From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning

Foreword by Milton Chen About the Author Introduction I. Rethinking Education 1. The Reformers Are Leaving Our Schools in the 20th Century 2. On Learning 3. Educaiton as Rocket Science 4. Turning On the Lights 5. Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants 6. The Emerging Online Life of the Digital Native 7. Young Minds, Fast Times 8. Blame Our Young? Or Use Their Passion! 9. To Educate, We Must Listen 10. Bringing the Future to School: The Prensky Challenge 11. An Open Letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Questions for Reflection II. 21st Century Learning, and Technology in the Classroom 12. The Role of Technology in Teaching and the Classroom 13. Backup Education? 14. Simple Changes in Current Practices May Save Our Schools 15. The Longer View: Why YouTube Matters 16. Beyond the Lemonade Stand 17. Types of Learning and Possible Game Styles 18. On Being Disrespected 19. Let's Be "Digital Multipliers" 20. Search Versus Research 21. Simulation Nation 22. What Can You Learn From a Cell Phone? Almost Anything! 23. The True 21st Century Literacy Is Programming Epilogue: From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom Questions for Reflection Final Note Index