born between 1965 and 1979, were defined by Douglas Coupland (1991) as Generation X
not as easily categorized.
1980s and the birth of the World Wide Web
Generation Y, simply meaning the generation after X.
Don Tapscott's (1999) term—the Net Generation
The point is not to "teach with technology" but to use technology to convey content more powerfully and efficiently.
seem to embrace both cell phones and e-mail, with a bit of instant messaging thrown in.
Baby Boomers, in general, prefer face-to-face or telephone communication
Net Generation
social networks like Facebook, instant messages, Skype, and texting.
iGeneration, a phone is not a phone. It is a portable computer
using technology to enhance education doesn't mean that we should move classes totally online. Students need face-to-face social interaction, especially in the primary and middle school grades.
Gen Xers
The resources included videos for those who learned by more kinesthetic and auditory modalities, written newspaper reports for those who learned best by visual modalities, and even interactive websites for those with a more tactile and kinesthetic learning style.
Instead of showing the video in class, you might have them watch it on YouTube as a homework assignment.