Growing up digital : the rise of the net generation / Don Tapscott.

By:

Tapscott, Don, 1947-

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TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1998.Description: xii, 338 p. : ill. b&w ; 24 cmISBN:

0070633614

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DDC classification:

303.4834

Contents:

Ch. 1. The lourder echo -- Ch. 2. The net generation -- Ch. 3. The generation lap -- Ch. 4. The culture of interaction -- Ch. 5. The N-Gen mind: Part I -- Ch. 6. The N-Gen mind: Part II -- Ch. 7. N-Gen learning -- Ch. 8. N-Gen at play -- Ch. 9. N-Gen as consumers -- Ch. 10. N-Gen at work -- Ch. 11. N-Gen and the family -- Ch. 12. The digital divide -- Ch. 13. Leaders of the future.

Summary: This eye-opening, fact-filled book profiles the rise of the Net Generation, which is using digital technology to change the way individuals and society interact. Essential Reading for parents, teachers, policy makers, marketers, business leaders, social activists, and others, Growing Up Digital makes a compelling distintions between the passive medium of television and the explosion of interactive digital media, sparked by the computer and the Internet. Tapscott shows how children, empowered by new technology, are taking the reins from their boomer parents and making inroads into all áreas of society, including our education system, the goverment, and economy. The result is a timely, revealing look at our digital future that kids and adults will find both fascinating and instructive.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	303.4834 TAP gro (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11895

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index.

Ch. 1. The lourder echo --
Ch. 2. The net generation --
Ch. 3. The generation lap --
Ch. 4. The culture of interaction --
Ch. 5. The N-Gen mind: Part I --
Ch. 6. The N-Gen mind: Part II --
Ch. 7. N-Gen learning --
Ch. 8. N-Gen at play --
Ch. 9. N-Gen as consumers --
Ch. 10. N-Gen at work --
Ch. 11. N-Gen and the family --
Ch. 12. The digital divide --
Ch. 13. Leaders of the future.

This eye-opening, fact-filled book profiles the rise of the Net Generation, which is using digital technology to change the way individuals and society interact. Essential Reading for parents, teachers, policy makers, marketers, business leaders, social activists, and others, Growing Up Digital makes a compelling distintions between the passive medium of television and the explosion of interactive digital media, sparked by the computer and the Internet. Tapscott shows how children, empowered by new technology, are taking the reins from their boomer parents and making inroads into all áreas of society, including our education system, the goverment, and economy. The result is a timely, revealing look at our digital future that kids and adults will find both fascinating and instructive.

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