Networked Learners
How technology has affected the way “digital natives” search for, gather and act on information.
Search results for: “broadband”
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Part 3: Social media
Teens and online social networks Teens continue to be avid users of social networking websites – as of September 2009, 73% of online American teens ages 12 to 17 used an online social network website, a statistic that has continued to climb upwards from 55% in November 2006 and 65% in February 2008. As we […]
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The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future
Main findings One of the long-running hopes of technology supporters is that the internet and cell phones will bring positive change to institutions of all kinds. This tension pair was designed to assess those hopes. While the largely pro-technology group of respondents expressed overall enthusiasm for the change they hope will come to all kinds […]
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Chapter Two: How phones are used with friends – What they can do and how teens use them
Introduction This chapter addresses the new roles that cell phones play in the communication patterns of teens. The chapter is broken into four parts that analyze: 1) the role of texting in teens’ lives; 2) the role of cell voice calling in teens’ lives; 3) the way texting and cell voice calling fit into the […]
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March 26-April 19, 2009 – Economy
This data set contains questions about the internet’s role in navigating the economic recession, as well as questions about broadband and wireless internet usage. It was used in the reports “The Internet and the Recession”, “Home Broadband Adoption 2009”, “Wireless Internet Use”, “The Audience for Online Video Sharing Sites Shoots Up” and “The Internet as a Diversion”.
