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According to the Pew Internet Personal Networks and Community survey social media activities are associated with several beneficial social activities, including having discussion networks that are more likely to contain people from different backgrounds.

As well the survey found that Internet access has become a common component of people’s experiences within many public spaces. For instance, of those Americans who have been in a library within the past month, 38% logged on to the Internet while they were there, 18% have done so in a café or coffee shop.

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"People sometimes criticize the Internet as a colossal time waster. But it also has a role in releasing people’s creative and social energies, as a new report from Forrester Research points out.

Nearly a quarter of American adults who use the Internet are “creators,” Forrester says, which means that they “write blogs, upload original audio or video, or post stories online.”

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In Schools, a Firewall That Works Too Well
By Justin Reich
Saturday, July 11, 2009

Web site filters in schools have had tremendous success in keeping one group of people from freely searching online. Unfortunately, that group is teachers.

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No such thing as "deleted" on the Internet

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5 Reasons Why Educators Need To Embrace Internet Technologies

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The History of the Internet, made by Microsoft for the launch of IE8. Ask a Ninja and Janeane Garofalo in the same video!

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Social Studies Curriculum
Subject Resources

These lists were developed to provide a starting place for learning more about social studies. It is in no way intended to be an exhaustive list and the contents of these Web sites are not specifically endorsed by the Anchorage School District.

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key findings on the survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020

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