 ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction.

 Children born in 1990’s live in a time of rapidly changing technology they are constantly connected to a number of mobile technologies.

◦ Teenagers desire for experiences is something they expect will carry over into their education.

 Middle and high school students learn much differently from students just a few years older.

 iGeners are growing up with portable technology.

 Students take a diagnostics test to determine the areas in which they need to study.

 A study plan is developed with their strenghts & weaknesses in mind.

 People don’t want to carry SAT books around with them so their having them on their i-pods.

 Rosen agreed that iGeneration are constantly connected to their mobile devices.

 Traditional school is so far on the other end of the spectrum for them.

iGeneration students don’t look at the technology as a tool.

 Petroski agreed that designing lessons.

 Not everyone agrees that multitasking is a healthy attribute.

 Cognitive control in media multitaskers published last august.

 Rosen said there are a few thing about that study bothered people.