“iGeneration” is a play on the marketing gimmick used by the Apple company with products like “iPod,” “iPad,” and, iTunes. The company will indicate that the product is part of the Apple brand by adding a lowercase “i” to the beginning of the product name. The fictional product “iCat” would be instantly recognizable as an Apple brand cat was such a thing available on the market. Therefore, “The iGeneration” refers to a generation of young people who grew up with a high exposure to technology, likely through an “iPhone.”
Renee Wilson was working as a teacher in 2009 when she read the provocative article by Gregory Levy entitled, “Lament for the iGeneration.” This was the hotly debated magazine piece in which Levy insisted that the students of the iGeneration, those born later than 1995, were without the skills necessary for a post-secondary education because of their near-unrestricted access to technology and the internet. Wilson felt that her professional involvement with the very generation Levy was discussing left her with a deeper understanding of what she believed to be that generation’s real strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, in 2013 she responded with her own article on the subject. …show more content…
Wilson shares classroom anecdotes in her article which demonstrate that her students have a greater ability to collaborate and use “outside-the-box” problem-solving. She asserts that technology has broadened the world for this generation rather than restricted it, thus increasing their willingness to form peer groups and ask for help. This is contrary to the idea that widespread internet access has led to the widespread crippling of young people’s social
Renee Wilson was working as a teacher in 2009 when she read the provocative article by Gregory Levy entitled, “Lament for the iGeneration.” This was the hotly debated magazine piece in which Levy insisted that the students of the iGeneration, those born later than 1995, were without the skills necessary for a post-secondary education because of their near-unrestricted access to technology and the internet. Wilson felt that her professional involvement with the very generation Levy was discussing left her with a deeper understanding of what she believed to be that generation’s real strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, in 2013 she responded with her own article on the subject. …show more content…
Wilson shares classroom anecdotes in her article which demonstrate that her students have a greater ability to collaborate and use “outside-the-box” problem-solving. She asserts that technology has broadened the world for this generation rather than restricted it, thus increasing their willingness to form peer groups and ask for help. This is contrary to the idea that widespread internet access has led to the widespread crippling of young people’s social