1. “How Do [They] Even Do That?” Myths & Facts about the impact of technology on the lives of American teens Amanda Lenhart/Pew Internet Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies April 2011 Madison, WI

2. Methods 800 teens ages 12 to 17 and a parent or guardian were contacted by landline or cellular telephone in a nationally representative rdd survey conducted from June to September 2009. 9 focus groups in four cities with middle and high school aged teens (ages 12-18) conducted in June and October 2009 Joint project of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and the University of Michigan. Data from adult surveys from Sept 2009 & January 2010 June 20102

3. Why is this important? Teens are like canaries… …Their enthusiastic and often transgressive use of technology highlights risks to all of us in our use of technology. Not short adults Policy/legal interest June 20103 Photo credit: Arno & Louise Wildlife

4. How do they do that – or do they? Commonly held beliefs about teens, young adults and technology: Everyone uses the internet Every teen has a cell phone… … and all teens text unimaginably large numbers of messages a day Teens no longer call anyone on the phone Parents and K-12 schools struggle with management of teens’ phones Teens have been supplanted by older adults on social networks Teens love Twitter Young adults don’t care about privacy, particularly online Teens are active creators of content online June 20104

5. EVERYONE USES THE INTERNET June 20105

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13. EVERY TEEN & YOUNG ADULT HAS A CELL PHONE… May 201013

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17. …AND THEY SEND AND RECEIVE AN UNIMAGINABLY LARGE NUMBER OF TEXTS EVERY DAY. May 201017

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22. TEENS NO LONGER MAKE PHONE CALLS. May 201022

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31. PARENTS AND SCHOOLS STRUGGLE WITH MANAGEMENT OF TEENS’ CELL PHONES May 201031

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38. TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN SUPPLANTED BY OLDER ADULTS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS 2/2/201638

44. TEENS LOVE TWITTER May 201044

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47. Title of presentation YOUNG ADULTS DON’T CARE ABOUT THEIR PRIVACY, ESPECIALLY ONLINE

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51. Thinking about the ways you use social networking sites… Do you ever… All SNS users 18-2930-4950+ Change the privacy settings for your profile to limit what you share with others online 65716252 Delete people from your network or friends’ list56645242 Keep some people from seeing certain updates52585236 Filter updates posted by some of your friends41444327 Delete comments that others have made on your profile 36472924 Remove your name from photos that have been tagged to identify you 30412416 Post updates, comments, photos or videos that you later regret sharing 121994 Social networking users are curators of content

52. TEENS CREATE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CONTENT ONLINE

57. Final Thoughts Cell phones leap frog connectivity roadblocks for low income, minority teens and adults Teens and young adults are not monolithic – so a multi-pronged approach is prudent Changes suggest a move towards mobile… …but teens and young adults do not always embrace the newest thing Young adults know that people are watching, and are increasingly taking steps to manage their online reputations Difficulties teens have with safety, privacy, audience management are hard for adults, too. 2/2/201657

58. Title of presentation 2/2/201658 Amanda Lenhart Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project http://pewinternet.org @amanda_lenhart photo by arcticpenguin