These are selected results from a small survey conducted with 12-14 years in an Edinburgh school. The survey covered their ownership of technology and use of the web and social media.

1. Small Scale Technology Survey of 12-14 year olds
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This survey was conducted as part of a web development
project for an Edinburgh school.

2. Which technology do you have personal access to?
96
68
30
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Smartphone Tablet Desktop Laptop Games
Console
Handheld
Games
Console
Percentage
Headline: 96% of pupils surveyed have their own smartphone.

3. 88%
of pupils surveyed use their phone as their main
device for accessing websites.

4. 72
19
72
58
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MS Windows MacOS iOS Android ChromeOS
Percentage
Headline: The most popular operating systems for personal
pupil devices are MS Windows and iOS.
Which operating systems do the devices you use have?

5. 67
40
87
43
83
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37
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Facebook Twitter Instagram WhatsApp SnapChat Tumblr Google+
Percentage
Headline: Instagram is the most popular social media platform
amongst those pupils surveyed.
Which social media/messaging platforms do you use?

6. 45
32
39
33
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22
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Facebook Twitter Instagram SnapChat Tumblr Google+
Percentage
Headline: Pupils think that Facebook is the best place for
schools to publish news.
Which platforms do you think your school should publish news to?

7. Survey Details
Number of responses: 185
Age range: 12-14
Location: Edinburgh, UK
When: May 2017
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