Comments on: What do students use the Internet for? http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/ Supporting eLearning and research by tinkering with the web Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:27:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Links a seguir | Links to follow « O Lago | The Lake http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-72 Links a seguir | Links to follow « O Lago | The Lake Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:05:35 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-72 [...] a long time the most popular use of the internet has been email. For the net generation, that is being replaced by social networking and instant messaging. All demonstrate that people don’t want to passively consume content online [...] [...] a long time the most popular use of the internet has been email. For the net generation, that is being replaced by social networking and instant messaging. All demonstrate that people don’t want to passively consume content online [...]

]]> By: BASIC Principles of Online Journalism: C is for Community & Conversation (pt2: Conversation) | Online Journalism Blog http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-71 BASIC Principles of Online Journalism: C is for Community & Conversation (pt2: Conversation) | Online Journalism Blog Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:01:23 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-71 [...] a long time the most popular use of the internet has been email. For the net generation, that is being replaced by social networking and instant messaging. All demonstrate that people don’t want to passively consume content [...] [...] a long time the most popular use of the internet has been email. For the net generation, that is being replaced by social networking and instant messaging. All demonstrate that people don’t want to passively consume content [...]

]]> By: Using embeddable video services « The Ancient Geeks http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-54 Using embeddable video services « The Ancient Geeks Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:38:34 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-54 [...] popular with students, along with French site DailyMotion (NB not necessarily for educational [...] [...] popular with students, along with French site DailyMotion (NB not necessarily for educational [...]

]]> By: Where are all the YouTube educators? « The Ancient Geeks http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-48 Where are all the YouTube educators? « The Ancient Geeks Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:49:20 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-48 [...] less sexy, but a more historic sea-change in how students learn. Clue: look at what students are actually using the Internet for. I’m talking about video sharing and, particularly at this point in time, [...] [...] less sexy, but a more historic sea-change in how students learn. Clue: look at what students are actually using the Internet for. I’m talking about video sharing and, particularly at this point in time, [...]

]]> By: Web 2.0 in student activism « The Ancient Geeks http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-26 Web 2.0 in student activism « The Ancient Geeks Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:26:31 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-26 [...] (Student use of the internet has previously drawn a lot of interest as a topic on Ancient Geeks) Posted in User experience, eLearning. [...] [...] (Student use of the internet has previously drawn a lot of interest as a topic on Ancient Geeks) Posted in User experience, eLearning. [...]

]]> By: Scholars and Rogues » Blog Archive » In a Technopoly, no one can hear you think… http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-25 Scholars and Rogues » Blog Archive » In a Technopoly, no one can hear you think… Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:55:12 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-25 [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...] [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...]

]]> By: Students’ expectations about technology « The Ancient Geeks http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-19 Students’ expectations about technology « The Ancient Geeks Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:31:31 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-19 [...] September 20th, 2007 — Martin Poulter Following on from the earlier post about what students use the internet for, I’m grateful to Lisa Whistlecroft for drawing my attention to a survey conducted by Ipsos [...] [...] September 20th, 2007 — Martin Poulter Following on from the earlier post about what students use the internet for, I’m grateful to Lisa Whistlecroft for drawing my attention to a survey conducted by Ipsos [...]

]]> By: In a Technopoly, no one can hear you think… « Dr. Slammy in 2008 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-14 In a Technopoly, no one can hear you think… « Dr. Slammy in 2008 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:23:13 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-14 [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...] [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...]

]]> By: In a Technopoly, No One Can Hear You Think... « Scholars and Rogues http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-13 In a Technopoly, No One Can Hear You Think... « Scholars and Rogues Mon, 07 May 2007 00:51:46 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-13 [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...] [...] that high school and college students use their computers mostly for downloading music, watching videos on sites like YouTube, playing [...]

]]> By: Martin Poulter http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-7 Martin Poulter Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:54:25 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/what-do-students-use-the-internet-for/#comment-7 An interesting thing about the session is that we were asked to guess beforehand which sites were most popular. For most hits, the audience were split between MySpace and YouTube. MySpace didn't even feature in the top ten, as I recall. Then for most traffic generated, almost everybody chose YouTube. Not many present had heard of the two sites that scored higher than YouTube (I was aware of DailyMotion, but only heard of Veoh a few days ago). An interesting thing about the session is that we were asked to guess beforehand which sites were most popular. For most hits, the audience were split between MySpace and YouTube. MySpace didn’t even feature in the top ten, as I recall.

Then for most traffic generated, almost everybody chose YouTube. Not many present had heard of the two sites that scored higher than YouTube (I was aware of DailyMotion, but only heard of Veoh a few days ago).

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