Topics on the Page
- What are Social Technologies?
- Teens and Social Media
- Political Uses of Social Media
- Texting
- Blogs and Blogging
- Wikis and Google Sites
Social Technologies
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications
For background, see Social Media Overview from Tufts University.
9 Types of Feedback to Boost Student Engagement in Online Courses
Teens' Social Media Habits and Experiences from Pew Research Center (November 22, 2018)
- 81% Say Social Media makes them feel more connected with what's going on in their friends' lives
Teens, Social Media and Technology, Overview 2015 from Pew Research Center (April 9, 2016)
- 92% of teens go online daily
- 24% almost constantly
- 88% of 13 to 17 year-olds have access to a mobile phone
- 75% have a smartphone
- Just 12% have no cell phone
Common Sense Media Census
- 40% of California middle school students say they are using the Internet daily to complete homework, but just 8% of teachers say they assign digital homework daily or almost daily.
According to a 2008 report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, “Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.”
Students' online writing outside of school thus provides a platform for teachers to use to promote student writing in school.
Webzines are online magazines. Click here for the Educause 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Magazines.
NielsenWire. (2010, October 14). U. S. teen mobile report: Calling yesterday, texting today, using apps tomorrow. Retrieved September 6, 2011, from http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/u-s-teen-mobile-report-calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/