I thought this chapter did a good job in detailing some important facts about the Net Generation. A point that will be remembered was that just because a student falls into the "net-generation" age spectrum, there are other issues such as socionomic issues that would leave them out of this generation.
Great points where made about how 99% of schools in the United States have internet acesss, but that doesn't mean that the internet is being used effectively in schools, and it is mostly being used as a communication tool outside of school, not being written into the courses.
And how could I not focus on the love they showed to the non-traditional student college population, my group! The concepts of adult taking round about ways to get their degrees is something I see on a daily basis and wonder are there better ways that Albright could be using technology, specifically the internet with this population, Absolutely!
I thought the entire chapter was summed up best by this quote regarding how technology can be used in learning. "Enrich traditional forms of learning and serve (technology) as links between active and passive, individual and group, and transmission and generation of knowledge."
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