Digital identity, security and digital coexistence in primary education Students

The way our youth interacts with technology and social media has deeply permeated today's society, causing conflicts when integrating them into our routines and daily lives, both inside and outside our classrooms. These conflicts can make our students vulnerable, largely due to a lack of understanding of the repercussions that improper use of technologies can cause. The aim of this study is to delve into the digital identity that students exhibit online and to observe whether it is displayed securely. It also focuses on their digital coexistence, management, and purpose of use, aligning with their daily study routine. To achieve this, this study is focused on 151 students' habits from 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of Primary Education through a questionnaire consisting of 26 items distributed across 4 dimensions (age of device acquisition, exposure time and study habits, management and purpose of use, and digital identity, security, and digital coexistence). The results confirm an increasingly premature immersion in digital devices, the internet, and social networks, and a clear need to address and work on the digital identity of our students securely and stably, providing them with proper digital education.