Children's Internet Use: Findings from the HomeNetToo Project
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Jackson, L., Biocca, F., von Eye, A., Barbatsis, G., Zhao, Y. & Fitzgerald, H. (2004). Children's Internet Use: Findings from the HomeNetToo Project. In L. Cantoni & C. McLoughlin (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004 (pp. 4763-4769). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2004
Lugano, Switzerland
2004
ISBN 1-880094-53-3
Lorenzo Cantoni & Catherine McLoughlin
AACE
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HomeNetToo is a longitudinal field study to examine the antecedents and consequences of Internet use by low-income families in the United States. Participants included 140 children, mostly African American, whose Internet use was automatically recorded. This report focuses on relationships between computer activities, favorite school subjects, after-school activities and Internet use. Findings indicated that children used their computers mainly to play games and search the Web. Using the computer to listen to music or e-mail was related to greater Internet use whereas using it for schoolwork was related to less Internet use. Children whose favorite school subject was social science used the Internet more than did children whose favorite subject was math or science. Internet use was unrelated to participation in after-school activities. Implications for research on children's beliefs about the Internet and their influence on behavior are discussed.
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