There are a lot of myths floating through the ether about how
young people use new technologies. Does it make sense to talk
about a distinctive global culture of young people -- Digital
Natives -- who have only known life in a digital age? This
session will focus on what research does and doesn't teach us
about what this population of young people are up to? What are
the great things that we wish to foster, like creativity using
digital tools and new forms of civic activism? What are the
things that we should be worried about, from safety to information
overload? This session will explore recent research at the
Berkman Center and elsewhere on the way that some young people use
technologies differently -- or the same as -- those who are older.