A new survey is showing one in five students are "hyper texters" - texting 120 times a day. This group is three and half times more likely to have had sex with their peers. The study goes on to show those who just text a lot, are more likely to fight, drink and take illegal drugs.
I thought this was interesting following our discussion about Sherry Turkle yesterday. Robots assessing "risky behavior?"
A South Korean prison will begin a month-long trial to see if robots make good prison guards. (Image Credit: Asian Forum For Corrections) The BBC reports that a jail in Pohang, South Korea, will soon begin a one-month trial of three new robots, which will be there in a support capacity to monitor for "abnormal behavior."
This is one of the few times in recent years I've seen such a presentation aimed at all three constituents rather than just teachers. Most of what I see places the onus on teachers to both inform themselves and inform everyone else.
""The whole evening is about educating parents about the technology
that's out there," said Laura Boss, director of communications for Newport-Mesa
Unified School District, who stressed that parents should not be afraid of the
every-changing technology and that being informed is the first step. "This is
the world [today's] kids live in."
The presentation encouraged parents to embrace their kids' digital
world, support balanced use, monitor their kids' digital media use, and discuss
what sites they are allowed to visit and what they can and can't download.
A few tips shared during the presentation: Give kids a code of
conduct. Remind them not to post/IM/text anything they wouldn't say to that
person's face; Discuss cyber-bullying with kids and ask if they know anyone who
has been bullied; Talk about the importance of privacy and how to protect it;
and discuss their online identity and possible risky behavior.
"Raise good digital citizens!" a slide stated."