The study was conducted from 2005 until last summer, and involved interviewing 800 teenagers and their parents, and observing the teens' new media use to find out more about their digital habits. It was one element of a $50 million project on digital and media learning which was designed to take a look how digital technologies influence the way teens learn, interact, and participate in civic life.
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