Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn »

Dr. Larry Rosen is a professor of Psychology and the author of Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation and TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @ Work @ Home @ Play. He has over 25 years of research experience on the impact of technology among children, adolescents, young adults, parents, school teachers, and business people in more than 30 countries. Dr. Rosen is often quoted in magazines and newspapers such as Newsweek, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune; regularly appears on television and radio; and gives keynote speeches around the world regarding the psychology of technology. He lives in Dominguez Hills, CA.

Look around at today’s youth and you can see how technology has changed their lives. They lie on their beds and study while listening to mp3 players, texting and chatting online with friends, and reading and posting Facebook messages. How does the new, charged-up, multitasking generation respond to traditional textbooks and lectures?  Are we effectively reaching today’s technologically advanced youth?  Rewired is the first book to help educators and parents teach to this new generation’s radically different learning styles and needs.  This book will also help parents learn what to expect from their “techie” children concerning school, homework, and even socialization. In short, it is a book that exposes the impact of generational differences on learning while providing strategies for engaging students at school and at home.

Check out Larry Rosen's website: http://www.Me-MySpace-and-I.com

1 Why tweens and teens hate school 1

2 Welcome to the iGeneration 19

3 An explosion of WMDs : wireless mobile devices 51

4 Multitasking madness 75

5 Real life or screen life? : the educational opportunities of immersive social networking and virtual worlds 97

6 Tapping into a very creative generation of students 127

7 Media literacy among 21st-century kids 149

8 Concerns, worries, and barriers 179

9 Rewiring education 199

Acknowledgments 227

Endnotes 229

Index 249