Amanda Lenhart & Mary Madden
Abstract
"American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the internet could be considered Content Creators.
They have created a blog or webpage, posted original artwork, photography, stories or videos online or remixed online content into their own new creations.
Teens are often much more enthusiastic authors and readers of blogs than their adult counterparts. Teen bloggers, led by older girls, are a major part of this tech-savvy cohort. Teen bloggers are more fervent internet users than non-bloggers and have more experience with almost every online activity in the survey."
Millennials or Net Generation students are hard wired to look at the variety of available technologies and then construct their own meaning (and content) based on their intrinsic learning goals.
Students have grown up with digital and web technologies, and are used to picking and choosing how, what, where, and when they will learn. This trend has been dubbed the Napsterization of education.
As this Pew Internet Study illustrates, teens are taking a more active role in their own learning process. These new digital learning styles have impacted the way students learn and have made the “drill and kill” teaching model less effective and relevant, and it's time we change our instructional models to meet their unique learning styles.
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