---
title: "A Timeline of Teens and Technology"
description: "After covering the basics of internet use, this keynote walks the viewer through a timeline of technology in the life of a high school senior and reflects on the technological realities of their lives today."
date: "2007-08-16"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2007/08/16/a-timeline-of-teens-and-technology/"
categories:
  - "Teens & Tech"
  - "Teens & Youth"
tags:
  - "Teens"
---

# A Timeline of Teens and Technology

After covering the basics of internet use, this keynote walks the viewer through a timeline of technology in the life of a high school senior and reflects on the technological realities of their lives today.