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The vast majority of American parents talk to their children about how to be safe and ethical online, according to a new survey--a finding that runs counter to the popular image of parents who are clueless about their children's internet activity.
But the poll also reveals that far fewer parents talk to their kids about how to be savvy consumers of internet information, such as how to determine the credibility of online information and how to tell if a web site is biased.The survey of parents' actions and attitudes regarding their children's internet use could be useful to educators, because it shows where the gaps are in what kids learn about the internet at home--gaps that schools could help fill, either through classroom instruction or by giving parents the tools to pass on this information themselves.
Researchers for the San Francisco-based nonprofit Common Sense Media and the Washington, D.C.-based education foundation Cable in the Classroom found that 85 percent of parents and legal guardians of children who go online said they have talked to their child in the past year about how to behave on the internet.
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