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A central goal of this report is to shift the focus of the conversation about the digital divide from questions of technological access to those of opportunities to participate and to develop the cultural competencies and social skills needed for full involvement. Schools as institutions have been slow to react to the emergence of this new participatory culture; the greatest opportunity... -
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This site is an online tour of a research report published in 2004 by the Center for Social Media at American University. The report is called Youth as E-Citizens. This might be an interesting idea for our white paper. -
1voteIn a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said MySpace is protected under the Communications Decency Act and cannot be expected to verify the age of every user because that "would of course stop MySpace's business in its tracks."
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1voteRochelle Gurstein, author of "The Repeal of Reticence," a book about the erosion of privacy in the US, said the blogs seem to reflect an "unprecedented change" in teenagers' sense of modesty. Many young bloggers say they don't think people other than friends are reading their journals. Some contend that the Internet is a safer place for their inner thoughts than a book that can be found by parents
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Demos is a British think tank for democracy. They released a report on 1/11/07 called Their Space: Education for a Digital Generation. They used interviews, focus groups, & youth diaries to collect data on how youth are using NDM. They identified different "types" of digital media users: Digital Pioneers, Creative Producers, Everyday Communicators, and Information Gatherers. -
1voteThe practice of using popular social-networking web sites as a means to market new products is a growing trend that raises questions about where internet marketing might cross ethical lines. Critics say the online music downloading service Ruckus Network clearly went too far in its recent use of the social-networking web site Facebook.com to spur business.
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2voteThis article provides a nice summary of the origins & political history of net neutrality.
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2voteJeff Jarvis: "Young people just have a very very different view of privacy than people in my generation…The truth is, on the Internet, if you don’t reveal some of yourself, you won’t find friends." The bottom line is that our cultural experience of privacy is changing, whether we like it or not. And I think it’s one of the biggest disconnects we’re experiencing with our students these days.
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2voteIncludes a good story about a Yale student whose video resume was posted on the Internet without his knowledge or consent.
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1voteThe study found that, while older girls use such sites the most, older boys are more likely to meet new people through them. Sixty percent of older boys, for example, say they use the sites to make new friends, while only 46 percent of older girls do. And older boys are more than twice as likely to say they use the sites to flirt. “Older boys are much more expansive in their use of the sites,” said Amanda Lenhart, one of the study’s two authors. “I believe that it has a lot to do with socialization. A lot of the media messages about safety tend to be aimed more at girls than boys.”
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