Internet and Technology Archives

presentationApr 25, 2008

Writing, Technology & Teens: The Findings of the Pew Internet Project and the National Commission on Writing

This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report.
presentationApr 25, 2008

Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Harassment: What the data tell us

At the request of the Internet Safety Task Force, Amanda Lenhart presented the Pew Internet Project’s most recent data on online stranger contact, cyberbullying, the steps that teens take to ensure (or not) their online privacy and the ways in whi…
reportApr 25, 2008

What is the roll [sic] of traditional righting [sic] and grammar in the digital age?

Informal writing conventions – they’re not just for teenagers
reportApr 24, 2008

Writing, Technology and Teens

Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. But teens also believe good writing is essential for success and that more school writing instruction would help them.
reportApr 24, 2008

Teens do not consider a lot of their electronic texts as writing

They see considerable benefits to using technology in their school and non-school writing and say they would welcome even more writing instruction
reportApr 23, 2008

Are You Impatient for Doctor-Patient Email?

Alicia Chang’s story on doctor-patient email has generated quite a bit of coverage and comment across the Web. Secure email is just one facet of e-health, of course. For more discussion of technology’s role in health care, check out these recent essays posted on some influential blogs: Realizing the Power of PHRs Ending Secrecy: Physician […]
presentationApr 22, 2008

The Internet and the Arts: How new technology affects old aesthetics

Research conducted by The Pew Internet & American Life Project examines the growing role of technology in our lives, our changing expectations about how to find and use information, and the impact younger generations will have on the arts audience…
reportApr 21, 2008

How Different Are People Who Don’t Respond to Pollsters?

Survey research firms face increasingly high non-completion rates. Analysis based on extra efforts to reach non-responders finds few differences between the responses of the easy- and hard-to-reach.
presentationApr 18, 2008

The role of libraries in the digital age

This presentation was an overview of Pew Internet Project findings about the changing structure of information and communication in the digital age, the role that libraries play in helping people solve problems, and the broader roles that librarie…
reportApr 16, 2008

State-by-State Internet Usage

New state-by-state internet usage figures, courtesy of the NTIA and US Census Bureau

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Writing, Technology & Teens: The Findings of the Pew Internet Project and the National Commission on Writing

Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Harassment: What the data tell us

What is the roll [sic] of traditional righting [sic] and grammar in the digital age?

Teens do not consider a lot of their electronic texts as writing

Are You Impatient for Doctor-Patient Email?

The Internet and the Arts: How new technology affects old aesthetics

How Different Are People Who Don’t Respond to Pollsters?

The role of libraries in the digital age

State-by-State Internet Usage