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Report
Dec 30, 2007Lee Rainie, Leigh Estabrook, Evans Witt
There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.
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More in: Libraries, Health, Decision Making, Government, Education, Generations
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Presentation
Apr 14, 2007Lee Rainie
This presentation covers the technology world of teenagers and college students and discusses six realities of the lives of "digital natives" that are especially important for their institutions and their teachers to know.
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More in: New Media Ecology, Education, Teens, Future of the Internet
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Report
Nov 20, 2006John Horrigan
Fully 87% of online users have at one time used the internet to carry out research on a scientific topic or concept.
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More in: Science, News, Education
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Presentation
Sep 28, 2006Lee Rainie
Young workers who have grown up with the internet, cell phones, video games, iPods, and digital cameras are different from their elders. Those who are now hiring the young "digital natives" need to know how their new world has shaped their behavio...
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More in: Work, Teens, Education, Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology, Generations
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Presentation
Jun 7, 2006Lee Rainie
This speech describes how the internet is forcing change in learnnig and work environments, as well as how people are using digital media in different ways from the past.
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More in: New Media Ecology, Education, Work, Generations, Technology User Types
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Presentation
Mar 23, 2006Lee Rainie
This is a discussion of the eight realities of technology and social experience that are shaping the world of today's teens and twenty-somethings.
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More in: Teens, Education, Gaming, Libraries, Generations, Future of the Internet, New Media Ecology
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Presentation
Nov 7, 2005Susannah Fox
National survey data is compared to an online survey of one Virginia county's public school email list to dig deeper into our understanding of the internet's impact on education, teens, and local government.
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More in: Education, Teens
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Report
Aug 2, 2005Lee Rainie, Paul Hitlin
There has been a 45% increase since 2000 in the number of teenagers who use the internet at school.
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More in: Teens, Education
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Presentation
Apr 28, 2005Susannah Fox
This presentation combines national survey data with a special online survey of K-12 school system webmasters in the Washington, DC, region. Topics include: the internet's impact on parents, students, K-12 education, and local government.
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More in: Education, Teens
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Report
Jul 6, 2003Steve Jones
This is a report of a study of college students’ use of electronic, video and online games. Seventy percent of college students surveyed reported playing games at least once in a while. The academic and social impacts of gaming are discussed.
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More in: Gaming, Generations, Education