Of the digital students with online access, 70 percent spend an hour each day online and the same number have high-speed Internet access. Sixty percent contend that the information found on the web is more reliable than that found in print (Teen Research Unlimited, Fall 1999). Ask them why and they’ll be happy to open a textbook and show you the copyright date.
Activities Online
Total
Sending email
100%
Surfing around/Seeing what is out there
98%
Looking up music groups and artists
95%
Chatting with friends online
93%
Doing homework or research
92%
Listening to music
90%
Using instant messaging
89%
Checking movie, TV or concert listings
84%
Reading the news or magazines online
81%
Playing online games
80%
Meeting people who share interests
77%
Watching streaming videos
70%
Exchanging own creative work with friends (art, poetry, music and so on)
![Students using computers in a classroom [photo]](http://images.apple.com/education/digitalkids/disconnect/images/image_online.jpg)
