Contents

• Introduction: The Young and the Digital

• Chapter One: Digital Migration: Young People’s Historic Move to the Online World

• Chapter Two: Social Media 101: What Schools are Learning About Themselves and Young Technology Users

• Chapter Three: The Very Well-Connected: Friending, Bonding, and Community in the Digital Age

• Chapter Four: Digital Gates: How Race and Class Distinctions are Shaping the Digital World

• Chapter Five: We Play: The Allure of Social Games, Synthetic Worlds and Second Lives

• Chapter Six: Hooked: Rethinking the Internet Addiction Debate

• Chapter Seven: Now! Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World

• Chapter Eight: “May I have your attention”: The Consequences of Anytime, Anywhere Technology

• Conclusion: A Message from Barack: What the Young and the Digital Means for Our Political Future

• The Making of this Book: Research, Methods, and Acknowledgments

• Notes

• Index