Just by reading the title “Teaching the iGeneration” I immediately knew what they were talking about. The famous “i” means the current generation of digital technologies popular with kids and young people ( the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iTunes and so on).
Now our “phones” or "cellular phones”, they are not just a regular phone, they are actually a mini-computer, where everything is possible, besides to use the phone to make calls, you can now, send SMS text messages, you can read your emails, browse the web, view files, pictures, listen to music, among other features.
I as IT manager need to keep up with all the latest technologies out there, and it amazing how technology grows exponentially. The main point here is not to teach with technology but to use technology to communicate or provide information in a more powerful and efficient way. Once we as instructors get more familiar with technology, we can use quality-time in the classrooms more productively.
The iGeneration is dipped in technology, let’s take the advantage of that hunger to explore technology and use it to bring student’s attention that we can get our students/end-users more involved in learning.
Take a look at the following video, it's call iPhone everything...
I feel the same way about technology. I have my Android and I don't know how I ever survived without it. It's everything I ever wanted and more. If I can't find a building, I have google maps. If I want to record the distance I walk, I have an app with a pedometer! The ideas really are endless.
ReplyDeleteI wish I understood half of the stuff you spoke about...that's why I'm even taking this class. I thought I had a grip on the whole idea, but it looks like I have a lot to learn, probably from the kids that I teach!
ReplyDeleteya its amazing, i use my ipod daily with out every really realizing what it can all do. These things are becoming more than just a mini computer they are becoming a house hold item that is needed. Great post man.
ReplyDelete@ Jen's Mom: Kudos for you not getting an apple. I was having a conversation the other day and my conversationalist was very well versed in how apple monopolizes.
ReplyDelete@Jeremy: Yes, apple things are cool. No arguement there. But I don't like that they're accessories aren't universal.
@ Ms. Ramsey: By that I meant, if your iPhone battery needs replacing for example you can't simply run to the corner store and buy an extra one. You have to send it in and get a new phone or have them tweak for you. Non-apples (wow, see how apple is becoming more and more the default while other products are that: the OTHER) allow consumers to replace parts. So... if you're "non apple" phone battery dies you CAN buy a replacement battery without shipping it off.
Every year, despite my warnings, my students show up to class with their iBooks (apple laptops) on presentation day and when I ask if they brought their adapter to connect to the mainstream projector they look at me confused and then become frustrated.
I guess that's business for you.
Oh, and great post!
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