TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pletka,Bob
TI  - Educating the net generation: how to engage students in the 21st century 
SN  - 9781595800237 (pbk.) :
AV  - LA227.4 .P58 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - Santa Monica Press
KW  - Generation Y
KW  - Education
KW  - United States
KW  - High school students
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - High school dropouts
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -