Jess McBeath
@jessdigital.bsky.social
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Schools! Do your staff need online safety training? Our webinar training for UK schools covers tech trends, research, tailored scenarios and resources for keeping young people safe online. If you want to feel more confident about tech and kids, get in touch!
www.jessdigital.co.uk/ask-jess
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The Guardian
7 months ago
Older people who use smartphones โhave lower rates of cognitive declineโ
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Older people who use smartphones โhave lower rates of cognitive declineโ
Analysis of over-50s who engage with phones, tablets and other devices challenges fears of โdigital dementiaโ Fears that smartphones, tablets and other devices could drive dementia in later life have been challenged by research that found lower rates of cognitive decline in older people who used the technology. An analysis of published studies that looked at technology use and mental skills in more than 400,000 older adults found that over-50s who routinely used digital devices had lower rates of cognitive decline than those who used them less. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/14/older-people-use-smartphones-lower-rates-cognitive-decline?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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"... there is a need for a more holistic approach to AI literacy,โ the study said. โCurrent AI literacy efforts predominantly focus on technical concepts, whereas they should also incorporate psychosocial dimensions.โ
gizmodo.com/lonely-peopl...
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Lonely People Are Even Sadder After Using Chatbots, Research Finds
MIT and OpenAI teamed up to study how AI chatbots are making people feel. Where users ended up depends on where they started.
https://gizmodo.com/lonely-people-are-even-sadder-after-using-chatbots-research-finds-2000580344
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Schools! Do your staff need online safety training? Our webinar training for UK schools covers tech trends, research, tailored scenarios and resources for keeping young people safe online. If you want to feel more confident about tech and kids, get in touch!
www.jessdigital.co.uk/ask-jess
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Today is
#SaferInternetDay
- This year we are learning all about scams online. For more information about the day take a look at the free UK Safer Internet Centre resources
saferinternet.org.uk/safer-intern...
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๐๐'๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐. Or does it? 3 reasons to support
#SaferInternetDay
: ๐ฑ๐ฎ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ kids heard about SID last year ๐ฏ๐ญ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ spoke to a parent about an online worry ๐ฑ๐ฏ% o๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ who used the resources said the day led to disclosures ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฝ:
saferinternet.org.uk/safer-intern...
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Supporting young people online begins with understanding their digital needs. Here is the Cybersurvey information and sign-up link for schools in the UK:
www.thecybersurvey.co.uk
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TheCybersurvey.co.uk
The Cybersurvey explores the online life of young people. Children and teens take part in this survey of life in a digital world each year.
https://www.thecybersurvey.co.uk/
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@nspcc.bsky.social
research into generative AI and children's safety, with recommendations.
learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-res...
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It's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy to celebrate
#SaferInternetDay
! Schedule your social media post for the day using the new social media toolkit.
saferinternet.org.uk/safer-intern...
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AI and bias: "when humans repeatedly interact with biased AI systems, they learn to be more biased themselves"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How humanโAI feedback loops alter human perceptual, emotional and social judgements - Nature Human Behaviour
Glickman and Sharot reveal a humanโAI feedback loop, where AI amplifies subtle human biases, which are then further internalized by humans. This cycle, observed across various domains, leads to substa...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02077-2
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We're in Bolton for the last
#OnlineSafetyLive
this week!
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It's 5 weeks until
#SaferInternetDay
! 1. Sign up to one of the January webinars for educators in Scotland, England, Wales & NI:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/childnet-4...
2. Grab a ticket for the Digital Youth Work Conference in Stirling:
www.youthlink.scot/event/digita...
@digilearnscot.bsky.social
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