This is a presentation based off a Master's Degree thesis study I did in 2010 regarding the factors that influence the use of Social Networks by high school students between the ages of 14-17.

1. Gerard Truesdale

2. Examining different aspects of how students
between the ages of 14-17 use social networking
services as well as the factors that influence that
use is what this research hopes to convey.

3. High school students all over the United
States are doing more than using the
computer for just internet browsing or
homework help. Students are
communicating with individuals all over
the world as well as expressing their views
on certain issues through social networks.
Without social networks a major
communication bridge would be shut
down, a bridge that was intended for
personal and business use.

11. 80% of respondents said that they used social networks on a daily
basis.
-the most common social network that was used was
facebook with twitter coming in second.
87% of the students used social networks to communicate with
friends or family.
95% of the students said that they use social networking sites in the
library for work or recreation.
On a Likert scale from 1-10 the average score was 6 when asked
about their level of expertise with social networks.
On a Likert scale from 1-10 the average level of technology found in
school was 8