Practici de comunicare digitală ale utilizatorilor de 12-14 ani
COMMUNICATION PRACTICES OF 12-14 YEARS-OLD DIGITAL USERS

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to explore the online communication habits and practices of 12-14-year-old 50 students from an urban school. Measuring their answers on the Digital Native Scale of Timothy Teo (DNAS); this study refers to the suggested four-factor by the author; creating a framework for the analysis of their digital native profile: grown up with technology; comfortable with multi-tasking; reliant on graphics for communication; and thrive on instant rewards (Teo; 2013). The results of the study enhance the understanding of digital natives. As we expected; this research shows a high degree of comfort in online communication in their differentiated profile. It is relevant the issue of age when exemplifying digital natives’ skills. Also; it is estimated that there are similar behaviours; related with the debut age of technology use (4-5 years old). The most common actions in virtual space are surfing on the Internet; photographing; communicating; downloading; disseminating; adding to comments on colleagues’ posts. According to this study; the online communication practices of these 12-14-year-old students include in terms of content various symbols; instant bonuses; and feedback elements. From an educational point of view; these can be included in a structured manner of learning. The article proposes; in this view; several ways to integrate usual students’ communication practices in learning activities with the support of digital resources (virtual bulletin boards; online presentations; digital stories so on). The results indicate that students showed the digital native characteristics; that can be successfully used in school.

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