FEATURES & IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET
FEATURES & IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET allows participants to reflect on the impacts of their own activities on the internet and how the internet's characteristics influence their online navigation.
This activity is included in the EVALUATE module, along with DIGITAL MAP and DIGITAL SKILLS UNDER SPOTLIGHT.
Please browse below for more information (objectives, time, materials, briefing, step-by-step, and tips).
Objectives
To recognize some characteristics and impacts of the internet.
To reflect on the ways these characteristics influence digital activities.
Time
30 minutes
Materials
PDF: "Features and impacts of the internet"
PDF: "European adolescents' answers"
Paper, pencil/pen or mobile phone
Features and impacts of the internet.pdfFeatures & impacts of the internet
(please select in the image to download the pdf)
Adolescents answers Features and impacts of the internet.pdfEuropean adolescents' answers
(please select in the image to download the pdf)
Briefing
This activity should be conducted with small groups (until 3 participants) or individually.
There are two options to carry out the activity:
- Display the pdf sheets + paper for answers.
- Digital app on participants' mobile phones. For this option, please choose an app that allows to include a quizz and introduce the statments and answers in advance.
Step by step
1. Explain that this activity is about features and impacts of the internet and what European adolescents think about it (i.e, the internet).
2. Carry out the quiz.
Each participant evaluates if each statement is true or false and explain why.
Reflect on the answers.
3. Present and explore the results of European adolescents regarding the same questions.
The presentation shows the percentage of adolescents who correctly selected whether the statement was true or false in the ySKILLS survey (2023).
Reflect on the results.
Example of questions:
What surprised you the most?
Tips
After the activity, participants can design a poster or make a short video about one or more results.
Image copyrights: cover photo by Domingo Alvarez E from Unsplash; mobile phone photo from Swello from Unsplash; tips image vectorjuice from Freepik.