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A New Digital Divide: Bridging the Generation Gap
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, , Indiana State University, United States ; , Canisius College, United States ; , Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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A generation gap generally can be construed as a difference between values and attitudes between generations. These differences can be further exasperated by a difference in experiences and interests. Given this, we have often experienced a generational digital divide. While this is nothing new, with the rapid change in technology and continuing advances in internet communication and networking, is the generational digital divide combined with the characteristics of Millenials building a potential lack of understanding between teachers and students that can impact the learning environment? This paper describes a research study implemented to explore this question and study the implications for teacher preparation programs.

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Powers, S., Janz, K., Dutt-Doner, K. & Thomeczek, M. (2008). A New Digital Divide: Bridging the Generation Gap. In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 4284-4288). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 1, 2024 from .

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