Lesson 5: Preferences of Technology Generation

Preferences of Technology Generation

Some Basic Comparison Between Old and New Generation:

What Old Generation likes may not be the same as what the New Generation prefers in Life, Work and Leisure. 
Much of the good things enjoyed by elders when they were students are no longer available to the new generation. 
Vocational, Cultural and Values classes that are widely used by old generations during their time today, it is also available but it has been minimized due to the emphasis on the basics of English, Mathematics and Science

Text vs. Visual

Our parents read book text, enrich by illustrations and photos. In order to research, they go to the school library, use the card catalogue for needed books and sign up to borrow books for home reading. 

The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visuals (photo and video) compared with texts. In fact, they have been exposed since childhood to cable television and videos images especially cartoon characters and then to compute images, in such manner and their visual fluency or abilities have sharpened and enriched. 

Linear vs. Hyper Media
The past-30 year old generation obtained information in a linear, logical and sequential manner. On the positive side, this made them more logical, focused and reflective thinkers.

The new generation, however, follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information, less superior elders in focused and reflection. Thus, they appear to be more easily bored and distracted during class lectures.

Independent vs. Social Learners

The traditional education system gives priority to independent learning, prior to participative work.

New learners, however, are already acquainted with digital tools that adapt to both personal and participative work. They take the opportunity for dozens of instantaneous ways to communicate with others mobile calls and text, emails, Facebook, YouTube, Myspace, twitter, wikis and etc. experts describe this mode of digital learning as one that based on experimentation, discovery and intuition. 

Learning to do vs. To pass the test

Old teachers teach students in order to help them pass tests and complete the course requirement.

On the other hand, the new digital learners simply wish to acquire skills, knowledge and habits as windows of opportunity afford them to learn. Our parents have completed a course and have engaged in a permanent job for most of their lives. A different work situation awaits the digital generation with contractual, multitask and multi-career opportunities in a digital world ahead of them. 

Delayed rewards vs. Instant gratification

The traditional reward system in education consists in the grades, honor certificates/medals and diplomas. Including future jobs, the traditional rewards for the performance. 



On the other hand. Digital learners on their own experience or more immediate gratification through immediate scores from games, enjoyable conversation from web-cam calls, excitement from email chats and inviting comments from their Facebook accounts.

Rote memory vs. Fun learning

Teachers feel too obliged to delivering content-based courses, the learning of which is measurable by standard tests.


Digital learners and not surprisingly there is much fun in the digital world outside the school.

Lesson 4: Bridging the generation gap

Bridging the Generation Gap

 As we can observe, today is different from the past. We can see that there is really a generation gap. This gap may include the way of teaching, the materials being used in instruction and how the teachers use this instruction. Traditional schooling has hardly change even with the clear evidence of a digital world, but we can’t deny the fact that there are some traditional things that is difficult to improve and it takes time especially that when everybody is used it.

 A huge generation gap in the field of education also exist and it will continue to widen if it will not adapt the changes. It is understandable in the third world country that those schools which do not have technology facilities, the development or the transition of digital education may takes time. Because of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), there really a great to prepare for bridging the digital gap in the society. We need to understand some potentials of ICT and this is the new network of instantaneous communication is global, overcoming borders between countries and continents, much of what elders believe may not be applicable anymore to the new generation.

            According to Alvin Toffler’s book, Future Shock, it shows that information age has begun to create many cultural changes in the family and society as a whole. Much of the old technology such as tube radios, platter records and etc., are quickly vanishing today because of the rapid development or changes of technology.

            In this generation, expectation to face a future professional challenge, a digital world ahead of them, technology-supurted skills need to be taught in schools today to cope up or lessen the generation gap. If the school will not adapt to the changes and needs, new learners may lose appreciation of educational system, they cannot cope up with the educational system and they will be left behind.

Lesson 3: Understanding Technology Learners

Understanding Technology Learning

This lesson involves on how to understand the digital learners and what are their benefits derived from the use of information technology or digital resources and these counterbalance possible negative effects of technology or children. In addition, daily exposure to high technology personal computers, wide gamesl, gadgets , cellphones, internet search sites stimulates the brain by strengthening and creating neural circuits. Furthermore, this current technological revolution is creating an intellectual revolution, faster and better than ever before.

Understanding technology learners in really a big advantage for us future teachers. We can be able to know what appropriate material to use that suits to their abilities and skills. It also help us to maintain the focus and interest of our learners, and in that case the learning process become enjoyable for them. It is also advantageous in the part of the teachers, because it allows them to explore and discover new instructional material using technology. It engages them to a more high- tech and modern kind of learning environment, and it makes their life easier than before and less hassle.

21st century learners is done with:

1. Collaboration
2. Communication
3. Critical thinking
4. Creativity

Lesson 2: Overview of Educational Technology 2

An Overview of Educational Technology 2

Lesson 1: Review of Educational Technology 1

Review of Educational Technology 1

The Educational Technology 1 course has truly paved way for the learner to become aware appreciative and equipped to use educational technology tools ranging from traditional to modern educational media. 

In Educational technology, the learners was also oriented towards the averting dangers of dehumanization which technology brings into societies, through ideological propaganda, pornography, financial fraud, and other exploitative use of technology. 

On the application of educational technology to instruction it showed the 4 phases of application of educational technology in teaching and learning namely;

a) setting of learning objectives
b) designing specific learning
c) evaluating the effectiveness of the learning experiences ; and
d) revising teaching learning process for improving future instructional activities.

Adding to the technology sophistication of the learners. Educational Technology 1 fittingly refined the distinction between educational Technology other concepts such as;

Instructional Technology ( which is the use of technology in instruction, different from school management.

Technology in teaching ( is the application of education in operation of education institution).

Technology integration ( is using learning technologies to introduce, supplement and extend knowledge).

Roles of technology in learning

A) Technology as tools to support knowledge construction.
B) Technology as information vehicles for exploring knowledge.
C) Technology as context to support learning by doing.
D) Technology as social medium to support learning by conversing.
E) Technology as intellectual partner to support learning to reflecting.



Educational technology have learning objectives.

1. To orient the learner of educational technology in society.
2. To lend familiarization on how educational technology can be utilized as media for teaching learning process.
3. To uplift the learner to human learning through the use of learning technology.
4. To impart skills in planning, designing, using, and evaluating the technology enriched teaching learning process.
5. To acquaint learners on basic aspects of community education.
6. To introduce the learner to what it recognized as the third revolution in education, the computer.

Taking up Educational Technology  1, we learned and become aware of the different educational technology tools, from traditional to modern educational media. As a future, knowing what type of media is appropriate to use in a certain instructional activity is our main concern. In this sense, the computer is what we could use. We realize that the computer is useful in teaching and proper integration of its capabilities in instruction is important. The basic concepts of educational technology are made clear for us that the use of technology has its downside; but utilizing and integrating it properly in the teaching learning process could be a game changer in the classroom setting.