Possibilities & Pitfalls: Kids living on the Internet

February 22nd, 2007 Stewart Posted in millennials, workshops |

A couple of links to accompany my brief talk Thursday morning at Elmwood Franklin:

Pew Internet: Social Networking and Teens
An excellent new survey report from Pew, highlighting teens use of sites like MySpace & Facebook.

Roommates, the online version - NYT
Innovative uses of Facebook and other online social engines to help select college roommates.

Beloit College Mindset List
A very popular list for identifying traits of the new college freshman.

High-tech cheating in college - NYT
Article cites the book, The Cheating Culture, a fascinating read about how values in the U.S. have led to widespread cheating and fraud in many areas of life, not just education.

EFF on Student Blogging
A very effective little FAQ for student bloggers. Gives a little insight into the potential pitfalls of posting about your school, job, friends, etc.

Cornell: Thoughts on Facebook
Another good overview for students about the ramifications of social networking online.

I’ll post more later on, depending on where the conversation goes tomorrow morning. Also, attendees are invited to comment on this post, anything and everything about the session. I’d appreciate your feedback.

ADDED 11:50 am Thursday — Thank you again to Nina Cascio and Laura Mangan, as well as the parents and staff at Elmwood Franklin, for having me out this morning. I really hope we can continue our conversation here.

With several mentions of child safety online, I thought I would share this official Google post that my wife forwarded to me. It suggests, essentially, four different approaches to the issue, and is well worth a quick read.