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Julie Lindsay

Social Media and Young Adults | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - 0 views

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    "Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. In 2006, 28% of teens ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-29 were bloggers, but by 2009 the numbers had dropped to 14% of teens and 15% of young adults. During the same period, the percentage of online adults over thirty who were bloggers rose from 7% blogging in 2006 to 11% in 2009. "
Julie Schlanger

Google = Research, According to 94% of Teachers Surveyed - 0 views

  • 94 percent of U.S. teachers say their students equate “research” with using Google or other search engines — more so than Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias.
  • skeptical than most adults about the accuracy and trustworthiness of information that’s found via search engines.
  • less sure that their students are effective searchers
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  • Trust & Search Engine Result
  • only five percent say “all/almost all” of the information they find via search engines is trustworthy — far less than the 28 percent of all adults who say the same.
  • Only 40 percent of teachers say their students are good at assessing the quality and accuracy of information they find via online research.
  • teaching students how to judge the quality of informatio
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    Out of teachers surveyed, 94% say that when research is needed, research is the synonym for Google.
Steve Madsen

Point, Click, Save Your Brain - 0 views

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    A possible social implication on the use of the web. May spark an idea for a segment of video?
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    Researchers studying the aging process have found that surfing the Web may improve the memories of middle-aged and older adults.
Thomas H

As learning goes mobile (slides) | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - 0 views

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    "Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, spoke about "As learning goes mobile" at the Educause 2011 annual conference. He described the Project's latest findings about how people (especially young adults) use mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers. He discussed how the mobile revolution has combined with the social networking revolution to produce new kinds of learning and knowledge-sharing environments and described the challenges and opportunities this presents to colleges and teachers. Technology has enabled students to become different kinds of learners and Lee will explore what that means. "
Levi Trapanotto

The Internet a Bad Influence - 1 views

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    The Internet has opened up a world of opportunities, but is there a negative side to all this information and easy contact? Can the internet be a bad influence, on adults as well as children? It's hard to imagine the world without internet now. It's an integral part of life for most people.
Vicki Davis

FRONTLINE: growing up online: readings and links | PBS - 1 views

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    Bookmarks from the growing up online series for parents. These are links to the major websites for online safety.
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    Links to the major places for internet safety online - this is part of the movement to teach people of all ages how to interact safely online.
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