There are many topics to consider when thinking about
technology and the internet. A great resource to find research on the many
questions that educators, parents, and even students may have about the impact
of technologies is Pew Research Internet Project. This site offers an insane amount of research
and information. I will include several
posts like the one below to showcase some interesting articles/presentations I
find on the website.
Millennials and
Libraries. (2014, April 9). Pew Research Centers Internet American
Life
Project RSS. Retrieved July 27, 2014, from
As a school librarian it is
important for me to understand how children and young adults use and view the
library. It is important for libraries and classrooms to change in order to
keep the next generation engaged and incorporate new technologies. Just because
a technology may seem to only serve as a distraction, doesn’t mean that it can’t
also be used in an educational way.
Its also important to note that this
generation seems to have an extensive understanding of technology, but they
need to be taught how to research and use technology for academic purposes just
like every generation before them. We can’t skip teaching skills because we
think they already know them. From my experience in a classroom, I can tell you
that my students know a lot about social media but can’t do a proper Google
search for a topic.
What this presentation made me
realize is that we need to embrace new technologies and make libraries more
interesting to future generations, but we still need to provide them with the
foundation of the skills we learned growing up.
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