Hi, Jim
Your first teaching breakfast looks interesting so I'm sorry that I'll have
to leave early in order to attend a Music Dept. meeting at 8:30.
Thanks
Janet


Dr. J. Nepkie
Professor of Music 
And Music Industry
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
State University College
Oneonta, NY 13820
tele: (607) 436 3425
fax:   607 436 2718
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> From: Jim Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:11:41 -0500
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> Conversation: The Google Generation?  - Posted to TB List by Jim Greenberg
> Subject: The Google Generation?  - Posted to TB List by Jim Greenberg
> 
> Tbers, 
> 
> A reminder that the first TB meeting of the year will be Feb. 7 at 8 am in
> Morris Hall.  
> 
> A new study overturns the common assumption that the ŒGoogle Generation' ­
> youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age ­ is the most
> web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the
> CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young
> people demonstrate an apparent ease and familiarity with computers, they
> rely heavily on search engines, view rather than read and do not possess the
> critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on
> the web.
> 
> An article on this study can be found at:
> 
> http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.html
> 
> The findings from the study are attached to this email as a PDF. I found
> them very interesting and worth reading.
> 
> 
> Mr. James B. Greenberg
> Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
> Milne Library 
> SUNY College at Oneonta
> Oneonta, New York 13820
> 
> blog: The 32nd Square at http://aristotle.oneonta.edu/37_the_32nd_square
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> phone: 607-436-2701
> fax:   607-436-3081
> IM:  oneontatltc
> 
> "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"
> 
>