Interviews
We interviewed eleven pairs (dyads) of tweens (22 total) from Southern California. During the interviews we asked them questions about who they are, their habits, their everyday experiences and values.

In-Facility and In-Home Interviews
We interviewed the tweens in pairs because this enabled us to see their interaction between one another, made them feel more comfortable, and kept them honest. Six pairs were interviewed at a research facility in Santa Monica and five pairs were interviewed at their homes in the San Gabriel Valley. We split the interviews between in-facility and
in-home to see how the environments affected the interviews. Speaking with the tweens in their homes also gave us the opportunity to document their general living space and private bedroom. We initially thought that the in-home interviews would be more successful than the in-facility ones since the tweens would be in their home environment and be more comfortable. However the in-facility interviews proved to be more successful since the tweens were able to answer candidly, unlike the in-home interviews where Mom or Dad listened from the kitchen.

Questionnaire
Before the interview we asked each tween to fill out a questionnaire. We asked them to rank their different activities in order of preference, what types of technologies they had in their home and how they felt about the future. The questionnaire served as our primary source of quantitative information.