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Mar 1, 2013PBS MediaShift
Education technology -- "Edtech" -- has become an area of intense innovation and debate -- with topics like Massive Open Online Courses, coding for kids, and tablets constantly attracting attention and sparking debate every day. But ho...
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Feb 28, 2013Mashable
More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives, a new report says. A study by Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project released Thursday delves into teachers' increasin...
Feb 28, 2013CBS News
Teachers are increasingly relying on laptops and mobile technology in middle and high school classrooms nationwide but there is a "striking" disparity in access to the latest technology between lower and higher income students and school districts...
Feb 21, 2013Nevada Public Radio
Surveys show that people who go to public libraries want more e-book options. But, the same survey shows that people in general still want to have traditional books to check out. Will technology eventually force out paper books? And, how are lo...
Feb 18, 2013American Medical News
The number of technical tools available to help patients live healthy lifestyles or control chronic health conditions has grown considerably during the past few years. But the percentage of patients who use some form of technology, such as mobile ...
Feb 14, 2013USA TODAY
The popularity of Twitter and Instagram among blacks in America is surging, while white women under 50 continue to pin away on Pinterest, according to a demographic survey released Thursday. The survey, by the Pew Research Center's Inte...
Feb 7, 2013Los Angeles Times
Every person has their price, and for a 14-year-old Boston girl, her price to quit Facebook is $200. Paul Baier and his daughter entered into a contract he posted on his blog this week that will earn the daughter $200 if she can stay of...
Feb 6, 2013CNN
Facebook follows you everywhere. It's on phones and computers, at work and home, and in the news. So it's understandable that people might need a little rest from the social network. New research suggests that Facebook fatigue may be se...
Feb 5, 2013New York Times
Facebook is the most popular social network in America — roughly two-thirds of adults in the country use it on a regular basis. But that doesn’t mean they don’t get sick of it. A new study released on Tuesday by the Pew Resea...
Jan 31, 2013Washington Post
Online sales are rising at a brisk pace, but brick-and-mortar retailers’ efforts to keep even the most Web-savvy shoppers in stores is having some early success, according to a Pew Internet and American Life Project report released Thursday. ...
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.