4. Using The Internet Young Instant Messaging Games Wireless Dating Housing New Jobs Create Content P2P Services Cultural Information Rating Things Adult Content Gen X / Boomers Transactions Get news / political info Health Job-related information Info for new jobs New housing Religious information Seniors Email Weather Use government web sites Get maps / directions News Research travel
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6. 33% of online teens share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories or videos.
7. Over 50% have created content for the internet, using existing content they’ve found on the web.
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9. “ Because they have been using digital technology all their lives, our children feel they have authority over it.” “ But technology cannot teach them how to reflect upon and evaluate the information they are gathering online.” -- Rose Luckin
10. Source: Online Behavior of Youth Survey Cox Communication Over 61% of teens have a profile on a site such as MySpace or Facebook.
16. 20% of young people report that it is safe to share personal information on a public site. 37% said that they are “not concerned” about someone using information that they’ve posted. Source: Online Behavior of Youth Survey Cox Communication
17. 71% have received messages online from someone they don’t know . 30% have considered meeting someone that they’ve only talked to online. 14% have actually met someone. Source: Online Behavior of Youth Survey Cox Communication
18. 33% of fourth through sixth graders said they were completely unsupervised online. Among 2nd and 3rd graders, 20% reported that someone had been mean to them online within the last year.
19. Cyberbullying: Use of the internet, cell phones or other technology to hurt or embarrass another person.
20. Four in Ten teens Have experienced cyberbullying in the past year Source: Harris Interactive Youth Survey, 2007
