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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Young and Wired: Computers, cell phones, video games, blogs, text messages -- how will the sheer amount of time spent plugged in affect our kids?

The Institute for Education and the Arts posts this article discussing the influence technology has on American youth.

In the May 14, 2006, issue of The San Francisco Chronicle, Katherine Seligman says:

Young people reported spending about six and a half hours per day occupied with various media, according to a survey released last year by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Learn more at the Chronicle's website:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/14/CMGGKIACOL75.DTL

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