{"id":95475,"date":"2011-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2011\/04\/07\/how-do-they-even-do-that-myths-and-facts-about-the-impact-of-technology-on-the-lives-of-american-teens\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:39","slug":"how-do-they-even-do-that-myths-and-facts-about-the-impact-of-technology-on-the-lives-of-american-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2011\/04\/07\/how-do-they-even-do-that-myths-and-facts-about-the-impact-of-technology-on-the-lives-of-american-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHow Do [They] Even Do That?\u201d Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This talk explores\u00a0nine commonly held assumptions about how teens and young adults use technology. By applying nationally representative data, we\u2019ll unpack fact from fiction. Do teens really send that many text messages a day? Is Twitter the next big thing among young adults? Are landlines obsolete? Using data from surveys and focus groups from the Pew Research Center\u2019s Internet &amp; American Life Project, we will examine the changes in technology use among young people, and look at why it is important that we understand these trends, even if we\u2019re not young adults or parents of them ourselves:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;How Do [They] Even Do That?&quot; Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/IBaShGrNjOGa3s\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\/how-do-they-even-do-that-myths-and-facts-about-the-impact-of-technology-on-the-lives-of-american-teens\" title=\"&quot;How Do [They] Even Do That?&quot; Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;How Do [They] Even Do That?&quot; Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\" target=\"_blank\">Pew Research Center&#39;s Internet &amp; American Life Project<\/a><\/strong> <\/div><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Lenhart is a senior research specialist at the Pew Research Center\u2019s Internet &amp; American Life Project, where she directs research on young adults, teens, children and families. Her other research interests include education, gaming, and networked communication tools like mobile phones, social networks, blogging and microblogging. She is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Experts\/Amanda-Lenhart.aspx?typeFilter=5\">more than 30 reports<\/a> for the Project. Her most recent reports include <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Twitter-and-status-updating.aspx\">Twitter and Status Updating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Teens-and-Distracted-Driving.aspx\">Teens and Distracted Driving<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2009\/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx\">Teens and Sexting<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx\">Social Media and Young Adults<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx\">Teens and Mobile Phones<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This talk explores commonly held assumptions about how teens and young adults use technology. Do teens really send that many text messages a day? 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