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Teens and Technology

Useful for us to all read:
Some of us have been discussing how the word “technology” is not as codified for incoming students, in other words it’s just a part of their life and not something layered on top. Naturally this changes how we should approach them.

If technology is just a natural part of life and the research below is true, what comes next?

“E-mail is for grown-ups and U.S. teenagers now prefer instant messaging to communicate with each other online, according to a survey released on Wednesday.”

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&e=2&u=/nm/20050727/tc_nm/tech_teens_dc

The full research:

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp