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Jan 15, 2009USA Today
"Move over kiddos, social networking is attracting new — and older — devotees, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released Wednesday. It finds that 35% of adult Internet users now have a profile on at least one social networking site. And...
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Sep 17, 2008Chicago Tribune
"Tucker Moore earns solid grades, runs cross-country at Lake Forest High School and is training to be an Eagle Scout. Still, when facing a tough math problem or moral dilemma, the 16-year-old sometimes asks: What would Link do?
At Moore's s...
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Sep 17, 2008St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Ultraviolent games such as "Grand Theft Auto" get the attention. But for video-game playing teens, including a growing number of girls, it's about more than explosions and car chases.
They use video games to stay in touch with friends. The...
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Sep 17, 2008The Christian Science Monitor
"Breaking news: Teens play video games. A lot.
But it might not always be so bad for them.
That's one conclusion of a new report examining teens' gaming habits, socializing, and civic engagement.
While the study found that 99 ...
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Sep 16, 2008The Associated Press
"Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."
"I'm like, `Fine! Go play your violent games. I'll...
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Sep 16, 2008CBS Evening News
"Working on a story about video games means going to the experts. So Sieberg asked two teenage girls: "Are video games cool?"
One said, "Well, yeah, there are many definitions of 'cool."
But what's cool for parents is that a new stud...
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Apr 29, 2008WAMU, American University Radio
"If you're a parent, it probably comes as no surprise -- the informal punctuation and spelling teens use while using Instant Messenger or text-messaging is now creeping into their formal academic work. A new report looks for 'the teachable moment'...
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Apr 28, 2008Tech News World
"Text-speak, the shorthand slang that some people employ when using electronic communications tools like text messages and e-mail, is winding its way into teens' schoolwork and formal writing, according to a recent Pew study. It's a new version of...
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Apr 25, 2008Orlando Sentinel
"OMG, did u C the report about txting and skool?
No, wuz up?
Here's the 411:
A study released Thursday confirmed what teachers, parents and academics have long suspected: All that instant messaging and texting teenagers do i...
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Apr 25, 2008The New York Times
"As e-mail messages, text messages and social network postings become nearly ubiquitous in the lives of teenagers, the informality of electronic communications is seeping into their schoolwork, a new study says.
Nearly two-thirds of 700 stu...
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