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Dave Roberts Guardian - Facebook and Bebo risk 'infantilising' the human mind

Social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist. The startling warning from Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln college, Oxford, and director of the Royal Institution, has led members of the government to admit their work on internet regulation has not extended to broader issues, such as the ps… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on March 5, 2009 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Dave Roberts TechCrunch - Why Social Networks Are Good for the Kids

Today, I’m wondering if Lady Greenfield has ever used a social networking site. The professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln College, Oxford and the director of the Royal Institution has the United Kingdom up in a tizzy about the idea that Facebook, Bebo and Twitter are warping their children’s minds. She warned that social networking sites “are devoid of cohesive narrative and long-term significance. As a consequence, the mid-21st century mind might almost be infantilized, characterized by… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on March 5, 2009 at 8:08pm — 2 Comments

Dave Roberts Urban Saints releases DVD on child internet safety

Urban Saints are offering a resource to help parents explore the changing nature of the internet and keep their children and young people safe when online. ‘Totally Wired’ is a DVD recorded during the 2008 national tour of the same name and it features an evening led by Chris Curtis, from Luton Churches Education Trust. Chris guides the audience through the history of online communication and community, including some hints as to what is to come next. The second half of the evening deals with i… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on February 3, 2009 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Dave Roberts Mexico considers banning toy guns to cut child aggression

Mexico's parliament is considering legislation to outlaw toy guns, with a ban on the production, import, sale, rent and use of plastic weapons of most kinds. The proposed bill attempts to address a perceived increase in aggression among Mexican children blamed on the extreme criminal violence that has exploded across the country in the past few years. Much of the real violence is linked to Mexico's drug wars, which fill the local media with tales of dramatic gun battles between rival trafficki… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on January 12, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Dave Roberts Report finds digital toys less effective at developing literacy

Futurelab's Opening Education: From Research to Design report says that while children's books tend to encourage parents and children to interact and explore, digital toys tend to promote solitary use. The report says: "Many interactive digital toys promote a form of interaction which contrasts with the playful and exploratory approach that helps children develop their emergent literacy skills. Instead they promote a process of explicit, directed instruction." The report calls for designers to c… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on November 25, 2008 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Dave Roberts Study to find out if playing Wii can tackle obesity

Dr Michael Duncan, a senior lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Derby University wants to see if video games can help tackle obesity. Dr Duncan said: "This study aims to see if young children can lose weight or improve their health by using the Nintendo Wii. "There is a lot of discussion that video games are bad for your health and we hope this research will determine if playing on this equipment could actually have physical benefits for children." The trials will take place over a six-week pe… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on November 11, 2008 at 2:35pm — No Comments

Dave Roberts Computer games ‘can be positive’

COMPUTER games can be a force for good in society, a panel concluded, during a debate on the subject in London last week. The event, organised by the Enter­tain­ment and Leisure Software Pub­lish­ers Association (ELSPA), which rep­­­­resents the games’ producers, was called “Faith and Gaming”, and the panellists spoke of positive as­pects of games, despite the many negative perceptions of the genre. Earlier this year, the Byron review of computer gaming, which had been commissioned by the Gove… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on October 17, 2008 at 3:34pm — 2 Comments

Dave Roberts Video game classification is inadequate

Paul Jackson, director general of the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), said the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) system is the only one that has the power to prevent game publishers distributing unsuitable content to children. He explained that there is a confusing two-tier system currently operating in the UK, with games rated both under PEGI – the system adopted across Europe – and the BBFC which has limited jurisdiction over games ratings through the Vid… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on September 24, 2008 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Dave Roberts Digitalparents has advice for you

digitalparents is a social enterprise focussed on helping parents to keep their children safe on the Internet. Parent's raising today's digital natives have not grown up with the Internet and often it is hard to know what to do. There are many websites that offer advise to parents, there are some that address online safety and there are some individuals that offer themselves as experts - we are trying to help you make sense of it all. Read More… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on September 23, 2008 at 9:12am — No Comments

Dave Roberts MP's want Internet regulation to protect children

The latest report by the House of Common’s culture, media and sport select committee says self-regulation is better placed than a statutory body to as it can respond more quickly to technology advances in the sector. Such a move would also secure internet industry “buy in” and would help create a minimum set of standards for content. Any new body would also publish performance statistics as well as handle complaints about issues such as unsuitable content being made too readily available to ch… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on August 4, 2008 at 9:29am — No Comments

Dave Roberts Government seek digital safety for children

Children’s minister Kevin Brennan, Home Office minister Vernon Coaker and culture minister Margaret Hodge published the guidance on Tuesday. The Byron Review Action Plan sets out key milestones and deadlines to deliver all of Dr Tanya Byron’s recommendations as set out in her landmark report Safer Children in a Digital World. The action plan sets out details instructions including how the new UK Council for Child Internet Safety will be set up and the development of a self-regulatory approach… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on June 27, 2008 at 8:15am — No Comments

Dave Roberts Children spending 20 hours a week online?

An entire generation is being raised online, and governments and private companies need to do more to protect children from harmful content, a new study has found. The British think tank Institute for Public Policy Research announced this week that it plans to publish research in April showing that children spend more than 20 hours a week online. The IPPR said that's more than three times as much as previous estimates. "The Internet offers great benefits and opportunities for young people, but… Continue

Added by Dave Roberts on March 24, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

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