This is another article that I found to be interesting, it is by Dell so of course they are plugging their software but it is an interesting concept to look at the education picture of where technology is taking us and even more exciting to see that we are looking at it as a K-20 viewpoint. The truth of the matter is, we are all seeing, and will continue to see education as we knew (for most of us this is already the case) it nonexistent in a very few years. My partner is working on a lecture for his grand rounds on Friday with the topic of the E generation of students. These students do not remember going to the library, finding the book they need on microfiche, then going to get the book, reading the book and making notes by hand and then typing a paper without spell check or word and heaven forbid that they run out of ink or white out. They had no Google, smart phone, or even the ability to copy a book on a Xerox machine. They are a generation of instant gratification, lacking many skills like time management that are developed by having to wait. Wait for the mail man to come, wait until you are home to use the phone or find a phone booth, or heaven forbid someone be on the phone and having to wait for them to get off of it. We have raised an entitled generation and as demanding as these students can be, we have to realize where they are coming from and change the way we educate, especially when it comes to technology in the classroom E-books, I-books, nooks and pads and Wikipedia are all a large part of education today. It is exciting to imagine where we might be headed.

http://chronicle.com/article/Empowering-educators/131524/