The Conversation examines, through a selection of articles, the place of technology in young people's social relationships and its educational potential.
"In an environment saturated with digital solicitations, which parent has not already asked his child to leave his bubble and open up to the world, or at least to family life?But the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic and confinement are reshuffling the deck. As distance learning becomes more widespread, young people must be encouraged to go online. What's the point of tugging educators between conflicting injunctions?In fact, the situation tends to underline what technology specialists have already said: a tool is neither good nor bad in itself, it all depends on how it is used. With a screen, one can just as easily surf between chat rooms and "fake news" as participate in a collaborative project with one's school.In order to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of each medium and to take a step back from their practices, the authors of The Conversation look at the place of technologies in the social relations of young people and their educational potential. Screens, assets or obstacles to family dialogueIf the inopportune consultation of smartphones interferes with family exchanges, digital technology also allows us to build common references. Here are a few ideas to help us better understand how to use it.
Are we equal when it comes to screens in times of confinement?In "normal" times, parents and their children already have difficulties in managing the uses. How will this evolve as telecommuting and virtual social relationships become more widespread?
The school invites itself to the TVSchools are closed but classes continue, the Ministry of Education assures. To maintain the link with families, it relies on the Internet, but also invests in older media.
Can you learn a language by playing video games?Video games could help students overcome shyness about speaking in another language and engage in class.
Are teenage friendships being "hacked" by social networks?Are high school students successfully preserving their privacy in the face of these economic war machines like Snapchat or Instagram? Some answers with a field survey conducted in 2019.
Debate: To face crises, let's develop "learning communitiesThe Covid-19 pandemic requires us to accelerate the global transformation of knowledge sharing and collaboration practices across the lifespan.
Reading on paper, reading on screen: how is it different?The type of media influences the reader's experience and therefore the memorization of the content.
To educate to information, being a digital native is not enoughDigital natives, the new teachers? Maybe they are. But if they have a current practice of digital, they are not so willing to guide their students in the meanders of the web.
