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Part 2 of the Prensky's 2001 articles on Digital Natives. This one focuses on scientific evidence to back up what he said in part one. It also includes this interesting quote about the attention span of digital natives, which seems to contradict other research on multi-tasking: "Their attention spans are  not short for games, for example, or for anything else that actually interests them. As a result of their experiences Digital Natives crave interactivity-an immediate response to their each and every action. Traditional schooling provides very little of this compared to the rest of their world (one study showed that students in class get to ask a question every 10 hours). So it generally isn't that Digital Natives can't pay attention, it's that they choose not to."

definition of digital native

Born digital. How play and learning go side by side.

An interactive way to understand what being a digital native means.

I tweeted this, but I'm diigo-ing it too because exploring space in 3D from the comfort of your couch is amazing!

Since we're on the topic of interactive maps, this is a great site to use for apartment searches.

This is an interactive way for students to research the five regions of Virginia. Students will select one region and research the geographical characteristics, location, industries, and interesting facts. They will construct a travel brochure that highlights all of these key points. Virginia's regions are different in many ways, both geographically and economically.