Millennials are the generation born from 1982–2002, and they are in your middle school classroom today. Some people have referred to them as the iGeneration and the Net Generation, due to their being weaned on technology. They have also been called Generation Y because they are born after Gen X (1961–1981). Whatever we call them, these students love using technology to learn and feel very much at home in a digital environment. Accordingly, the authors share with you in this column two technology applications that will have great appeal to your students—podcasting and blogs.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2009Stock # ss09_033_03_64Volume 033Issue 03

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