Technology Usage Stats For Differnt Generations

History of Technology in Education

Jan 1, 1925

History Of Technology in Education

Silent Generation: 1925–1945

Period: Jan 1, 1925 to Dec 31, 1945

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News Source

Nov 10, 1930

Kids of the past VS. Internet GenerationThis image illustrates the main news source for the generation.

Seniors Turn to Youth to Learn About Social Media

Nov 10, 1945

Seniors Turn to Youth to Learn About Social MediaIn the last five years, the number of Seniors 65+ actively using the Internet grew 55% from 17.5 million in November of 2009 up from 11.3 million in November of 2004 according to a recent survey by Nielsen. Among online visitors 65+, 88.6% say checking their personal email is their top online activity.

Baby Boomers 1946-1964

Period: Jan 1, 1946 to Dec 31, 1964

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Texts per week

Nov 10, 1948

On average 65+ yrs old send 16 texts per week.

Text's per week

Nov 10, 1958

Average texts per week ages 55-64 is about 17.

Cassette Tape

Aug 30, 1963

Europe is introduced to the cassette tape. It was invented in 1962 as audio storage, and was released at a radio exibition fair in Europe. The United States embraces the technology in 1964. Rothman, Lily. "Rewound: On its 50th birthday, the cassette tape is still rolling". Time Magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

Generation X: 1965–1981

Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Dec 31, 1981

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1973-1995 news sources

Nov 10, 1973

This chart shows the percentage of adults and their preferred news source.

Kids of the past Vs. Kids of the Internet Generation

Nov 10, 1980

Kids of the Past Vs. Internet Generation

Millennials - Gen Y: 1982–1996

Period: Jan 1, 1982 to Dec 31, 1996

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Texts Per Day

Nov 10, 1985

It appeas as though the 18+ adults text more than you think.

Phone call vs. Text

Nov 10, 1990

This chart shows the average daily calls vs texts. It appears as thoug Generation X and Y make plenty of phone calls.

Mobil phone usage stats

Nov 10, 1996

This graph shows the average media usage for 13 to 17 year olds.

Generation @: 1997–present

Period: Jan 1, 1997 to Nov 7, 2013

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Texts in a month

Nov 10, 2011

Media Usage Statistics

Nov 10, 2012

Media Usage Statistics

Technology Preference

Nov 7, 2013

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