Kids and Technology
8th June, 2009Some recent research commissioned by Channel 4 provides an interesting insight into young people and their attitudes towards and use of technology.
Some top-line stats may surprise you about the average 12-24 year old (or not, if you are one):
They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera)
They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV
25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access”
A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time
They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces
And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC
No surprises for our family with a 15 and 19yr old but poses some questions for their teachers and lecturers?
http://blogs.channel4.com/platform4/2009/05/26/technology-kids-and-telly/
Bob Harrison
Ben Williamson
Dan Sutch
Richard Sandford
Leon Cych
Martin Owen
Sarah Grier
Tim Reader
June 22nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I’m in my thirties and didn’t have any IT taught at school, or have mobile phones or i-pods etc and although I enjoy using technology now in my business I’m quite glad I didn’t grow up with it. I think there’s a difference in how you cope or deal with it as a child/teenager than as an adult when you are more objective about the pros and cons maybe.