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Hi Everyone, I am going to be interviewed in Elluminate about the Future of Education on Wednesday, May 6th at 8 pm EST and you are all invited to attend. I'll be talking about the Net Gen Education Project, the themes discussed in Grown Up Digital and answering audience questions. Here are the details; I hope you will join me! Future of Education Interview with Don Tapscott Date: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day) (international times here… Continue

As you know, the NetGen Education Challenge has come to a close. I would like to thank everyone who submitted videos. Tackling a topic like education is quite challenging and I have to say that I was delighted by the quality, talent and insight portrayed in the video entries. It has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of the Net Gen Education Project and to have had the opportunity to engage in a global dialogue on education and the Net Gen. I hope that you have found this experience to be as… Continue

Yesterday, via Reaction Grid and the Open Sim virtual world on the F.L.A.T.S (Flat Learning Area for Teaching and Sharing) we announced the winners of the multimedia section. Here is the slideshow sharing ALL winners. The top place videos have been featured on the Ning on the main page. Congratulations everyone! … Continue

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I was shocked at the way that intelligent adults see us. It shows that they don’t comprehend the way our minds work. I was honestly not expecting it to be so harsh. I think that some of it may be true, but it doesn’t seem so bad to us. And the rest of it is completely untrue. For instance, in the second point where we are called “sceenagers,” to us talking to people online is socializing. We are able to meet and get to know people that we might never meet in person. This communication helps us u… Continue

I think there is a lot of stereotyping going on here. Not all members of the Net Generation are spend all their time social networking and playing computer games. And I think that people are overreacting. Young people have always done things that seem weird to their parents. I agree that people are scared because they don’t understand. I gave up trying to explain what an internet browser is to my parents when they asked how to turn the computer off. People need to understand what happens inside… Continue

Good morning, I created a Google Earth tour of all the schools involved in the project. It is very basic at this point. If you want to use it, feel free. Add to it and share it again! Jen NetGenEd Schools.kmz Continue

I think it would be best to make more of our learning digitally focused. For us do that we would need teachers that are actually knowledgeable in the computer area. That would really help. Continue

During the limited time that our class has been talking about the Net Gen, I have learned many things about it. I've learned that our generation has been sort of the "laughing stock" of the older generations. We are considered to not have any work ethic because we work in a different fashion. I think that we aren't used to working in a "real time" environment. We are more likely to want to get online and chat to people rather than talking face to face with people because we may be embarrassed. I… Continue