I wanted to see if i could find an academic article. This one is interesting. It asks the question: Should Millennial workers be explicitly identified as valuable lead users of evolving digital communication technologies?

I think that as the workplace continues to combine many generational groups, we are going to need to rely on the younger generations for certain technologies, just as we rely on the older for their skills. It isn’t a matter of never the two shall meet or that these skills are mutual exclusive to one group over the other - but rather how we work together to stay current, aware and manage all the technologies and activities that keep libraries dynamic and vibrant organizations.

I also enjoyed learning about knols. http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/uPUoECxfx/sd8yvy# . Gee, how refreshing to have authoritative work in straightforward language!

I also was not familiar with knols. Here is a general site with basic information that I found using Google.

http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/uPUoECxfx/sd8yvy#
Overview
A knol is an introductory article about a specific subject. To write a successful knol, focus on the first things a reader would want to know about your topic. Remember that knols are openly available online, so you should aim to write for the broadest possible audience. For example, it’s best to avoid jargon and explain technical terms in straightforward language.

http://knol.google.com/k/dr-johnson-c-philip/knol-why-should-you-contribute-knols/3aw752rt3ywhc/20?domain=knol.google.com&locale=en# -

I’d never heard of Knols - fascinating!

I just typed a very long entry and then rested my wrist on the laptop and poof! all disappeared. So the short of it (better as I tend to ramble) are two sites I enjoyed re millennial students:

1. //greattube.net/video/47826/understanding-the-millennial-student.html called Reading the River: Understanding the Millennial Student by Dan Margulis, Psychology Professor.

2. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6061808062738250031&ei=o6o_SebmLp3EiQKG0K2sCQ&q=adrian+sannier&hl=en called Adrian Sannier talks to the library, part 3, where he discusses 1 to 1 computing for students.

Mary Kay

Marion