6 years on line.
So what are you doing with all of that valuable time?
DIGITAL LEADERS:NIKKI: We take an average of 60 photos and videos every week.LUCAS: We share 10 of those on the internet.NIKKI: 89% of us play at least one game a day on a device.LUCAS: We listen to an average of 2 hours of music every day.
DIGITAL LEADERSJUSTINE: 80% of us have at least one social networking profileJAMES: We have an average of 286 friends on social networking sitesJUSTINE: We visit social networking sites 4 times every dayJAMES: We send 193 text messages every week.JUSTINE: 42% of us send so many that we can type them blindfolded.
Research has shown that 86% of teenagers’ screen time is spent doing those things – social networking, playing games, watching videos on YouTube, browsing Google, sending texts.Only 14% is spent on worthwhile activities.So what do we mean by worthwhile activities? It is defined as digital activities which make a difference; which leave a positive legacy.
Here are some examples of young people who are making a difference through technologyNick D’Aloisio created the news app Summly in his bedroom at the age of 15.Two years later, he sold it to Yahoo for £18 million
Alex Moroko created an online video tutorial for dribbling a basketball more effectivelyHe sold it for 50c each (about 30p) and earned $20,000 in the first week of release.
Martha Payne didn’t really think the food her school provided was healthy enough, so she took a photo of her dinner each day.She created the blog ‘NeverSeconds’ at the age of 9, where she posted the photos and a review of the meal. The blog went viral in 2011.She was features in the newspapers and on TV, and Jamie Oliver called her blog “inspirational”.Her school now gives unlimited fruit and vegetables to the children in her school.
Mark Zuckerberg learned to code as a young boy.This allowed him to create Facebook at an early age.He sold Facebook at 23 and became a billionaire.
Countless teenagers all over the world are producing a range of smaller scale products to leave a positive legacy
Taylor will now introduce you to our digital leaders.TaylorVideo2. Lucas3. Arron and Katy3. Maria4. Justine5. Hannah
Video – LUCAS:Here are some of the things that you can do with the technology that we currently have in school.
Video – LUCAS:Here are some of the things that you can do with the technology that we currently have in school.
Our question for you is, what do you want your digital legacy to be?
Do you want it to be thousands of tweets, status updates and likes? Snapchats and instagram? Text messages and hours on YouTube?Or do you want it to be something bigger? Something better? Something more?