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=What are Digital Natives? How will this new generation of kids radically change how we teach?=

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Find out by reading this article 21st Century Digital Learners and these three articles from the Edutopia magazine, Edutopia Volume 2, Issue 7 October 2006
 * 1) Tech Teacher: Most kids believe that if it is on the Internet, it must be true (page 16)
 * 2) The New Face of Learning: What happens to time-worn concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now go online and learn anything, anywhere, anytime? (page 34)
 * 3) Toss the Traditional Textbook: Open source education resources can replace stale old volumes (page 38)

Read some 8th-graders' comments about what works to engage them in learning - **//no surprise//** technology plays a big part. Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement

If you found school boring, you will enjoy reading his chapter from Alan November's new book //Who Owns the Learning?//

=Becoming a Contributor= Begin your exploration by reading this short Edutopia article: Engage Students in Making a Difference

Next watch this video to get a better idea of what children can contribute:

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Students can contribute by helping create the class' History Book

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=**Work in Progress**= A Goal of Education Photos of AI WEI WEI's Art

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