How teenagers used technology in 2024: the latest from Pew Research

Pew Research has a new report on how American teenagers use social media and related technologies.  I’ve long admired and drawn on their research.  Today I’ll share highlights and some reflections on this publication, especially aimed at educators. Much of what follows will be unsurprising to people paying attention to the topic, but there are details media coverage tends to downplay.  And it’s useful data to consider instead of anecdotes. tl;dr – overall use is up, led by video and image apps. To begin with, teen social media habits fall into three groups.  At the top, far above the rest,... [Read more...]