21st+Century+Students


 * 21st Century Students

** //"My son still watches primetime t.v. He doesn't watch it in prime time. And he doesn't watch it on t.v"// ( [|Nealon in Joel]).

The quote above reveals the typical 21st Century student. These students are growing up in a media rich world, with internet browsers on their cell phone and social networks all over the world. These students, digital natives, have "grown up with digital technology such as computers, the Internet , mobile phones and MP3" ([|Wikipedia]). They download, burn, rip, network, mash-up, game, blog and are exposed to many other applications, unlike previous generations. When teaching these students, (the ones currently in our education system), we need to consider the world they are growing up in, their interests, and their learning styles. As teachers, we do our best to reach all learners and so with these digital natives, we need to adapt and change our teaching strategies to meet their needs.