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John Evans

InternetNews Realtime IT News - Pew: Twitter a Status Symbol on the Web - 0 views

  • Researchers at the Pew Internet and American Life Project polled Internet users and found that 11 percent are using Twitter and similar short-form online message services or status updates.
  • Profiling the Twitter set, Pew found that they are prone to mobile computing, frequently dashing off status updates from their smartphones or laptops using a wireless connection.
  • Twitter users have a median age of 31, compared with 26 years of age for Facebook, 27 for MySpace and 40 for LinkedIn.
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  • Roughly 20 percent of online adults between the ages of 18 and 34 said they use status-update services, compared with four percent of adults between the ages of 55 and 64, and just four percent of those 65 and older.
  • The report also hinted at an emerging legitimacy that Twitter has been earning in the realm of citizen journalism. When terrorists overran Mumbai, India last November, witnesses to the scene blasted out tweets describing burning hotels or assuring loved ones they were okay long before media outlets arrived to cover the story.
Phil Taylor

Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project's Presentations on SlideShare - 2 views

  • he Pew Internet & American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through surveys that examine how Americans use the internet and how their activities affect their lives. We take no positions on policy issues related to the internet or other communications technologies. We do not endorse technologies, industry sectors, companies, nonprofit organizations, or individuals.
John Evans

Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015 | Pew Research Center's Internet & Ameri... - 2 views

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    "24% of teens go online "almost constantly," facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones. Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily - including 24% who say they go online "almost constantly," according to a new study from Pew Research Center. More than half (56%) of teens - defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 - go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online weekly, and 2% go online less often."
John Evans

73% of Teachers Use Cellphones for Classroom Activities - 3 views

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    "More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives, a new report says. A study by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project released Thursday delves into teachers' increasing technology use, but also expresses educators' concerns about the digital divide. The study surveyed Advance Placement and National Writing Project teachers across the United States, and 92% say the Internet has a "major impact" on their ability to access content, resources and materials for teaching. Teachers are becoming advanced tech users, according to Kristen Purcell, Pew's associate director for research. "
John Evans

Drilling Down - On Social Networks, Young Users Manage Privacy Closely - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • In response to growing privacy concerns on the Internet, people are increasingly monitoring their online identities. And young Internet users are the most vigilant in restricting access to personal information, according to a Pew report.
  • Fifty-six percent of people now use search engines to look up information on themselves, as opposed to 47 percent in 2006
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    "Managing Reputations on Social Sites"
Phil Taylor

New Pew Internet Reports: Teens, Social Networks, Privacy and Parents « Gener... - 4 views

  • “The majority of social media-using teens say their peers are mostly kind to one another on social network sites. Overall, 69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on social network sites.”
  • This a great statistic to use for “positive norming” when talking to students about online behavior.
John Evans

Pew Study Says Internet Users More Social, Civically Engaged - 2 views

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    Full Study located here: The Social Side of the Internet http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/The-Social-Side-of-the-Internet.aspx
John Evans

The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their scho... - 0 views

  • Many schools and teachers have not yet recognized—much less responded to—the new ways students communicate and access information over the Internet.
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    Many schools and teachers have not yet recognized-much less responded to-the new ways students communicate and access information over the Internet.
John Evans

Pew Internet: When Technology Fails - 0 views

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    Half (48%) of tech users need help from others in getting new devices and services to work, and many experience tech outages when there is a glitch with their home internet connection, computer, or cell phone. Coping with these failures is a hassle for many tech users and helps to distance them from technology use.
John Evans

6 Pros And Cons Of Social Media In The Classroom - 7 views

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    "Like it or not, American youth are decidedly online. According to a 2013 report by Pew Research, 78 percent of teens have cell phones, and almost half of those are smartphones - which means they can log onto the Internet virtually anywhere, any time. You can bet many of those students are also using social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat - maybe to excess."
John Evans

Feeding Our Students' Reading Interests with RSS | Edutopia - 5 views

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    "Anyone reading this post right now -- whether on your computer, tablet or smartphone -- knows that the interfaces for reading have indeed changed. Whereas just a decade ago, touchscreens were still a novelty, today they permeate our lives. And, according the Pew Internet Project, teens have a device ownership rate of 68 percent for smartphones and, overall, 91 percent for cell phones. "
John Evans

8 Creative Ways to Get Reluctant Readers to Read | Edudemic - 1 views

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    "According to a study led by Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center, about 23% of 1005 participants (randomly called via landline and cell phone) had not read a book in the past year, including ebooks, printed books, or audiobooks. With the massive influx of information that students receive on a daily basis thanks to the Internet, it is not a surprising statistic. Not surprising, but quite alarming."
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