Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?
Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more
ZOOM Children’s Museum – A space for children
At ZOOM Children’s Museum, all the senses come into play. ZOOM is a place where kids can inquire, explore, play and create things. During the recent Child in the City World Conference in Vienna, some...Read more
CITC Weekly Roundup: Friday April 6
Here is our weekly collection of worldwide stories highlighting the importance of promoting and protecting children’s rights and strengthening the position of children in cities. This week’s round-up includes stories from across the globe that...Read more
NZ invests in digital access for low-income students
New Zealand has launched a 3.5 million euro ‘All Equity Fund’ that will give disadvantaged students better access to digital tools, skills and knowledge. The project will benefit 12,500 children a year over three years. Announced...Read more
What students can learn from studying videogames
Are videogames the missing element in the English curriculum? Debates about the purpose of English are not new. Perhaps the most highly politicised subject in the curriculum, English is tasked with developing literacy skills so today’s...Read more
What are kids getting out of playing Minecraft?
Parents are made to worry that their children are spending too much time on their screens playing games, but maybe they’re just… playing. A 2015 poll found that Australian adults rated “excessive screen time” as their...Read more
How to deal with smartphone addiction in children
When kids ignore their friends and everyone else, disregard calls and messages from their parents and continue playing on their phone or even act irritated and behave aggressively when their phone is taken from them,...Read more
UK lawmakers force social networks to design child-friendly sites
The UK amends its Data Protection Bill requiring websites and apps to follow child-friendly policies in order to protect children online. This is “the first time, the development needs of children will be taken into...Read more
Facebook boss advocates outdoor play – for his own children
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and chief executive of the social media giant, Facebook, has published an impassioned letter to his new-born daughter, in which he extols the virtue of playing outside in nature. Adrian Voce reports. The...Read more