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Educating the net generation : how to engage students in the 21st century / Bob Pletka.
Publication details: Santa Monica, CA : Santa Monica Press, c2007.Description: 164 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781595800237 (pbk.) :
- 1595800239 (pbk.) :
- LA227.4 .P58 2007
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Summary: Educating the Net Generation: How to Engage Students in the 21st Century addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement, and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. The book examines the unique characteristics of the Net Generation and explains how the educational expectations and needs of the Net Generation differ from their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents. It also looks at why many students resist engaging in formalized education in schools and ultimately drop but. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Introduction: The role of information and communication technology in our children's lives -- The emerging net generation -- Obsolescence and mediocre schools -- Student voices -- My so-called digital life -- What parents want from their children's schools -- What schools can learn from Starbucks, scrapbooking, and deep-sea fishing -- Solutions to the problem of student dropout and disengagement.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-161).
Introduction: The role of information and communication technology in our children's lives -- The emerging net generation -- Obsolescence and mediocre schools -- Student voices -- My so-called digital life -- What parents want from their children's schools -- What schools can learn from Starbucks, scrapbooking, and deep-sea fishing -- Solutions to the problem of student dropout and disengagement.
Educating the Net Generation: How to Engage Students in the 21st Century addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement, and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. The book examines the unique characteristics of the Net Generation and explains how the educational expectations and needs of the Net Generation differ from their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents. It also looks at why many students resist engaging in formalized education in schools and ultimately drop but. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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