All students today are digital learners.
The digital world is one of constant engagement, participation, and creation. It requires that students gain new information and become involved in a more dynamic way in the learning process.
In 21st Century workplaces, collaboration, working on teams, problem-solving, risk taking, creative thinking, and flexibility are highly valued. As we prepare students for the workplace, learning should center on these principles to offer students a greater ability to navigate and participate as digital citizens no matter their path in life.
Check out this chart on the attributes of the digital generation!
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The effects of being "connected"
4.2 Billion people worldwide use text messaging. That is 3 out of 5 humans text message daily.
"So where would we all be if suddenly we didn't have any of these precious little devices? If we had to give up all smartphones, BlackBerries and iPads, what would happen? Could we even function? It turns out, these are not silly questions, as researchers here at the University of Maryland discovered.
Researcher Sergey Golitsynskiy and his colleagues asked students around the world to go without their cell phones for 24 hours. "It ended up being the most horrible experience many of them had ever in their life, according to what they self-reported to us. The psychological impact was significant. 70% quit the experiment." (CBS News September 29, 2012)
"So where would we all be if suddenly we didn't have any of these precious little devices? If we had to give up all smartphones, BlackBerries and iPads, what would happen? Could we even function? It turns out, these are not silly questions, as researchers here at the University of Maryland discovered.
Researcher Sergey Golitsynskiy and his colleagues asked students around the world to go without their cell phones for 24 hours. "It ended up being the most horrible experience many of them had ever in their life, according to what they self-reported to us. The psychological impact was significant. 70% quit the experiment." (CBS News September 29, 2012)