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Attracting and Holding The Attention of
Those Millennial Digital Natives
Jill Robbins & Anup MahajanNational Capital Language
Resource Center
Who are the millennials?Also known as Generation Y, Echo/New Boomers, MTV Generation
Term Millennials coined by Howe & Strauss (2000)
Born between (approximately) 1981-2000
Current age: 9 to 28
Have always known computers, Internet,
Characteristics of Millenials“..their online life is a whole lot bigger
than just the Internet. This online life has become an entire strategy for how to live, survive and thrive in the 21st century, where cyberspace is a part of everyday life.” (Prensky, 2004: 2)
For this reason, Millennials in are referred to as Digital Natives
Digital Natives in the Classroom
Our students are no longer “little versions of us,” as they may have been in the past. In fact, they are so different from us that we can no longer use either our 20th century knowledge or our training as a guide to what is best for them educationally (Prensky, 2007, p. 2).If you lecture to them they tune out (or start texting under the desk)
Educational Impact
Language-Learning Functions Facilitated
Communication
Socializing
Evaluation
Searching
Collecting
Sharing
How Digital Natives Access
Resources
From Helen Mongan-Rallis
The New Teaching Paradigm
Teachers need to allow & encourage students to use technology to teach themselves
Students need to share the resources they know how to access with teachers & peers
Digital Communication
Blogs, rss feeds, email, webcasts, wikis, nings, polls, Moodles, Skype, iTunesU, FaceBook, Twitter
Digital SocializingGlobal Exchanges (Intercultural Email, class exchanges)
NCLRC’s ResourcesTech for Teachers: Tutorials, Resources & Articles; Blogs
For Students: Webcasts; Teen Interview Podcasts, YouTube Channel
Evaluation - Self-AssessmentPortfolio Assessment:
NCLRC’s Portfolio Assessment Guide
LinguaFolio: Student portfolio
Teacher training on Linguafolio
How do you empower your
student’s digital skills?
Searching
Collecting
Sharing
Ways Students Access Resources
What Digital Innovations Hold Their Attention?
Success Stories