34% of teens visit their main social networking site several times a day

23% of teens is a “heavy” social media user, meaning they use at least two different types of social media each and every day

A new study finds that 20 percent of third grade students have cell phones and 90 percent of them are online, while 83 percent of children in middle school have one.

63% of all teens say they exchange text messages every day with people in their lives, including their parents

Half (52 percent) of all zero- to 8-year-olds have access to a new mobile device such as a smart phone, video iPod, or iPad/tablet

Fully 95 percent of all teens ages 12-17 are now online, and 80 percent of online teens are users of social media sites. Teens of all ages and backgrounds are witnessing these mean behaviors online and are reacting in a variety of ways:

Ninety percent of teen social media users say they have ignored the mean behavior they have witnessed on a social network site. Eighty percent say they have personally defended a victim of meanness and cruelty. Seventy-nine percent say they have told someone to stop their mean behavior on a social network site. Twenty-one percent say they have personally joined in on the harassment of others on a social network site. Source

Nearly 90% of older teens (aged 14-17) have a cell phone, while just under 60% of 12- to 13-year-olds have a cell phone

More than a third (38 percent) of children this age have used one of these devices, including 10 percent of zero-to 1-year-olds, 39 percent of 2- to 4-year-olds, and more than half (52 percent) of 5- to 8-year-olds.

In a typical day, one in 10 zero- to 8-year-olds uses a smart phone, video iPod, iPad, or similar device to play games, watch videos, or use other apps. Those who do such activities spend an average of 43 minutes a day doing so

Sixty-five percent of high school students use cell phones in school.

One-quarter of text messages sent by teens are sent during class.

regardless of locations

allowing them to learn from the best sources

allowing them to progress at their own pace.

Allows them to meet students and teachers from around the world to experience their culture, language, ideas, and shared experiences.

ability to review parts that are misunderstood,

A major roadblock or barrier to the implementation of this model is that many educators do not know what to do within the classroom

They become hooked through personal connection to the experience and desire to create meaning for and about that experience (ala constructivist learning).

Students become interested in the topic because of the experience

It is the teacher’s responsibility to structure and organize a series of experiences which positively influence each individual’s potential future experiences

content-based presentations are controlled by the learner as opposed to the lecturer as would be the case in a live, synchronous, didactic-driven environment.