tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509598671363415887.post3191211826242174281..comments2009-08-11T00:14:06.620-05:00S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509598671363415887.post-44255517007925972912009-08-11T00:14:06.620-05:002009-08-11T00:14:06.620-05:00Charles -- fantastic -- I&#39;ve been following danah&#39;s research for a long time and this is such a wonderful opportunity for both parents and teachers to hear her expertise on the teenage social networking phenomenon.S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509598671363415887.post-17537689667334038922009-08-10T19:14:30.043-05:002009-08-10T19:14:30.043-05:00danah Boyd. Oct 7 Wilmette Junior High 7 pm info at www.fan-ntts.orgCharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871616670415080579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509598671363415887.post-15205711511932614812009-08-09T18:07:40.869-05:002009-08-09T18:07:40.869-05:00Hi Scott,<br /><br />I appreciate the response and to be clear, I am not at all interested in <i>banning</i> cell phones -- in fact, I&#39;d hope for exactly what you suggested.<br /><br />However, having lived with teenage texting for a while, I worry about the near constant social &quot;tether&quot; that gets established and its heretofore unknown consequences. Even though I agree with what researcher <a href="http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/03/02/when_research_i.html" rel="nofollow">danah boyd has argued on behalf of teens</a>: &quot;we&#39;re addicted to our friends, not the computer [phone]&quot;, what can or how should we advise this generation of kids that has <i>unprecedented</i> access to their friends?S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509598671363415887.post-73997247596749529152009-08-09T16:32:45.915-05:002009-08-09T16:32:45.915-05:00Do you think that attitude is an aspect of schools and organizations banning of mobile learning? If we embraced these devices as positive learning tools than maybe we could confront the negative aspects a little more. Whenever we ban something, the alternative is to develop their values on their own in their own world. I don&#39;t have a study to prove it by any stretch but I wonder how things would be different if we approached these devices differently.SMeechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638316760895718112noreply@blogger.com