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"new Pew Research survey of more than 2,400 middle school and high school teachers released today shows that, while teachers believe technology has helped with their teaching, it's also brought new challenges - including the possibility of creating a bigger rift between low-income and high-income students."

"There's been ample discussion in K-12 classrooms recently about the quality, or lack thereof, of students' online research skills. Such concerns came to a head late last year when a national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project indicated that 60 percent of teachers believe digital technologies make it hard for students to distinguish between credible and noncredible sources online. But here's something you probably didn't know: One of the best and most robust resources for teaching digital literacy can be found on one of the Web's most persistent trouble spots: Google."

Statistics from Pew on what happens in an internet minute?