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Digital Literacy to parents in the use of social networks

The present article has as objective to describe the process of digital literacy directed at the parents of family in the recognition and use of social networks,in the educational institution Coopteboy O.C of the city of Tunja, Colombia. The study was a qualitative approach, type supported action re...

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Published in:Alteridad (Cuenca, Ecuador) Ecuador), 2017-01, Vol.12 (1), p.8
Main Authors: Nidia Milena Moreno López, González Robles, Angie Carolina, Torres Gómez, Ana Carolina, Julissa Araya Hernández
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:The present article has as objective to describe the process of digital literacy directed at the parents of family in the recognition and use of social networks,in the educational institution Coopteboy O.C of the city of Tunja, Colombia. The study was a qualitative approach, type supported action research in the ecological model of Urie Bronfenbrenner (1987), the collection of information was carried out through the use of focus groups, participant observation described in the respective records and the stories as a technique of inquiry and reflection. The intervention process was based on the psychosocial approach of empowerment (Banda y Morales, 2015), using as an innovative strategy, the provision of the social service of teenagers of secondary of the educational institution, who digitally literate to their parents, under the accompaniment ofthe researchers. The preliminary results allowed to evidence the lack of awareness among the parents with respect to the use, risks and benefits of social networks that use teenagers, therefore the parents have no control and surveillance strategies in regard to the use of these, validating the importance of literacy for parents in the use of social networks most used at present. The project achieves the acquisition of digital competences in the use of social networks and the recognition of the risks to which they are exposed both parents and young people in the network. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo describir el proceso de alfabetización digital dirigido a padres de familia en el reconocimiento y uso de las redes sociales, en la institución educativa Coopteboy O.C de la ciudad de Tunja. El estudio fue de enfoque cualitativo, tipo investigación acción apoyada en el modelo ecológico de Urie Bronfenbrenner (1987), la recolección de la información se realizó mediante los de grupos focales, la observación participante descrita en los respectivos registros y los relatos como técnica de indagación y reflexión. El proceso de intervención se basó en el enfoque psicosocial de Empowerment (Banda & Morales, 2015), utilizando como estrategia innovadora, la prestación del servicio social de los adolescentes de secundaria de la institución educativa, quienes alfabetizaron digitalmente a sus padres, bajo el acompañamiento de los investigadores. Los resultados preliminares permitieron evidenciar el desconocimiento que tienen los padres de familia con respecto al uso, riesgos y beneficios de las redes sociales que utiliza
ISSN:1390-325X
1390-8642
DOI:10.17163/alt.v12n1.2017.01