The generation is full of multitasking, networking students used to getting instant gratification.
Want to know what year the Magna Carta was signed?
By the time you get out the history textbook, go to the index, find the page, then read the page, your students will have already found the answer on Google and have moved on to bigger and better things.
That's the thing about this generation. They are fast and we need to keep up.
Having been in a few different school districts, I have seen technology used for good, or not at all.
One district, we'll call it District A, prides itself on its use of technology. Every classroom has a SMARTboard, five computers plus another computer for the teacher, as well as a classroom set of laptops available upon request from the school's computer room.
The teachers in this district take advantage of all that is offered to them and the students are better off because of it.
District B on the other hand, does not take advantage even though the tools are provided. SMARTboards are in all the classrooms, but not once have I seen a teacher use one.
It's not even just about the actual computers or SMARTboards, it's about all of the tools that come along with them.
There are so many tools made available through the Internet. They really are unlimited.
I have to admit I am not all that technologically savvy, but with this new generation I need to get it together and learn quick in order to keep up.
Courtesy: HowStuffWorks
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