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==Other neologisms describing this group==
==Other neologisms describing this group==
Due to media attention, a variety of [[neologisms]] are used to describe Generation Z including Generation I<ref>{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Bill |title=After Generations X and Y Comes Generation I - Internet generation - Brief Article |publisher=''BNET (Orig. HR Magazine)'' |date=January 2000 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_1_45/ai_59283651/ |accessdate=13 Dec 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release | title=The Challenge and Promise of "Generation I" | publisher=Microsoft | date=28 October 1999 | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/10-28geni.mspx | accessdate=13 Dec 2009 }}</ref> (or The Internet Generation or simply, Net Generation) or, EPIC Generation<ref>{{Cite press release | title=Curriculum for the EPIC Generation - Research Colloquium |publisher=Center for Learner-Centered Instruction and Research, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde |date=5 March 2010 |url=http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph |accessdate=3 March 2010 }}</ref> because the members are '''e'''xperiential ([[4D film]] goers) , '''p'''articipative (wiki uploaders), '''i'''mage-driven (videocam users), and '''c'''onnected (engaged in social networking).
Due to media attention, a variety of [[neologisms]] are used to describe Generation Z including Generation I<ref>{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Bill |title=After Generations X and Y Comes Generation I - Internet generation - Brief Article |publisher=''BNET (Orig. HR Magazine)'' |date=January 2000 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_1_45/ai_59283651/ |accessdate=13 Dec 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release | title=The Challenge and Promise of "Generation I" | publisher=Microsoft | date=28 October 1999 | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/10-28geni.mspx | accessdate=13 Dec 2009 }}</ref> (or The Internet Generation or simply, Net Generation) or, EPIC Generation<ref>{{Cite press release | title=Curriculum for the EPIC Generation - Research Colloquium |publisher=Center for Learner-Centered Instruction and Research, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde |date=5 March 2010 |url=http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph |accessdate=3 March 2010 }}</ref> not only because the members are '''e'''xperiential ([[4D film]] goers) , '''p'''articipative (wiki uploaders), '''i'''mage-driven (videocam users), and '''c'''onnected (engaged in social networking); but "because this generation has begun reaping the benefits of the rapid advances in science and technology . . . there is more of that epic atmosphere, surpassing the usual or ordinary."


Within [[Strauss and Howe]]'s generational theory they are known as The New Silent Generation. It could be observed however that superficial [[extravert]]s might just need to adjust to the social media that is normal to this generation where even the education system is lagging behind to adapt to the changes of the internet, where "socializing" might not consist of going to a diner, or to an arcade (or even leaving your home) to play video games with peers for this generation. It has been said that in 2008, 1/4 of post-secondary full-time education students were enrolled in fully online courses, with an estimated 44% in 2009<ref>Ambient Insight Research (2009) US Self-paced e-Learning Market Monroe WA: Ambient Insight Research</ref>.
Within [[Strauss and Howe]]'s generational theory they are known as The New Silent Generation. It could be observed however that superficial [[extravert]]s might just need to adjust to the social media that is normal to this generation where even the education system is lagging behind to adapt to the changes of the internet, where "socializing" might not consist of going to a diner, or to an arcade (or even leaving your home) to play video games with peers for this generation. It has been said that in 2008, 1/4 of post-secondary full-time education students were enrolled in fully online courses, with an estimated 44% in 2009<ref>Ambient Insight Research (2009) US Self-paced e-Learning Market Monroe WA: Ambient Insight Research</ref>.

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Generation Z is one of the names used for the First World or Western generation of people born between the mid-1990s and the late 2000s.[1][2][3] Relatively little is firmly established about its composition, character, and even name.

The oldest members of this generation were born during the mid-1990s, and the youngest of the generation were born during a baby boomlet around the time of the Global financial crisis of the late 2000s decade ("Financial_crisis_of_2007–2010").[4] They roughly span the birth years of 1995 to 2009.[5]

Following Generation Y, they are typically the children of Generation X; their parents also include the youngest Baby Boomers and some of the oldest Generation Y-ers.[citation needed]

Other neologisms describing this group

Due to media attention, a variety of neologisms are used to describe Generation Z including Generation I[6][7] (or The Internet Generation or simply, Net Generation) or, EPIC Generation[8] not only because the members are experiential (4D film goers) , participative (wiki uploaders), image-driven (videocam users), and connected (engaged in social networking); but "because this generation has begun reaping the benefits of the rapid advances in science and technology . . . there is more of that epic atmosphere, surpassing the usual or ordinary."

Within Strauss and Howe's generational theory they are known as The New Silent Generation. It could be observed however that superficial extraverts might just need to adjust to the social media that is normal to this generation where even the education system is lagging behind to adapt to the changes of the internet, where "socializing" might not consist of going to a diner, or to an arcade (or even leaving your home) to play video games with peers for this generation. It has been said that in 2008, 1/4 of post-secondary full-time education students were enrolled in fully online courses, with an estimated 44% in 2009[9].

On the average, members of Generation Z are highly participative. They do not only view wikis but also uploads into them, rate their contents, and participate in their online activities.

They too are highly connected, many having had lifelong use of communications and media technologies such as the World Wide Web, instant messaging, text messaging, MP3 players, cellular phones and YouTube,[10][11] earning them the nickname "digital natives".[3] No longer limited to the home computer, the internet is now increasingly carried in their pockets on mobile internet devices such as mobile phones.

References

  1. ^ Tapscott, Don (2008). Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. McGraw-Hill. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780071508636. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Walliker, Annalise (25 February 2008). "Generation Z comes of age". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 April 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Schmidt, Lucinda (July 15, 2008). "Children of the tech revolution". Sydney Morning Herald. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help),
  4. ^ Jayson, Sharon (2008-07-16). "Is this the next baby boom?". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-01-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.news.com.au/features/babies-born-from-2010-to-form-generation-alpha/story-e6frfl49-1225797766713
  6. ^ Leonard, Bill (January 2000). "After Generations X and Y Comes Generation I - Internet generation - Brief Article". BNET (Orig. HR Magazine). Retrieved 13 Dec 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "The Challenge and Promise of "Generation I"" (Press release). Microsoft. 28 October 1999. Retrieved 13 Dec 2009.
  8. ^ "Curriculum for the EPIC Generation - Research Colloquium" (Press release). Center for Learner-Centered Instruction and Research, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  9. ^ Ambient Insight Research (2009) US Self-paced e-Learning Market Monroe WA: Ambient Insight Research
  10. ^ The generation Z connection: teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian (February, 2006)
  11. ^ Riedling, Ann Marlow (2007). An educator's guide to information literacy: what every high school senior needs to know. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1591584469. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Further reading

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