1. The document discusses differences between digital natives, who have grown up with technology, and digital immigrants. Digital natives prefer receiving information quickly from multiple sources and in visual formats like pictures and video. 2. It provides statistics on teenagers' use of the internet and technology for social networking, news, and creating their own content. More than half of teens get news online rather than newspapers. 3. While new technologies provide opportunities for learning, they also present risks if used without guidance. Teens are more open to learning from peers online but also face risks of cyberbullying and inappropriate content. The document suggests ways parents can guide and monitor youth internet use.

1. Part 1

2. http://d57.wikispaces.com/cybersmart [email_address]

3. 1,000,000,000,000+ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-knew-web-was-big.html

4. http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/education/090407/images/chart1.gif Differences between digital native & immigrants Digital natives Digital immigrants Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple sources Prefer slow & controlled release of information from limited sources Prefer parallel processing and multitasking Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking Prefer processing pictures, sounds and video before text Prefer to process text first, then other formats of information Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information Prefer to provide information linearly, logically and sequentially Prefer to interact with many at a time Prefer more independent or one-on-one interaction and learning Prefer to learn “just-in-time” Prefer a more structured, devoted learning schedule Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards Prefer delayed gratification and deferred rewards

5. Using the Internet Young Instant message Games Wireless Dating Housing New jobs Create content P2P services Play games Cultural information Rate things Adult content Gen X / Boomers Transactions Get news / politics Health Job-related information Information for new jobs New housing Religious information Seniors Email Weather Use government web sites Get maps directions Research travel www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

6. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/digital_natives_small.jpg

7. 33% of online teens share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

8. 22% report keeping their own personal webpage www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

9. 19% say they remix content they find online into their own artistic creations www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

10. http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/lg-32pc5rv.jpg http://www.technologygear.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/newspaper.jpg http://www.hollingworthmoss.co.uk/images/laminate-book-repair.jpg http://www.garagesalejamaica.com/shop/images/apple-ipod-touch.jpg http://www.shusterman.com/images/youtube_logo.jpg http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1206/26/Wikipedia.jpg

11. More people rely on the internet for news than newspapers & 6 in 10 teenagers get their news online - more than double two years ago http://people-press.org/report/479/internet-overtakes-newspapers-as-news-source

12. Lack of Internet 'Costing Families $140 a Month' http://www.money.co.uk/article/1002397-lack-of-internet-costing-families-70-a-month.htm

13. “ Because they have been using digital technology all their lives, our children feel they have authority over it,” says Rose Luckin. “ But technology cannot teach them to reflect upon and evaluate the information they are gathering online. ” http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4295414.ece

14. What are we doing about it? Big 6 1. Task Definition2. Information Seeking Strategies3. Location and Access4. Use of Information5. Synthesis6. Evaluation http://www.big6.com /

15. Part II Web 2.0 tools Web 2.0 tools

16. Email One to one/many http://thecontentwrangler.com/images/uploads/email_laptop.jpg

17. Blogs http://ypwr.blogs.cnn.com / one writer, many readers

18. Wikis http://d57.wikispaces.com/oct_7_2008 many writers, many readers

19. IM many writers/readers, instant

20. Texting text based, cell phones

21. online socialization Virtual Worlds

23. Part III Reality Check Reality Check

24. “ New media allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy for youth that is less apparent in a classroom setting,” the study said. “Youth respect one another’s authority online, and they are often more motivated to learn from peers than from adults.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20internet.html?_r=1&hp “ Teens usually have a ‘full-time intimate community’ with whom they communicate in an always-on mode via mobile phones and instant messaging,” the study said.

25. 1 in 5 teens send sexually explicit photos http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/teens-exposing-themselves-in-cyberspace/?partner=rss&emc=rss More than half of teen MySpace page mention sex & drug use http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=56613

26. http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/articles/statistics-trends/children-online-getting-younger-and-continuing-to-take-risks.html One third of fourth through sixth graders said they were completely unsupervised online Among 2nd & 3rd graders, nearly 20% said someone had been mean to them online within the last year

27. cyber-bulling More common for students to have problems online with people they know- and usually it is with other students http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/articles/statistics-trends/children-online-getting-younger-and-continuing-to-take-risks.html

28. Part IV Suggestions Suggestions

29. Check their ‘Portfolio’ online

30. Participate

31. Social Networking

32. Kid’s Browser Kidz KidZui

33. Collaborate together Blogger Kiva

34. Guided Research

35. Monitor

36. Check history

37. Filtering Free filtering method Reviews of products

38. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/

39. Additional Resources iLearn- virtual classes The Parents Edge NetFamilyNews