21st Century Learner Part 3

Characteristics of students of the future:

• Digital natives
• Digital learners
• Collaborators
• Multi-taskers
• Visual learner
• Inquisitive
• Creators (they like to create new things with technology)
• Share information with others
• Active learners
• Thinkers, Creators, Analyzers, Synthesizers, Evaluators
• They like to apply knowledge to real world situations
• Want to be engaged in technology
• They live in a world of instant information, communication, entertainment, collaboration, multimedia,
• Search online for information
• They are not afraid to take risks and learn from their mistakes
• They like to play with, create with, and learn with technology
• They play lots of video games, watch TV, surf the web, social networking, listen to iPod
• They have a voice and want to be heard
• They like to show off talents
• Create knowledge that will create new careers
• Students meet virtually
• Students will be empowered together
• Students like to stay connected with family, friends, and classmates from all over the world.