8 Norms of Net Gen

Life today has changed drastically since our parents and grandparents were kids. They didn't have all the things us kids use on a daily basis like lap tops, smarts phones, wifi, etc. We are learning and living a completely different way. One of the biggest things we use today is the internet. Kids allover the world use the internet to do homework, play games, talk to friends, and discover new things! In Don Tapscott's Grown up Digital, he talks about this, and came up with 8 norms of Net Gen. "The eight norms are: 1) freedom; 2) customization; 3) scrutiny; 4) integrity; 5) collaboration; 6) entertainment; 7) speed; and 8) innovation." (Chapter 3) The new technology does allows us more freedom to explore and be ourselves. Its entertaining and fast, and very collaborative. Also in Tapscott's book, he talks about his daughter who is an example of growing up digitally. She used to always talk to her friends on the phone at night, but then he started to hear silence. He checked it out and found that she was chatting with her friends instead. He then also talks about how is seven year old son already playing games on line! These a great examples of how kids are growing up digitally.