Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:14:58 -0000

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Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing : April 2008 : THE Journal

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:23:41 -0000

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Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing

by Dave Nagel

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Student Writing and Internet Usage

According to the Pew/National Commission on Writing study, 50 percent of teens write something for school every day. Ninety-four percent use the Internet for research for their school assignments at least occasionally, and 48 percent sad they use the Internet for research at least once per week.

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Study: Writing, Technology and Teens (PDF)

--D. Nagel

Students see a distinction between the writing they do for school and the writing they do in their personal lives. While the vast majority of 12- to 17-year-olds (85 percent) engage in some form of electronic writing--IM, e-mail, blog posts, text messages, etc.--most (60 percent) don't consider this actual writing. That's one of the findings from a study released last week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools and Colleges.

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Live from Treasure Mountain: My Rant - NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:19:01 -0000

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Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature

Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing : April 2008 : THE Journal

Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing

Live from Treasure Mountain: My Rant - NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal