This document discusses how to engage Generation X and Y students in learning based on their characteristics and preferences for using technology and social networking. It notes that these students extensively use the internet, social media, gaming, and mobile tools to research, communicate, and learn. The document advocates that teachers leverage these digital tools and skills to transform teaching and help students develop 21st century skills in finding, evaluating, and creating digital content and media.

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3. Where have all the students gone? Ask yourself….

4. Who are Generation X & Y?

5. What are their characteristics?

6. How were they brought up?

7. Where have they come from?

8. How might this affect their approach to learning?

9. What are their tools?

10. Where do they communicate?

11. How do they network?

12. Where do they network?

13. How do they learn?

14. Where do they research?

15. About 21 million teens use the Internet and half of them say they go online every day

16. 97% of girls 15-17 have used instant messaging

17. 81% of teens play games online, which is 52% higher than 4 years ago

18. What makes games so engaging? Engrossing Problem Solving Collaboration Feedback Strategic Thinking Fun

19. 76% of online teens get news online, 38% higher than 4 years ago

20. Welcome to generation myspace. Education2.0 - social networking

21. How do you teach?

22. How do you engage them?

23. What tools do you use?

24. What tools can you use?

25. Do you encourage them to innovate and create?

26. e-Learning has the power to transform teaching and learning

27. You have the power to give them the skills and tools to work in the 21st century

28. Teach them how to find, make sense of, and use relevant information

29. Give them the ability to find and use information with critical discrimination in order to build knowledge.

30. You can help them understand the power of images and sounds

31. Help them recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media.

32. learn together, network together, grow together