DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE© 2010 www.commonsense.orgDigital life > digital life 101Got Media Smarts? QuizStudent Handout 1PageDirectionsKids and parents face off! Find out who is the bigger master of media. Begin by filling out the quiz together. If there are questions that you don’t agree on, circle two answers. Next, use the answer key to calculate who had more correct answers. Write the number you got correct for both student and parent at the top. Q1. In 2009, kids ages 11 to 14 spent the most time with this type of media:A. ComputersB. MusicC. TVD. Video gamesQ2. Who spends more time browsing the Internet, teens (ages 12 to 17) or adults?A. TeensB. AdultsQ3. What is a mash-up?A. A glitch on a computer caused by a virusB. A techno remix of a songC. Slang for when a computer crashes and is beyond repairD. A digital collage containing text, graphics, music, video, or animation from already created digital works combined to create a new work Q4. How many texts on average do teens (ages 13 to 17) send and receive each month?A. 2,000B. 2,500C. 3,000D. 3,500Q5. In Internet slang, what is a “troll” ?“A. A multiplayer game that can be embedded in a websiteB. Someone who posts spam on online message boards C. A website that takes too long to loadD. Someone who has an ugly profile pictureName(s)ClassDateDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE © 2010 www.commonsense.org Digital life > digital life 101 Got Media Smarts? Quiz Student Handout Page 2 Q6. What is an “avatar”? A. An email address that forwards your email to a different address (alias)B. A graphic image used to represent a real person onlineC. Someone who tries to get you to give them personal information onlineD. The fastest jet on many online flight-simulator gamesQ7. According to the privacy policies of Facebook, how old must you be to register for an account?A. 10B. 12C. 13 D. 16Q8. Who can edit articles on Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia?A. Registered users older than 13 B. Employees of WikipediaC. College professors and studentsD. All of the above Q9. If someone responds to your instant message by saying, “rofl,” what do they mean?A. My mom is reading over my shoulder, watch out.B. That was really funny. C. Really? I don’t believe you.D. Hold on a minute, I’ll be right back.Q10. What is an MMOG?A. Movie Making Online Generator, an online tool that helps people create mashups of videos posted on the webB. The Million Mothers Organizing Group, an online social networking site popular for parents of teenagersC. A Massive Multiplayer Online Game, usually an online world multiple players navigate and play in together D. IM shorthand to say My Mom’s On Guard, a signal to quickly start censoring the conversationQ11. What was the first home video game console sold in the United States?A: Atari 2600 B: Nintendo NES C: Sega Genesis D: Nintendo Game Boy DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE © 2010 www.commonsense.org Digital life > digital life 101 Got Media Smarts? Quiz Student Handout Page 3 Q12. How many characters (letters, punctuation marks, and spaces) can you send in a regular text message?A. 100B. 160 C. 200D. 260Q13. What percentage of tweens (ages 8 to 12) use a cell phone? A. 37% B. 60%C. 71%D. 85%Q14. With which of the following can young people not only listen to but also create music? A. RhapsodyB. GarageBandC. PandoraD. iTunesQ15. As of late 2009, approximately how many views did YouTube get each day?A. 500,000B. Over 1 billionC. Over 2 billionD. Over 3 billionDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE © 2010 www.commonsense.org Digital life > digital life 101 Got Media Smarts? Quiz Student Handout Page 4 Got Media Smarts? Answer KeyQ1. In 2009, kids ages 11 to 14 spent the most time with this type of media:A. ComputersB. MusicC. TVD: Video gamesAnswer: C (followed by music, computers, and video games, in that order)Kaiser, 2010: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdfQ2. Who spends more time browsing the Internet, teens (ages 12 to 17) or adults?A. TeensB. Adults Answer: A Pew, 2009: http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/social-media-and-young-adultsQ3. What is a mash-up?A. A glitch on a computer caused by a virusB. A techno remix of a songC. Slang for when a computer crashes and is beyond repairD. A digital collage containing text, graphics, music, video, or animation from already created digital works combined to create a new work Answer: DQ4. How many texts on average do teens (ages 13 to 17) send and receive each month?A. 2,000B. 2,500C. 3,000D. 3,500Answer: D (adults send about 500) Nielsen, 2010: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/big-screen-smart-screen-small-screen/Q5. In Internet slang, what is a “troll”?A. A multiplayer game that can be embedded in a websiteB. Someone who posts spam on online message boards C. A website that takes too long to loadD. Internet slang for someone who has an ugly profile pictureAnswer: BDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE © 2010 www.commonsense.org Digital life > digital life 101 Got Media Smarts? Quiz Student Handout Page 5 Q6. What is an “avatar”?A. An email address that forwards your email to a different address (alias)B. A graphic image used to represent a real person onlineC. Someone who tries to get you to give them personal information onlineD. The fastest jet on many online flight-simulator gamesAnswer: BQ7. According to the privacy policies of Facebook, how old must you be to register for an account?A. 10B. 12C. 13 D. 16Answer: C facebook.com: http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pfQ8. Who can edit articles on Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia?A. Registered users older than 13 B. Employees of WikipediaC. College professors and studentsD. All of the above Answer: D wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AboutQ9. If someone responds to your instant message by saying “rofl,” what do they mean?A. My mom is reading over my shoulder, watch out.B. That was really funny. C. Really? I don’t believe you.D. Hold on a minute, I’ll be right back.Answer: BQ10. What is an MMOG?A. Movie Making Online Generator, an online tool that helps people create mash-ups of videos posted on the WebB. The Million Mothers Organizing Group, an online social networking site popular for parents of teenagersC. A Massive Multiplayer Online Game, usually an online world in which multiple players navigate and play together D. IM shorthand to say My Mom’s On Guard, a signal to quickly start censoring the conversationAnswer: CDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE © 2010 www.commonsense.org Digital life > digital life 101 Got Media Smarts? Quiz Student Handout Page 6 Q11. What was the first home video game console sold in the United States?A. Atari 2600 B. Nintendo NES C. Sega Genesis D. Nintendo Game Boy Answer: A The Atari 2600 made its debut in 1977 and sold more than 30 million consoles. Popular Atari games were Pacman and Pitfall: http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2008/PIP_Teens_Games_and_Civics_Report_FINAL.pdf.Q12. How many characters (letters, punctuation marks, and spaces) can you send in a regular text message?A. 100B. 160 C. 200D. 260Answer: BQ13. What percentage of tweens (ages 8 to 12) use a cell phone? A. 37% B. 60%C. 71%D. 85%Answer: C Pew, 2009: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1315/teens-use-of-cell-phonesQ14.With which of the following can young people not only listen to but also create music? A: RhapsodyB: GarageBandC: PandoraD: iTunesAnswer: BQ15. As of late 2009, approximately how many views did YouTube get each day?A. 500,000B. Over 1 billionC. Over 2 billionD. Over 3 billionAnswer: B YouTube: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/10/y000000000utube.html