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Assuming that, given the processes of technology diffusion, adolescent behavior forecasts future consumption of digital information, it would seem pertinent to study the characteristics of teenager technology use. This research asks: What are the key patterns regarding the use of technology platforms by teenagers? Is technology usage among teenagers shaped by schools' disparate teaching philosophies and cultures? How is technology usage impacting the consumption of traditional print media? A survey designed to determine how high school students use technology was administered at a private boarding school in New Hampshire and a public school in New York. The research concluded that individuals' residing environment and context shape ICT adoption. School culture and geographic context drive behavioral technology usage patterns. Furthermore, consumption of information appears to be guided by a principle of complementarity. However, technology substitution should Educ Inf Technol DOI 10.1007/s10639-013-9258-8 Raul Katz is Director of Business Strategy Research at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and Adjunct Professor in the Division of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School (Columbia University). Max Felix is a junior at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH; he was a summer intern at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (Columbia University) during 2012. Madlen Gubernick is a senior at the Institute for Collaborative Education in New York, NY; she was a summer intern at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (Columbia University) during 2012. R. L. Katz (*) Division of Finance and Economics, Business Strategy Research, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Uris Hall, 3022 Broadway, Room 1A, New York, NY 10027-6902, USA e-mail: [email protected] M. Felix St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH, USA M. Gubernick Institute for Collaborative Education, New York, NY, USA Author's personal copy