03144nam 2200649Ia 450 991045450730332120200520144314.01-59580-868-X1-59580-989-9(CKB)1000000000692458(EBL)385229(OCoLC)476211278(SSID)ssj0000144104(PQKBManifestationID)11134759(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144104(PQKBWorkID)10120056(PQKB)10390751(MiAaPQ)EBC1598964(MiAaPQ)EBC385229(Au-PeEL)EBL1598964(CaPaEBR)ebr10269328(CaONFJC)MIL534958(Au-PeEL)EBL385229(EXLCZ)99100000000069245820070411d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEducating the net generation[electronic resource] how to engage students in the 21st century /Bob PletkaSanta Monica, CA Santa Monica Pressc20071 online resource (169 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-03707-7 1-59580-023-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-161).Cover; Contents; Introduction: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Our Children's Lives; Chapter 1: The Emerging Net Generation; Chapter 2: Obsolescence and Mediocre Schools; Chapter 3: Student Voices; Chapter 4: My So-Called Digital Life; Chapter 5: What Parents Want from Their Children's Schools; Chapter 6: What Schools Can Learn from Starbucks, Scrapbooking, and Deep-Sea Fishing; Chapter 7: Solutions to the Problem of Student Dropout and Disengagement; Afterword; Appendix; Inventory for Parents; Survey I; Survey II; Inventory for Teachers; Educational ResourcesSelected ReferencesPhoto CreditsIn examining the unique characteristics of the Net Generation, this book addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. Besides contrasting this generation's educational needs and expectations to those of their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents, the narrative examines why many students resist participating in formalized education in schools and drop out. Subsequent chapters featuring student interviews and photographs synthesize the perGeneration YEducationUnited StatesHigh school dropoutsUnited StatesHigh school studentsUnited StatesAttitudesElectronic books.Generation YEducationHigh school dropoutsHigh school studentsAttitudes.370.154373.18Pletka Bob627094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454507303321Educating the Net Generation1212523UNINA