“Papá, es que prefiero quedar con mis amigos en persona”, argumenta el adolescente. “Yo a tu edad tenía 400 followers en Twitter”, responde el enfadado padre, descontento porque su hijo maneja una agenda con apenas 18 números de teléfono de sus amigos.
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Showing posts with label teens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teens. Show all posts
March 27, 2013
March 24, 2013
Teens and Technology 2013
Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. One in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer.
These are among the new findings from a nationally representative Pew Research Center survey. Key findings include:
• 78% of teens now have a cell phone.
• 23% of teens have a tablet computer,
• 95% of teens use the internet.
• 93% of teens have a computer or have access to one at home.
January 15, 2013
The Secret Life of the Online Teenager
Half of teens say they’ve been using the Internet for five years or more, and 58% consider themselves heavy users. The time teens spend online is more secret than ever, and their lives and computers are more at risk than you may think.November 14, 2012
New Study Shows Significant Gaps in Perceptions about Teens’ Online Behavior
Research released by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) explores the online generation gap between parents and teens and reveals a number of disparities in their views about online safety. These gaps in perception demonstrate that great advancements can and should be made to improve communication between parents and teens about online behavior.
Key survey findings include:
- Teens think parents are less informed.
- A disconnect exists in online safety conversations.
- Parents underestimate teens’ concerns about potential consequences of their online activities.
- Parents are monitoring more than teens think.
October 20, 2012
What do you wish your parents knew about technology?
One of the goals of "A Platform for Good" is to encourage conversation about technology. The are running a sweepstakes to involve teens in that process.
A Platform for Good is asking young people to help us identify the areas where adults’ technology skills are lacking by answering the question: what do you wish your parents knew about technology?
To enter, teens have to be between the ages of 13 and 21 and have an active email address and send a response of 140 characters or less.
Everyone who submits a response will be automatically entered to win an XBox Kinect. The sweepstakes closes on November 1st.
September 20, 2012
A new under 25's website about sex life
ISIS Clinic launch a new under 25's website for all questions to be answered about sexual life: "Get on top of your sex life".Isis is an integrated sexual health service provided in Sefton. The website include information about contraception, pregnancy, sex for the first time, etc.
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September 14, 2012
AT&T wants to putting an end to texting and driving
Teen knows that texting while driving is dangerous (97% say it is dangerous), but 43% of teens admit to texting while driving.AT&T's "it can wait" campaign focuses on educating the public- especially teens- on the dangers of texting and driving.
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