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14 Dec 08
Matt MontagneChildren Online: Getting Younger and Continuing to Take Risks
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25 Nov 08
Rhondda PowlingAn article posted about the findings from a study by Rochester Institute of Technology
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18 Nov 08
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17 Nov 08
Carole Bird2007/08 study of Internet behavour of Gr 4-6 students, showing lack of awareness of dangers.
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- 16 percent posted personal interests
- 15 percent posted information about their physical activities
- 20 percent gave out their real name
- 5 percent posted information about their school
- 6 percent posted their home address
- 6 percent posted their phone number
- 9 percent posted a photograph of themselves
Whether supervised or not, children in the fourth through sixth grade age group were frequently connecting to social networking sites where some admitted that they shared the following personal information with others online:
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Sharon BrownGreat article that shows kids are more likely to experience bad behaviour from other kids and less so from people they don't know
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16 Nov 08
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15 Nov 08
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John EvansFindings from a study by Rochester Institute of Technology.
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14 Nov 08
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Not surprisingly, the study found that children are communicating with friends, peers, and others online in ways that show a lack of knowledge in what is ethical, safe behavior.
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Only 50% of these young children said that their parents watched them as they used a computer, revealing that the other half were exposed to unchecked Web browsing and interaction with others online. About 48% of these young children saw online content that made them feel uncomfortable, and one in four of them said they did not report the uncomfortable experience to a trusted adult.
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Only 32% of second and third graders reported being watched by their parents while online, and 31% of fourth through sixth graders said they were watched "a little" or "sometimes." Almost one-third (27%) of fourth through sixth graders said they were completely unsupervised when online.
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- 16% posted personal interests
- 15% posted information about their physical activities
- 20% gave out their real name
- 5% posted information about their school
- 6% posted their home address
- 6% posted their phone number
- 9% posted a photograph of themselves
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Among second and third graders, 9% admitted to being "mean to someone online" and 18% reported that someone online had been mean to them within the last school year. Among fourth through sixth graders, 7% reported being a victim to bullying and threats online, and 10% reported being embarrassed.
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13% said they had been bullied or threatened online, and 15% had been embarrassed. Among tenth through twelfth grader, 15% reported having been harassed or stalked online, and 17% had been embarrassed.
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it is more common for children to run into problems with people they know online than with strangers. These troublemakers are more likely to be other students rather than adults.
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a more prevalent problem that children face online is cyberbullying.
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