Knowing how to share and to protect oneself: key factors on digital cybercritical education for children

Children live together consuming, producing, and sharing digital content. These are hypermediated communication actions typical of cyberculture, require training in critical thinking that, even when minors receive it, is not always perceived as necessary, which can put the privacy children at risk. This study focuses on analyzing cyber skills primary high school students to act critically, examines level conceptual, attitudinal, procedural competence that perceive they have acquired access, consume, create, share content social media. The specific objective understand some components may be related young people’s perception received, well whether there differences terms their willingness acquire protect themselves creating consuming To this end, a 25-item questionnaire knowledge, attitudes, people was designed, validated, administered sample 417 Spanish completing education. results obtained indicate conceptual level, no between educational stages, while were found attitudinal levels. two factors identified show although certain protective behave more riskily self-presentation posts than accessing, creating, media, received learn about how create differentiating variables for increased protection. We conclude need introducing education analysis self-protection Internet use additional would help avoid risky behavior during school.