Top GenTech: The Wiring Of Teen America Stories from CBSNews.comhttp://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/gentech/main500695.shtml??source=RSS&en-us(c) MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:34:46 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/gentech/main500695.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/gentech/main1698246.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1698246Teens' lives buzz with cell phones ringing out the latest tunes, IM pings and MySpace runs. CBSNews.com examines this wired generation, GenTech, looking at all aspects of the way technology and teens intersect. The news is overwhelmingly positive.Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:00:57 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/11/gentech/main1699513.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1699513The teen who blogs till dawn. The 14-year-old who plays "Warcraft" for 12-hour stretches. The honors student who does math while IMing with five friends. Teens will swear the technology they won"t turn off is harmless fun. But what if they"re wrong?Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:01:01 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/12/gentech/main1704172.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1704172Sam Asher, an 18-year-old who lives in Montclair, N.J., is more than your average instant-messaging, Internet-surfing, i-Pod-listening teen. He's also a tech-savvy entrepreneur.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:30:29 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/gentech/main1699023.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1699023Closing the digital divide requires more than making technology access universal. In today's global community, teens need digital literacy as well as 21st century communication skills to be able to compete with kids all over the world.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/05/gentech/main1680744.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1680744GameCore takes a look at some trends among teens and gaming, and we set out to dispel some common misconceptions.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/gentech/main1697872.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1697872Some people see MySpace as a diary, others use it as a billboard. In all cases, everyone on MySpace is watching everyone else.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:30:25 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/13/gentech/main1707449.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1707449Today's teens sure love their techno-toys, but CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer has a dirty little secret: He's worried about it.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:33:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/06/gentech/main1687941.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1687941From juvenile homicide to school shootings, there's been a dramatic decline in teen crime and teen violence over the past decade. But there's one area where teens remain especially vulnerable: their computers.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:34:48 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/14/gentech/main1711070.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1711070CBSNews.com gathered three experts, Larry Magid, Steve Jones and Cynthia Hunter, to answer your questions about teens and technology.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:30:24 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/08/gentech/main1696408.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1696408Privacy is a thing of the past for teens with hyperstylized " and hyperrevealing " social-networking sites. But it's not just peers scoping out details: Concerned parents and police scope out profiles, as do hoards of eager predators.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:30:25 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/06/gentech/main1689706.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1689706Think that teens are isolated while trolling the Internet and listening to iPods? Think again, says a group of students from the Waterbury Arts Magnet School in Connecticut. They say they can't imagine having a social life without technology.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:00:32 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/07/gentech/main1690996.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1690996Today's teenagers are huge consumers of technology, but lack skills to become high-tech producers. CBS Technologist "Digital Dan" Dubno reports on ways American teens can regain the edge in technical innovation.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:22:28 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/13/gentech/main1710165.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1710165Pediatricians and researchers warn that parents need to set strict guidelines about how much time their children spend using TVs and computers " even if the programs are educational.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/12/gentech/main1701357.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1701357Twenty-four percent of boys and 14 percent of the girls say they have used the Internet to plagiarize material for use in school assignments, according to a CBSNews.com poll. The actual number may well be higher.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/gentech/main1698158.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1698158Now that it is easier than ever for young people to access information about music, TV and friends, members of GenTech are able to carve their own multidimensional niches.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:00:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/08/gentech/main1695676.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1695676Everyone knows teens love to stay in touch and chat. But is new technology turning America's youth into cell phone addicts? Some of the experts' answers may surprise you.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:00:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/07/gentech/main1690417.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1690417Contributor Lloyd Garver finds that teens sometimes still prefer low-tech methods and they agree video games can be addictive " but not to them. They never play them. Did we mention this was an unscientific survey?Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:30:04 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/12/gentech/main1704170.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1704170CBSNews.com has compiled a list of Web sites and blogs about teens and technology.