TECHNOLOGY’S

IMPACT ON
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
IS YOUR PRE-TEEN SAFE?

64% How can students protect themselves

Middle School Students using
technology in the U.S.
and others from potential digital harm
in this day in age?
What resources can we provide to
help protect students who are lacking
digital security?

“Face to face contact is

safer than digital
communication because Children have more difficulty
spoofing or catfishing is understanding the dangers
from devices such as
one of the biggest issues
smartphones and tablets as
when it comes to students opposed to hearing the voice of
digital safety." an actual person trying to
Dr. Jim Wright
communicate, especially when
it is a person they do not know.

20% 60% 77%

Of students Of students have Of students from

between the ages
8 and 17 say they
do things online
that their parents
would not approve
of. (Norton Online
Living Report,
2007)
an instant-message ages 8-15 say they
screen name. would rather give
(Harris Interactive, up TV than the
2009) Internet because
they prefer the
internet. (Pangea
Media and YPulse,
2009)

Teaching students to use technology safely protects

them from harm such as catfishing, cyberbullying,
misinformation, and hacking. Tools such as
GoGuardian and web filtering is a great resource to
limit students and track student usage of the internet.

It is the parents and teachers responsibility to support

a positive digital experience for students. Therefore
we support students by teaching them proper safe
digital citizenship.

For more information, visit www.commonsensemedia.org/