The Virtual World as a Space of Activity for Young People in the Perspective of Students, and in the Opinions of Their Parents and Teachers

One of the current phenomena characterizing the modern world is ubiquitous digitization. Access to the Internet is becoming increasingly easy and widespread, and thanks to a variety of mobile devices, we can use it anywhere and anytime, performing more and more activities in the virtual world. Nowadays, the use of the Internet and modern technology is also a part of everyday life at school. Computers, laptops or smartphones are used not only for professional duties (in the case of teachers) or school duties (in the case of students), but also for activities of an entertainment nature or to develop passions and interests. The use of the Internet and modern technologies was further reinforced by the COVID pandemic, when remote teaching became a necessity. The issues of youth awareness of not only the benefits of digitization, but also the dangers of being a potential victim of online crime are therefore part of the issues of how youth function in the modern world. The article presents the results of a survey on the forms of activity of students from older grades of elementary school in virtual space and their knowledge of the possible dangers of cyberbullying. The results of the analysis reflect the perspective of students, their parents and elementary school teachers. The results of the quantitative research were enriched with categories describing youth activity in the digital space, which were obtained through the analysis of qualitative interviews with students.