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Summer 2010** **Interview with a Digital Native** **Due July 7, 2010 by 5pm** They are referred to by a multitude of names – Digital Native, Generation Z, N-gen, and Millennials. In short they are our students. Please identify a student and ask several questions to understand how information is found and interpreted by this person. You may “interview” a family member. Example questions include: Feel free to come up with your own questions. We are trying to get a sense of how students today access and use information. Prepare an outline of what you learn from your interview. This outline should describe the student you spoke with.
 * RLS 514: Teaching Research to Children and Adolescents
 * What is their age/grade?
 * What do they do in their free time?
 * What do they read? In school? On their own?
 * Where do they shop?
 * What do they worry about?
 * How do they get their information? Online? Off line?
 * What do they do to relax?
 * What games do they play?
 * What is the most significant event that has happened in their life?

The outline will be posted online using Wikispaces. **Please post your outline and return at least once during the assignment interval to comment on other’s postings.** **Both of these postings need to occur prior to 5pm on Wednesday, July 7.** You’ll find the discussion thread by clicking on the “discussion” tab at the top of this page. This dialogue takes the place of in class discussions.

Prensky, M. (2001). //Digital natives, digital immigrants//. Retrieved June 22, 2010 from [] Palfrey, J. & Gasser, U. (2008). //Born digital//. Retrieved June 22, 2010 from [] //A vision of k-12 students today//. Retrieved June 22, 2010 from [] (Go to [|www.teachertube.com] and enter “A Vision of K-12 Students Today” in the search box.)
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