Educause - Chpt. 7

According to Robert Kvavik, today's Net-Geners take technology for granted.  This statement clearly summarizes the way in which the students learn.  They are so used to being able to look words or numbers up on the internet, they do not even know (or see the need to) use a dictionary or a phone book.  The article also stated that students rely so heavily on the computer and the information provided (both in ease and quick availability) that the answer is accepted whether or not it is correct. Often times unreliable sources are used, which puts the discovered information into question.
The results of the survey are not surprising.  The use of electronic devices are mainly for finding information se forward by the professor, word processing, or communicating with others (email/ IM/ Facebook)  It was interesting to see that the students still rely on the professor for the information, and prefer to have a class in which technology is used (and used well) but is used only as a supplement to the information provided by the professor.   Questions that could have been included are: What are the worst ways in which a professor uses technology? How does technology affect motivation? Will technology eventually out-do traditional teaching methods?