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2006 article from PEW research Reality 1 -- They are video gamers and that gives them different expectations about how to learn, work, and pursue careers. Reality 2 -They are technologically literate, but that does not necessarily make them media literate. Reality 3 -- They are content creators and that shapes their notions about privacy and property Reality 4 -- They are product and people rankers and that informs their notions of propriety. Reality 5 -- They are multi-taskers often living in a state of "continuous partial attention" and that means the boundary between work and leisure is quite permeable.

This is a wiki post summarizing some key points from "Understanding Digital Children" by Ian Jukes and Prensky's "Digital native and Digital immigrants". To me, this article supports Levin & Schrum (2009) when they claim, "Today's students are bored when they come to schools where they have to sit all day, usually listening to one person talking for extended periods of time, reading outdated textbooks, and being asked to study things they feel they have already learned by watching the Discovery or History channels or learned about from playing some of the incredible historical or science simulation games on their Xboxes or Play Stations" (p.30) The full articles are linked on this wiki post; they worth taking the time to read.

SETDA forum illuminates key ed-tech trends.