Poynter Online - Wednesday Edition: Kids' Home Internet UseInteresting research results that kinds who use Internet at home outperform those who don't in school. The Web for all its glamour is essentially text-based, and it turns out that kids who spend more time reading (even if it is online) become better readers. There appear to be no negative social impacts, either. As my kid heads off on his first "roadtrip" as an adult (he is now 18) to cyberathlete professional league summer 2003 championships in Dallas, TX. He will be one of the 1000 folks who "BYOC" or bring their own computer. He is an avid reader, a good writer, he got into college , has dates and a social life, but I wish he would spend more time outdoors.