(DOWNLOAD) "They Might be Gurus (Young Adults, Tech Gurus)" by Teacher Librarian * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: They Might be Gurus (Young Adults, Tech Gurus)
- Author : Teacher Librarian
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 185 KB
Description
THE POPULAR MEDIA ATTRIBUTES NEAR GURU STATUS TO YOUNG ADULTS IN TERMS OF THEIR FAMILIARITY AND SOPHISTICATION WITH TECHNOLOGY. IN GROWING UP DIGITAL, DONALD TAPSCOTT (1997) DESCRIBES A GENERATION LAP, IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE AUTHORITIES LAPPING ADULTS IN ALL AREAS INVOLVING TECHNOLOGY. MARK PRENSKY (1998) TELLS US TODAY'S STUDENT HAS HAD "FAR MORE EXPERIENCE AT PROCESSING INFORMATION MORE QUICKLY THAN (HIS OR HER) PREDECESSORS, AND IS THEREFORE BETTER AT IT" (PARA. 6). BUT FIRST, ARE THEY GURUS?