1. Generational Differences

2. Generational differences: the theory that people born within an approximately 20 year time period share a common set of characteristics based upon the historical experiences, economic and social conditions, technological advances and other societal changes they have in common

3. Generational Boundaries GI Generation “Greatest Generation” Born between 1901 and 1924 Silent Generation Born between 1925 and 1945 Baby Boomers Born between 1946 and 1964 Generation X Born between 1965 and 1980 Today’s Student Born between 1981 and 2000

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9. This Generation’s Numbers 60 million - largest group since the Baby Boomers (72 million) 3 times larger than Generation X Teen population is growing at twice the rate of the rest of America Made up 37% of U.S. population in 2005

10. Today’s Student: Which Fit Your Students?

11. Today’s Student Generation Y Echo Net Generation Neomillennials Generation NeXt Millennials Generation Me Digital Natives Generation txt

12. Echo generation Foot, D. K. (1996).Boom, bust & echo: How to profit from the coming demographic shift. Toronto, ON: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited.

13. Net Generation Children of baby boomers Digital technology has had a profound impact on their personalities, including their attitudes and approach to learning Generation gap has become a generation lap Based on web-based surveys circulated on social networking websites Tapscott, D. (1997). Growing up digital: The rise of the net generation. New York: McGraw Hill.

14. Millennials “…today's teens are recasting the image of youth from downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged.” Based upon survey research with a sample from Fairfax, VA Howe, N., & Strauss, W. (2000). Millennials rising: The next great generation. New York: Vintage Books.

15. Digital Natives Belief that children today are natives with the digital technology because they grew up surrounded by it Common in the media No systematic research Makes unfounded assumptions about access to digital technology Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon, 9(5). Retrieved from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf

16. Generation Me “Today's young people have been raised to aim for the stars at a time when it is more difficult than ever to get into college, find a good job, and afford a house. Their expectations are very high just as the world is becoming more competitive, so there's a huge clash between their expectations and reality.” Based on data systematically collected from the 1960s to the present Twenge, J. M. (2000).Generation me: Why today’s young Americans are more confident, assertive, entitled – and more miserable than ever before. NewYork: Free Press.

17. So, let’s take a closer look at the labels ascribed to this generation of students…