3. Our students
• Born around and after 1985, PC computer
increasingly available.
• Born in the internet age - Net Generation
4. Our students
• Rarely enter a library
• Rarely use the traditional
encyclopedia; Use Wikipedia
instead
• Use SEARCH engines
(Google, Yahoo, etc).
• Communicate using:
– SMS – text messaging
– Social networking -
Facebook, MySpace,
Twitter etc.
• Short Attention span
• They are CONNECTED 24/7!
5. Our students
• Impacted by digital technology Digital Natives
– e.g. PC, DVDs, Internet, mobile phones, computer games,
portable media players – mp3s, Ipods.
• Existing education system was NOT designed for this
new generation!
• Short attention span?
– Yes, to Digital immigrants (i.e. us), “Short Attention Span” or
ADD.
– Attention NOT short when they play games. etc.
– They need INTERACTIVITY – immediate response (from
teacher, friends, from network.)
– They choose NOT to be attentive. They are not interested.
– Traditional lesson IS NOT stimulating enough!
