The Internet and Education
An overview of how today’s student and parents use the Internet to do research, homework, contact schools and teachers, and also sometimes to cheat.
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24,000 minutes on the InternetBy Janna Quitney Anderson and Lee Rainie, Special to USA Today
ELON, N.C. — The downtown here is about two blocks long, maybe three if you include the quaint town hall/police station, a compact one-story brick building with a gazebo out back. The quiet Ashley Woods neighborhood in this town of about 6,000 in the middle of North Carolina is not closely tied to a high-tech […]
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Interaction with the Web by Race and Gender (2001)
The percentage of Internet users by race and gender engaging in online activities overall (and on a typical day).
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La Mitad de la Comunidad Hispana Esta en Linea
(Washington) – La mitad de la comunidad Hispana adulta utiliza Internet y correo electrónico, según una encuesta realizada por el Pew Internet & American Life Project. La comunidad cibernética Hispana creció 25% en un periodo de doce meses, mientras que jóvenes, mujeres y aquellos de modestos recursos económicos, se conectaron al Internet. La encuesta realizada […]
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50% of Hispanic Adults Now are Online
(Washington) Half of Hispanic adults use the Internet and email, according to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The online Hispanic population grew 25% over a period of twelve months, as young people, women, and those from modest income households flocked online. The ongoing survey work of the Pew Internet […]
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Do people spend more or less time online nowadays?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M. (EASTERN), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001 (Washington) — Survey work by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that there is considerable variation in the Internet population about how much time people spend online. Overall, online Americans who are using the Internet more make up a greater proportion […]
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The Rise of the Instant-Message Generation
17 million American teens are online and most say the Internet helps their friendships A new report also reveals that parents think the Internet is a good thing for their teenagers even though the online world poses some problems WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three-quarters of American middle school and high school students use the Internet and […]
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Uncle Sam Sold $3.6 Billion in Goods to the Public Online Last Year from 164 Web Sites
Contact: Lee Rainie Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project 202-296-0019 Allan Holmes Editor in chief, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5102 Judi Hasson Editor at large, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5099 Or contact: Graeme Browning, 301-775-1983 (cell) Uncle Sam Sold $3.6 Billion in Goods to the Public Online Last Year from 164 Web Sites The government “shopping […]