Understanding the digital generation : teaching and learning in the new digital landscape by Jukes, Ian, author, McCain, Ted D. E., author; Crockett, Lee, author; Prensky, Marc, writer of foreword; 21st Century Fluency Project instant download

Understanding the digital generation : teaching and learning in the new digital landscape by Jukes, Ian, author, McCain, Ted D. E., author; Crockett, Lee, author; Prensky, Marc, writer of foreword; 21st Century Fluency Project instant download

150 pages : 25 cm, \"This book explores the fundamental characteristics of the children in this new digital generation, and how our educational procedures can be modified to enhance their experiences of learning while supporting traditional literacy in tandem with the essential new 21st century fluencies. You will gain a clear picture of the dramatically different way the digital generation thinks, learns, views our world, and interacts as we follow them through this vast digital landscape.\"--Back cover, \" ... second book in our 21st Century Fluency Series\"--Page [i], Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index, Introduction -- The need for balance -- The problem of the gap -- What we know about the digital generation -- Learning preferences of the digital generation -- An impending tragedy -- It's time to catch up -- A shift to whole-mind instruction -- Teachers must move off the stage -- Teachers must let students access information natively -- Teachers must let students collaborate -- Teachers must teach students visually -- Teachers must re-evaluate evaluation -- A need for leadership