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Media Mention
Martha Irvine, The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2008
"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 stick with...
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Daniel Sieberg, CBS Evening News
Sep 16, 2008
"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 study finds that all th...
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Report
Sep 16, 2008Amanda Lenhart, Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, Alexandra Macgill, Chris Evans, Jessica Vitak
Nearly all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and teens' gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.
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Presentation
Jun 30, 2008Amanda Lenhart
This presentation covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sexual...
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Presentation
Jun 10, 2008Lee Rainie
This presentation pulls together Pew Internet Project research about teenagers' online activities, their behavior on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and their Web 2.0 content creation activities. It covers the threats posed by c...
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Commentary
May 13, 2008Amy Wells
Our recent study found there is a reciprocal relationship between different
forms of media as electronic conventions seep, spring and even surge onto the printed page. The question then becomes what is writing? A parallel question is what does it m...
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Media Mention
The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU, American University Radio
Apr 29, 2008
"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' he...
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Commentary
Apr 29, 2008Amanda Lenhart
Today, Amanda Lenhart and Richard Sterling, the chair of the National Commission on Writing's Board, were guests on the Tech Tuesday edition of the Kojo Nnamdi Show...
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Media Mention
Walaika Haskins, Tech News World
Apr 28, 2008
"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 an...
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Media Mention
Etan Horowitz, Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2008
"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 is creeping into schoolwork....
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