Week #4

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Are you more comfortable composing documents online than longhand?

I find myself composing documents online rather than longhand – longhand takes me forever and my hand gets tired!

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Have you turned your "remembering" (phone numbers, meetings, and so on) over to a technology device?

Most definitely!  If I do not put the information in my phone I am totally lost!  Not sure what I would do if my phone breaks or I loose it!

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Do you go to meetings with your laptop or PDA?

No, I use good old paper and pen…

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Are you constantly connected? Is the Internet always on whether you are at home or work? Is your cell phone always with you?

I have an iPhone therefore, I am always connected to the Internet, and I always have my phone with me.

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How many different activities can you effectively engage in at one time?

Probably two activities at a time.

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Do you play video or computer games? 

No, not interested in video/computer games.

What generational category do you fall in or are you a mixture of a few?

         I believe I am a mixture of “Visual and Kinesthetic” (I do not like reading long assignments – I like hands on) and “Things that Matter” (I rather do thing that are meaningful to me)

This article focused on implications primarily for higher education; however, the characteristics for the Net Gen remain true for students in K12. What and how do we need to change?  

         Everything is moving toward technology – we have to make sure our students are 21^st century learners.