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Thanks to the current media frenzy and barrage of lawsuits surrounding violent video games, I can't tell people what I do for a living without getting a lecture on the current plague of youth violence and the scourge that is Grand Theft Auto.

Talks about how Gen Y have a get it now pay for it later attitude and what that means for Gen Y's future

a look at what is going to happen to marketing strategies as Generation Y grows up and is different from Baby Boomers

The Times asked teachers to submit videos on how the use of technology has changed the way they teach.

I mentioned this issue in some sections. It's a good example why Wikipedia may be a good place to start, but not a good one to finish.

Students from Woodside High discuss their relationship to technology.

Related to health of Generation Y

Originally posted by Kimberly Feit

Another post by Ray Williams that I found very interesting.

An article by Mark Bauerlein (also the author of our book). Have to agree with him on this point. It seems like eye contact and handshakes are being replaced by text messaging and emoticons. I'm all for technology, but face-to-face conversations are certainly lacking these days.

Erin Schrode, 20, talks about how Gen Y has a thoughtful view of green when spending

Sometimes I forget that Generation Y is not just in the US so here is an article about Generation Y and Australia with disappointment by employers

TWIN FALLS * Education technology professor Dave Makings has seen the way technology has evolved during his time at the College of Southern Idaho. He introduces his education students - the next generation of teachers - to some of the gadgets and programs they may see in their future classrooms, such as online course management systems and iPads.

Technology in Education: Classroom iPads can act as all those-plus as globes, maps and interactive tools. Students can immediately demonstrate their geographic knowledge by pointing to India or France on a map displayed on the interactive touch projector.