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Give Them What They Want April 12, 2009

Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos.
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According to a Wired Magazine article, teens love their RSS aggregators, and they love free content. While neither of those actually surprises me, I have two teen-agers at home, what did surprise me about the article is they have some pretty good advice for teachers who wish to make learning connections for the current cohort of teens in school. Here is a sample:

Don’t overload them. Less is more: Reduce the volume of information.

Include visuals with anything that matters. But photo galleries are no substitute for a story.
Convey what’s important with a clear, visual hierarchy.

Break up information into management chunks. Categories on the home page, interrupted text on story pages.

Read the rest of the article and see if you agree that it describes effective teaching practices or not. What else would you add to this list?

Teens Love Aggregation and ‘Free’, Newspaper Study Finds | Epicenter from Wired.com

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