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Teens today say that the ability to freely use Facebook and Twitter at work could influence their decision to accept a job

Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites

What happens to your teen avatar when the plug is pulled on your virtual world?

That looks like a tragedy that's rooted in bad software architecture - having the Teen software be so different from the main Second Life software that it now has to be shut down ... tsk tsk. I hope Linden Labs has learned from this. It was really interesting to learn how this has been used in education (with specifics about hurdles the teachers had to jump to get it into the curriculum).

ARTLAB+ is a digital media studio that gives local teens the opportunity to become integral members of a design team. They create new visitor experiences at the Hirshhorn, taking their inspiration from its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. ARTLAB+ designers hone crucial twenty-first century skills as they make videos, animations, wikis, games, podcasts, and more. By the end of every project session, the design team has created a unique product that enriches the museum experiences of other visitors and showcases each teen's creative growth. After-school, weekend, and weeklong ARTLAB+ workshops are held year-round to accommodate a wide variety of schedules. We welcome all teens, regardless of experience. Looks like a great way to help introduce twenty-first century skills- BB

This is really cool- combining mobile, situated learning in the real world, with creative group projects, and letting kids direct their own active, learning 'flow'.. Can this scale up to schools (or after-school programs), without access to museum artifacts and mobile devices?

Answers for: How does privacy work for minors? How do I report a child under the age of 13? How can I help my teen use Facebook wisely? What should I do if my teen is being attacked by someone on Facebook? How can my teen report abuse?

Meez, a start-up that expanded last year from an avatar creation service into a full-out virtual world for teens, is touting some good news: it's been profitable since April and "every month is better than the last month," CEO John Cahill told CNET News.

Just one more remainder, from the point of view of a millennial, of how important Steve Jobs was/is to our educational lives.

Can software replace high school classrooms?

Saw a commercial warning parents not to let their teens spend too much time on the internet. Interesting site for parents all about the dangers of media.

How teens are leveraging facebook to meet their personal needs (super log-off, whitewashing).

I love these lines from the article: "Just as schools have always pushed teens to read critically and pick apart authors' arguments, she says, educators must now teach kids how to consume media critically and, ideally, to produce it. 'It's really a shift from thinking of a library as a repository to a community center, a place where things actually happen,' says Taylor Bayless, 27, a librarian and one of the center's mentors."

This recent survey shows that tweens and teens may be more concerned with their internet safety than adults may think, but more education is needed.

This is what I'm saying :-) We tend to do a decent job at making sure children are being safe online...but more is definitely needed. Parents and teachers are concerned with making sure that what happens on the web stays safe and healthy - valid concerns, but instead of thinking about the harms, what if we shifted our thinking more about the potential benefits? Media education shouldn't be preventative, it should be pro-active!

A high school senior, who faces a Monday morning deadline to apologize to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback for a disparaging tweet, has said she will not write the apology letter. Interesting look at how issues can arise when Twitter is mixed with schools and public relations.

This article shares some statistics from the NPD group's research regarding children under 17 and gaming. The percentage of under 17 year olds who video games has risen from 82% in 2009 to 91% in 2011. Mobile gaming is up from 8% in 2009 to 38% in 2011.

Here's another example of kids establishing identify by exercising voice. When I teach on-line writing to my students I lay heavy emphasis on the fact that with power comes responsibility.

posting message on facebook saved boy from going to jail. he was accused of robbing two men in brooklyn but his facebook message to his girlfriend, which was sent from his dad's house in manhattan a minute before the crime took place, served as his alibi.