Schools and Libraries for the Net Generation

Schools and libraries will be more effective if educators acknowledge the unique attributes and preferences of the Net Generation and adapt educational environments to suit students instead of trying to change their basic natures. This session looks at the unique attributes of today’s students and proposes a Net Gen learning environment.

Powerpoint slides (on request)

GoSoapBox event

Attributes and implications (a shared GoogleDoc)

Doug's writings:

• Importance of Bricks
• Libraries for the “Net Generation” Part One and Part Two

Bibliography

• Beloit College Mindset List
• Cortesi, Sandra et al. Youth Perspectives on Technology. Berkman Center, Harvard University, January 2014.
• Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-19 Year-olds. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010
• The Impact of Social Media Use on Children, Adolescents and Families** ” in the April issue of Pediatrics (published online March 28, 2011).
• information behaviour of the researcher of the future <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/reppres/gg_final_keynote_11012008.pdf>
• Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis? Science Daily, Jan 29, 2009
• Oblinger and Oblinger, Educating the Net Generation, EDUCAUSE, 2005 <www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen>
• Palfrey and Gasser. Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives .2009
• Paul, Annie Murphy. "Is Technology "Re-wiring" Young People's Brains?" December 20, 2012.
• Pew Internet & American Life Project (various reports) <www.pewinternet.org/>
  • Generations Online in 2009 , Pew Jan 28, 2009
  • Teens & Technology: Understanding the Digital Landscape, 2014
• Teaching Screenagers - February 2011 issue of Educational Leadership is devoted to information about teaching the digital generation. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb11/vol68/num05/toc.aspx
• Tech-savvy students stuck in text-dominated schools, education evolving, 2005
• <http://www.educationevolving.org/pdf/tech_savy_students.pdf >
• Truth, Lies and the Internet , Demos (UK), 2011
• U.S. Teen Mobile Report, Nielson Company.
• http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/u-s-teen-mobile-report-callingyesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/
• "What Students Don't Know " Inside Higher Ed, August 22, 2011

As a Net Genner, here’s my proposed change for my school or library to meet the needs of the Net Gen ...

Written comments about this presentation:

• Thank you! I have heard nothing but positive feedback from our staff regarding your presentation and the day! I know this is the first step into the bigger realm of the Web2.0 world, but your thoughtful insight will help guide us in our journey.
• … it was my favorite session at the conference.
• I saw your presentation the other day at NECC on Schools and Libraries for the Net Generation. I loved it! I believe the presentation is one that all of our administrators, teacher leaders and librarians need to hear.
• I enjoyed your session so much - it was truly vintage you and your content was what I needed to hear.
• It is so easy to live in our little microcosm of a world and not allow in important change factors that ultimately will define our worlds, personally and professionally.
• Thank you for helping me look at the bigger picture - again!
• Let me just say I loved your presentation on Friday. As a school librarian, I found your presentation was the most applicable and the best of the day!