I recently read The National Schoolboards Association recommendation on Social Networking which gave much higher figures:
9-17 year old students average 9 hours per week on social networking activities, including IM, texting, and using myspace and other online social networks. By comparison, they spend roughly 10 hours watching television. 96% of students with internet access say they have used social networking technologies. 81% have visited a social networking Website in the past 3 months, and 71% report using social networking tools at least weekly. 59% talk about education-related topics online and over 50% talk about schoolwork. Despite strict policies against online social networking in school, students and parents report few problems with online behavior, and district leaders and parents see potential benefits of using social networking in education. The NSBA recommends that schools reconsider their policies regarding online social networking, and explore ways to use social networking in education.
Students are engaged in creative authoring activities:
posting messages: 21% post every day, 41% post weekly.
sharing music: 32% download other users' music at least weekly, 29% upload third-party music weekly, and 12% upload their own music and podcasts at least weekly.
sharing video: 30% download other user's video at least weekly, 9% upload video they created weekly, 22% say they have upload video they created at some point.
sharing photos: 24% post others' photos weekly, 22% post their own, 49% have uploaded photos or artwork at some point.
building websites: 12% update personal websites or profiles daily, 25% do so weekly.
blogging: 30% have their own blogs, and 17% post to their own blogs at least weekly.
Other types of content creation: 16% report creating and sharing virtual objects, such as puzzles, houses, clothing, and games; 14% create new virtual characters weekly, with a third of these doing so daily. 10% start or contribute to online collaborative projects at least weekly, 10% send suggestions or ideas to websites weekly, 9% submit articles weekly.
Much Higher contribution rate among teens
I recently read The National Schoolboards Association recommendation on Social Networking which gave much higher figures:
9-17 year old students average 9 hours per week on social networking activities, including IM, texting, and using myspace and other online social networks. By comparison, they spend roughly 10 hours watching television. 96% of students with internet access say they have used social networking technologies. 81% have visited a social networking Website in the past 3 months, and 71% report using social networking tools at least weekly. 59% talk about education-related topics online and over 50% talk about schoolwork. Despite strict policies against online social networking in school, students and parents report few problems with online behavior, and district leaders and parents see potential benefits of using social networking in education. The NSBA recommends that schools reconsider their policies regarding online social networking, and explore ways to use social networking in education.
Students are engaged in creative authoring activities:
Here's a link to a summary i wrote on WDIL.org:
WDIL - National Schoolboards Association Research and Guidelines on Online Social Networking
Here's a link to the pdf itself: creating and connecting.pdf
Best Regards,
Ted Koterwas
WDIL.org