BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Click On, Series 5, Episode 3
Digital Natives
A just-published report into the technology habits of 16-24 year olds revealed that half of those asked felt happiest online, and three quarters of them couldn’t live without the internet. Simon is joined by the report's author Michael Hulme, and James Clay, manager of e-learning at Gloucestershire College - an institution which found that embracing social networking sites reduced their dropout rates - to discuss why it's important to recognise the needs of today's teens
The item starts at about 19 minutes. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Click-On show on Monday 19th October 2009 bwteen 16.30 and 17.00 GMT+1. All editions from the current (5th series) are available as are a couple of episodes from series 4. There's also a Podcast feed which makes the last episode available for a week. But there's no apparent restriction on how long you can keep the MP3 files.
