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Gary Hunter Brannon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explored the effects that social networking sites use has on the academic performance of middle school-aged students in a small district in California. It identified risks and benefits associated with social networking site use and how those affect student achievement. The study examined parental usage guidance and scrutinized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Media, Web Sites, Handheld Devices
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Dereli, Necibe; Sahin Izmirli, Özden – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine the cyberloafing behaviors of middle school students during the lesson or while studying. Within the scope of this aim, cyberloafing levels of middle school students were examined by comparing them with the web platforms they use. For this research; which was modelled with explanatory sequential mixed pattern,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Internet, Social Media, Time Management
Allison Dishman – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This narrative qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions of using Twitter as an effective professional learning tool for public school secondary-level teachers in Missouri. In addition, the researcher sought to find the perceptions of teachers who used Twitter for professional use, what they found to be valuable in developing a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Secondary School Teachers, Public Schools, Teacher Education
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Burnell, Kaitlyn; Andrade, Fernanda C.; Hoyle, Rick H. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: M[subscript age] = 12.36, 52% female, 57%…
Descriptors: Correlation, Adolescents, Self Control, Information Technology
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Adams, Jill – Middle School Journal (J1), 2012
Technological advances have created amazing opportunities for people throughout the world to access and share information. These opportunities have helped to create a generation of young adolescents who want to make the most of each minute of the day, seizing opportunities to seek information and communicate at the same time. This generation is…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology, Critical Thinking
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Wimmer, Jennifer J.; Skramstad, Erik; Khan, Ibraheem – Educational Forum, 2012
As teachers negotiate the integration of new literacies in the classroom, one of their greatest resources may, in fact, be their students. In this essay, the use of dialogue between educators and a student is highlighted in order to demonstrate how classrooms are evolving in the area of new literacies. In regard to the integration of new…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Teacher Student Relationship
Project Tomorrow, 2012
For the past nine years, the Speak Up National Research Project has endeavored to stimulate new discussions around how technology tools and services can transform education and to provide a context to help educators, parents, and policy and business leaders think beyond today and envision tomorrow. In last year's report, "The New 3E's of…
Descriptors: Internet, Stakeholders, Learner Controlled Instruction, Computer Use
Project Tomorrow, 2011
For the past eight years, the Speak Up National Research Project has endeavored to stimulate new discussions around these kinds of questions and to provide a context to help education, parent, policy and business leaders think beyond today and envision tomorrow. This report is the first in a two part series to document the key national findings…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Blended Learning, Educational Policy