This document provides information on how teenagers use technology and social media. It finds that nearly half of online teens in the US visit Facebook and MySpace, and that 67% of teen social networkers update their profile at least weekly. It also notes that 77% of US teens have their own mobile phone, and that teens now send an average of 2,899 texts per month, compared to 191 calls. The document lists websites that are currently used in one teacher's classroom, such as Kidblogs, Bitstrips, and Animoto. It concludes by providing additional online resources for teachers.

1. Web 2.0 Toolkit-
Top websites to engage the
21st
century learner.
Sarah Fernetich & Paul Murray
 http://prezi.com/presentation/paul.murray@
ucdsb.on.ca/h75j6st/
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2. Teenagers and Technology
 Social Networking ie. Facebook
 MySpace and Facebook are critical elements of the
 teen experience.
 In the U.S., nearly half of online teens 12–17 visited
MySpace and Facebook in May 2009 (45% and
44%,respectively.
 Teens are prolific online publishers.
 67% of teen social networkers say they update their
page at least once a week.
 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/reports/nielsen_howteensusemedia_june09.pdf

3. Cell Phones:
 In the U.S., 77% of teens already
have their own mobile phone.
Another 11% say they regularly
borrow one.
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4. Text vs. Talk
 83% of U.S. mobile teens use text-
messaging and 56% use MMS/picture
messaging.
 The average U.S. mobile teen now
sends or receives an average of
2,899 text-messages per month
compared to 191 calls.
 The average number of texts has
gone up 566% in just two years,
far surpassing the average number
of calls, which has stayed nearly
steady.
 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwir
e/reports/nielsen_howteensusemedia
_june09.pdf

5. Communication?
 A new study by the Pew Internet & American
Life Project says teenagers have adopted the
Internet--and instant messaging--so
completely that it has even replaced face-
to-face communication as the primary mode of
interacting for some teens.
 The study concluded that of the
approximately 13 million American teenagers
who use the Net, 74 percent use instant
messaging. Surprisingly, one-fifth of the
teens using IM say it is their primary means
of communicating with friends.
 http://www.pcworld.com/article/53444/teenagers_do_their_t
alking_online.html

6. Websites currently in use in
my classroom:
 Kidblogs
 Bitstrips
 Wix.com or webs.com
 Surveymonkey
 Polleverywhere
 Animoto
 Glogster
 Artsonia
 Blackboard

7. http://www.polleverywhere.com/

8. How To Vote via Texting
1. Standard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20)
2. We have no access to your phone number
3. Capitalization doesn’t matter, but spaces and spelling do
TIPS
EXAMPLE

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www.wix.com
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12. Glogster
http://edu.glogster.com/
http://sdjrhuf.edu.glogster.com/

13. Surveymonkey.com
http://www.surveymonkey.com/

14. Animoto -
http://animoto.com/education

15. Bitstripsforschools.com
 http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/

16. Kidblog
 http://kidblog.org/home.php
 http://kidblog.org/Photography/

17. Other sites I would like to use
but are currently blocked by my
school board.
 Voki.com
 Dropbox

19. Resources
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