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Jessica, my teen guest blogger is out with flu. She’s not alone.
Some schools that were able to remain open are reporting more than 50% absenteeism which greatly exceeds the 20% rate needed to close the school. As soon as she’s well she’ll be bring you more posts on what teens are up to on the [...]
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Last week I asked 28 students if they would write a short essay about what they do online, how much time they spend online and how they communicate with their friends. It was originally due today but because of the flu my teacher gave everyone until Monday to complete the assignment. Nearly 30% of the [...]
My teacher asked some questions (in 5 of her classes) about cell phones, online time and access questions and here are the results.
1. Students averaged 68 text messages per week. The high was 131, the low was 24.
2. 72% of students said they spent more time on the phone or texting than they did online.
3. [...]
Jessica will be posting on Thursdays until the end of the school year. As for me, I’ll be posting at random times on a daily basis.
Chris Winfield asked some questions last week and I asked my class for some help with some of the answers.
1) How do you feel about video ads on YouTube (as they are now like Boost Mobile)?
I don’t really care for ads, they seem out of place but they aren’t as bad as those ads that [...]
She’ll be celebrating getting her temporary driver’s license with her family. ; ) I can almost remember being that young…
Christmas break is over. :(
I know that everyone thinks that music is #1 but we trade music at school, mostly rips from CD’s that we buy at the mall. Going to the mall with friends to buy CD’s is more fun than sitting at home downloading songs.
I get in trouble for buying ring tones and [...]
I didn’t have anything ready for tonight, today was kind of a rush since it was the last day of school before the holiday, but luckily, Michael (Graywolf) had some questions ready for me.
Which websites do you visit and how often (digg, netscape, reddit, stumbleupon, myspace). What are your favorite things to do there ?
Myspace [...]
I wanted a different perspective on the Social Web, Myspace, Digg, etc. I also wanted some fresh input on what is driving the young adopters of technology. So, I’m proud to announce that Jessica L. will be writing for this blog. She’s the 15 year-old junior editor of her school newspaper and one of [...]
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Word Of The Day- affray: Dictionary.com Word of the Day July 5, 2009affray: a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
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- affray: Dictionary.com Word of the Day July 5, 2009
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- Michael Crichton"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."
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- Neologisms
- wallet neuropathy July 3, 2009wallet neuropathy n. Lower back pain caused by sitting on an overstuffed wallet kept in a back pants pocket. Example Citations: Physiotherapists have coined the term 'wallet-neuropathy' for the lower back pain caused by men sitting down (such as when driving or in the office) on wallets always carried in their back trouser pocket. The […]
- intexticated July 2, 2009intexticated adj. Preoccupied by reading or sending text messages, particularly while driving a car. —intexticating pp. —intextication n. Example Citations: The usual concerns arise, knowing teen drivers will be packing the ever-present buzzing and ringing cell phones from which most seem incapable of parting. We've had the disc […]
- Wikipedia kid June 30, 2009Wikipedia kid n. A student who has poor research skills and lacks the ability to think critically. Example Citations: As an English professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa, I was very impressed by the report's neologism: "Wikipedia kids." Too many graduates of Ontario's high schools know how to cut and paste, but have learnt […]
- carrotmob June 26, 2009carrotmob n. An event where people support an environmentally-friendly store by gathering en masse to purchase the store's products. Also: carrot mob. —carrotmobber n. —carrotmobbing pp. Example Citations: Forget sticks, and stick with carrots instead. So says Brent Schulkin, founder of a fledgling movement of activist consumers […]
- phantom fat June 25, 2009phantom fat n. Lost body fat that is still perceived by a person who used to be overweight. Example Citations: Body-image experts say it's not uncommon for people, especially women, who have lost a lot of weight to be disappointed to some extent to discover that they still aren't "perfect." The excess fat is gone when they re […]
- weisure June 8, 2009weisure n. Free time spent doing work or work-related tasks. [Blend of work and leisure.] Example Citations: Weisure has been fueled by social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, where "friends" may actually be business partners or work colleagues. "Social networking as an activity is one of those ambiguous activities, […]
- DDo$ June 4, 2009DDo$ n. A scheme where a fine or fee is paid using a massive number of small electronic payments, particularly when each payment generates a transaction cost greater than the payment itself. Example Citations: After the Pirate Bay founders were fined $3.5 million, they swore they wouldn't cough up a single cent. Instead, they've come u […]
- space headache June 4, 2009space headache n. A debilitating headache experienced by astronauts during space travel. Example Citations: Astronauts need to add space headache to their list of occupational hazards, say researchers. ... The researchers believe there are a number of reasons why space travel could cause headaches, the root cause being microgravity. Micrograv […]
- VB6 June 3, 2009VB6 n. A person who eats a vegan diet before 6:00 PM, and then whatever they want after that. [From the phrase vegan before 6.] Example Citations: VB6. No, it's not a tomato cocktail or the latest version of a computer programming language. VB6 is short for Vegan Before 6, the increasingly popular veggie-heavy diet that converts say can do […]
- Idaho stop June 2, 2009Idaho stop n. Stop sign behavior where a vehicle, particularly a bicycle, slows down but does not come to a complete stop. Example Citations: Here's an idea that would light up talk-radio phone lines, even though it would do little more than legalize what many cyclists do every day anyway: It's called the Idaho stop. ... Almost no cyc […]
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