Technology

By Isaura Greene

Every day, the typical teen goes on Facebook, but some doctors are worried social networking sites may cause or contribute to depression in teens.

By Angela Zhang

In January 2010, a new online school opened in Minnesota for GLBTQ students.

By Jessica Langevin

Instead of standing outside at 7 a.m. in the freezing cold for a school bus, I’m still in bed. While other high school students are in their second hour of class, I’m just getting up, making my brother and sister breakfast and sometimes watching an episode of Scooby Doo. That’s because I go to an online high school, Minnesota Connections Academy.

By Ty Heimerl and ThreeSixty staff

More Minnesota students are turning to digital classrooms by enrolling in online classes and schools.

By Tyanna Dickerson

Claire McKitrick, a senior at South High School in Minneapolis, was standing in the hallway just checking the time on her cellphone last fall when her coach snatched it out of her hand with no warning.

By Simon Lancaster

Alfred Olson, 16, was visiting an online forum, “Forum Springs,” when an anonymous person told him: “Screw you, you suck.”

By Allison Jones of Great River School

You’re at dinner with your best friend, talking, eating, and having a great time. Until she pulls out her phone and starts texting. You’re annoyed.

By Ilili Tilahun of Columbia Heights High School

When Grace Pastoor’s parents opened their April cell phone bill, they were shocked. The 80-page bill chronicled their 16-year-old daughter’s 34,000 text messages. They took her phone away because they thought her texting habit resembled an addiction.

By Erika Roedl of South High School and Janelle Calvo-Nieto of Armstrong High School

When the Woodbury Math and Science Academy’s robot reached its arm up to grasp a wooden tower and pulled itself off the ground, it pretty much guaranteed a win for the robotics team at the Minnesota S

By Isir Osman

“I searched up and down and it seemed like no one wanted to hire me for my skills. I didn’t know what to do,” Luke Anshur said.

By Ty Heimerl

Every time Carter Falah, 17, gets into a car, he starts to text. The Edison High School student said that on average he sends up to five texts while driving.