How can young people improve their Internet literacy?

　　"When we have advanced educational tools and educational products facing the future, whether our network literacy can advance with the times will become one of the prerequisites for future education." A few days ago, 21st Century English Education Media, New Education Research Zhu Yongxin, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and initiator of the new education experiment, said at the "Youth Network Literacy and Education Innovation Forum" jointly organized by the Academy and Tencent.

　　The "Youth Blue Book: Internet Utilization Report by Chinese Minors (2020)" released in September 2020 shows that the Internet penetration rate of minors has reached 99.2%.

While enjoying the happiness and convenience brought by digital life, some minors continue to rely on electronic products and the Internet, and even become addicted. How to improve the youth's Internet literacy has become a hot topic of public opinion.

Network literacy education on the agenda

　　It is worth noting that the "Youth Blue Book: Internet Utilization Report by Chinese Minors (2020)" also shows that the age at which minors first touch the Internet continues to decrease, and the proportion of people who are 10 years old and younger who start to access the Internet has reached 78%.

The characteristics of young "digital natives" are becoming more apparent.

　　At the same time, reports on minors' problems with accessing the Internet and other aspects have appeared in the media from time to time.

In this regard, some parents view the Internet as a "swamp", and some parents believe that the Internet has a greater role in serving minors.

Behind the different attitudes of parents is the focal topic of minors' Internet literacy.

　　In fact, looking at the world, network literacy education is nothing new.

Zhu Yongxin said that in the UK, media literacy education, which is similar to network literacy education, has received attention before the Internet is popularized.

Today, the British media literacy education curriculum is quite mature, covering the whole process from primary school to university education.

"Improving the online literacy of minors is inseparable from the joint efforts of family, school, society and other parties, and close linkage." Zhu Yongxin said.

　　In the opinion of Sun Yunxiao, executive vice chairman of the Family Education Committee of the Chinese Society of Education, “Family, school, and society all need to form a consensus. In the Internet age, the core of the media literacy and Internet literacy education of young people is four words-empowerment Enabling, we cannot demonize the Internet."

School and family education complement each other

　　Beijing Normal University once conducted a large-scale family education survey. The results of the survey show that what primary and secondary school students need most is a "warm home."

With a warm home, children are not easy to indulge in the Internet.

　　The data provided by Bian Yufang, director of the Institute of Mental Health and Education of Beijing Normal University, also provided support for the above conclusions.

"Through big data research, we found that for every 10% increase in parent-child relationship, children's sense of belonging on campus can increase by about 8%, and Internet addiction problems can be reduced by about 7%."

　　These survey results all confirm the important role of the family in the process of children's network literacy training.

　　Dong Yiwei, who was in junior high school in Beijing, liked playing games when he was in elementary school. Instead of preventing him from playing, his parents recommended two games that suit him. “Because they think that games are not only a way of entertaining and relaxing, but also a positive way. Ways to Harvest".

Facts have proved that by playing two games chosen by his parents for him, Dong Yiwei not only improved his creativity, but also improved his English level, which laid the foundation for him to use the Internet in the future.

　　Zhu Yongxin said that the Internet literacy of parents is crucial to the cultivation of minors' Internet literacy.

"Family should be included in the network literacy education system. First, let parents understand the Internet and learn how to establish open and friendly communication with their children on Internet issues. For example, parents can negotiate with their children to establish rules for Internet use, agree on the length of daily mobile phone use, and help Children develop the ability to control and manage themselves."

　　Regarding the role that schools should play in the process of cultivating Internet literacy, Ma Jun, principal of Hujialou Central Primary School Group in Chaoyang District, Beijing, for example, said: “For young people, the best education is self-education. Let them experience the process of practice. Know and feel it by yourself. So in our elementary school, we will spend the time in class meetings with children to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet age."

Internet service providers should take responsibility

　　In the process of improving the internet literacy of minors, the power of society cannot be ignored.

As the "Youth Network Literacy Education Initiative" initiated by the participants of the "Youth Network Literacy and Education Innovation Forum" advocates: "Relevant industries create a healthy network environment and undertake a society that provides safe network space and healthy network content for minors. Responsibility; the whole society should work together to narrow the digital divide, use online literacy education to drive education to help the poor, and narrow the gap in education resources."

　　Zhu Yongxin appealed to play the role of network platforms and Internet companies, promote "technology for good", explore new digital technologies, and create a healthy and friendly network environment for minors.

Internet platforms and Internet companies should bear corresponding social responsibilities. Facts have proved that Internet companies have a lot to do in the education of minors on the Internet.

　　Tencent has made active attempts to improve the social support level of minors’ online literacy.

In 2017, to help parents manage their children's gaming behavior, Tencent launched a growth guard platform.

Today, the platform has gathered nearly 27 million household users, and 10.49 million minor accounts are forced offline due to overtime every day.

　　"What society must do is to protect the nature of young people as much as possible and guide them to use the Internet to cultivate general learning capabilities." said Yao Xiaoguang, vice president of Tencent.

(Reporter Zhao Xiaoxia)

　　"People's Daily Overseas Edition" (version 09 on January 11, 2021)