Wednesday, April 09, 2008
A Generational Divide: Online Safety for Parents and Children
A Generational Divide: Online Safety for Parents and Children, a presentation given for the Lunch and Learn series at the Center for Business and Technology at Johnson County Community College
Frontline’s “Growing Up Online”
An even-handed examination of the young generation’s life. Where adults (those over 25) tend to divide their life online from their life in the physical world, today’s 10-to-25 year-olds don’t make that distinction. This divide is part of the problem between the two groups, and probably requires adults to become more immersed in the online world if we wish to understand.
Resources and research from the Frontline report
Exceptional list of resources leading back to primary sources. These help to drain the sensationalism out of the subject, and allow us to draw our own conclusions by thinking critically about the research findings.
David Pogue’s article from the New York Times
David Pogue’s article illustrates the need for adult education about the digital world and online life.
Virgina Heffernan’s NYT article about online life in the 1970’s and 80’s.
The issues now can be seen in the rudimentary online communities from the days of the mainframe.
NetFamily News blog
Ann Collier’s well-done blog about the intersection of parents, kids, and the web. She also co-authored “MySpace Unraveled” with Larry Magid, an excellent explanation of MySpace for “old” people.
Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire
Some of the research for the Frontline report came out of the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Rather than depend on the interpretation of data by others, take the time to read the research and draw your own conclusions.
