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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787390903321

Autore

Prensky Marc

Titolo

From digital natives to digital wisdom : hopeful essays for 21st century learning / / Marc Prensky ; foreword by Milton Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Corwin, c2012

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2012]

�2012

ISBN

1-4522-7975-6

1-4522-8419-9

1-4833-8776-3

9781483387765

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 227 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

370.973

Soggetti

Educational change - United States

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

Education - Effect of technological innovations on - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Rethinking education: The reformers are leaving our schools in the 20th century ; On learning ; Education as rocket science ; Turning on the lights ; Digital natives, digital immigrants ; The emerging online life of the digital native ; Young minds, fast times ; Blame our young? Or use their passion! ; To educate, we must listen ; Bringing the future to school : the Prensky challenge ; Open letter to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ; Questions for reflection -- part 2. 21st century learning, and technology in the classroom: The role of technology in teaching and the classroom ; Backup education? ; Simple changes in current practices may save our schools ; The longer view : why YouTube matters ; Beyond the lemonade stand ; Types of learning and possible game styles ; On being disrespected ; Let's be "digital multipliers" ; Search versus research ; Simulation nation ; What can you learn from a cell phone? Almost anything! ; The true 21st century literacy is programming.

Sommario/riassunto

Best-selling author and futurist Mark R. Prensky's book of essays



challenges educators to 'reboot' and make the changes necessary to prepare students for 21st century careers.