{"id":94756,"date":"2013-02-28T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/02\/28\/part-i-introduction-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:33","slug":"part-i-introduction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2013\/02\/28\/part-i-introduction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Part I: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study is the Pew Research Center\u2019s Internet &amp; American Life Project\u2019s first extensive examination of\u00a0<i>teachers\u2019\u00a0<\/i>perceptions of the positive and negative impacts of a rapidly evolving technological environment on teachers\u2019 professional activities and how that new environment has impacted teachers\u2019 own tech use. \u00a0This research was developed to explore not only teachers\u2019 assessments of students\u2019 research and writing habits, but also the broad impacts of digital technologies on their students, and the extent to which teachers incorporate digital technologies into classroom pedagogy. \u00a0It builds on prior Pew Internet research on the growing use of the internet and digital tools among both adults and teens in the U.S., and looks closely at teachers\u2019 technology adoption as it compares to the adult population as a whole.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pew Internet\u2019s prior research on\u00a0<\/strong><strong>adult and teen internet use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current study builds on Pew Internet\u2019s extensive research on how U.S. adults and teens gather information online, communicate using digital tools, and use these tools for their own training and education.\u00a0 Pew Internet\u2019s prior surveys have shown that:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online information gathering (in the form of search engine use) tops the list of the most popular online activities, along with email<\/li>\n<li>Adults as well as teens have become increasingly reliant on mobile tools, particularly smartphones, to communicate and engage with online content<\/li>\n<li>Social networking has become one of the most popular online activities with teens and adults.\u00a0 While teens and young adults initially led the foray into this online social milieu, the past several years have seen particular growth in social network site use among older adults<\/li>\n<li>Both teens and adults are heavily engaged in consuming and curating online video and pictures, and remixing the content available online into their own creations<\/li>\n<li>Texting has become the major form of communication among 12-17 year-olds in the U.S., and is growing dramatically among adults as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given these trends, we felt it would be useful to examine how teachers as a population are experiencing these digital disruptions.\u00a0 These are important questions, as educators remain a main point of contact for teens growing up in the new digital ecosystem. The extent to which their teachers use, understand, and are critical of or optimistic about these tools all shape how often and how effectively digital tools are used in today\u2019s classrooms.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the second of three reports emerging from the study.\u00a0 Issued in succession, the three reports are guided by the following questions:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Report One:\u00a0 How Do Teens \u2018Do Research\u2019 in Today\u2019s Digital World? (released October 30, 2012<\/strong>[3. numoffset=&#8221;3&#8243; See \u201cHow Teens Do Research in the Digital World,\u201d available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2012\/Student-Research.aspx\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2012\/Student-Research.aspx<\/a>.]<strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How students define and conduct research in today\u2019s tech environment<\/li>\n<li>If and how new technologies are changing how research is taught<\/li>\n<li>Whether and how the topics of digital literacy and information literacy are currently being taught in schools<\/li>\n<li>What are the key skills students need to learn to conduct effective research given today\u2019s digital environment<\/li>\n<li>Potential changes in assessments, curriculum, and the school environment teachers feel are necessary in response to today\u2019s evolving digital 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