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[|The Digital Generation] from [|Edutopia]

media type="custom" key="5742733" "Today's kids are born digital -- born into a media-rich, networked world of infinite possibilities. But their digital lifestyle is about more than just cool gadgets; it's about engagement, self-directed learning, creativity, and empowerment. The Digital Generation Project tells their stories so that educators and parents can understand how kids learn, communicate, and socialize in very different ways than any previous generation."

Check out the link to the [|Digital Generation Educators] page for more videos and discussion on the implications for teachers.

So what was schooling like in other times? Has education changed since the Industrial Revolution? media type="youtube" key="Zw_7_r-D5Kk" height="385" width="640"

Educator and author Sir Ken Robinson discusses how education has changed little from the Industrial Revolution. The clip features in landmark education documentary 'We Are The People We've Been Waiting For'