Teen net-researcher danah boyd (@zephoria) has been
taking parental questions about teens' use of the net on
Twitter and here are her responses.
Texting must have some strong EMF characteristics.
Dr. Megan Moreno's research on teen cyber safety has taken a turn towards intervention. She sends a brief but impactful message to teens with explicit content on their MySpace page.
A large-scale study put out by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the use of media in the lives of. Published in 2005
"Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures" is a three-year collaborative project funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Carried out by researchers at the University of Southern California and University of California, Berkeley, the digital youth project explores how kids use digital media in their everyday live
Summary of a MacArthur Foundation's study on how social networks and exploring creative side can be a positive contribution to teen development.
Discusses a MacArthur Foundation study on teens' online socializing.
Howard Gardner is considering how involvement in digital media is shaping
the morality of children and teens.