books by Bob Pletka (teenagers document students)

books by Bob Pletka

books:

Educating the Net Generation: How to Engage Students in the 21st Century
Bob Pletka

Santa Monica Press, 2007

In examining the unique characteristics of the Net Generation, this book addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. Besides contrasting this generation?s educational needs and expectations to those of their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents, the narrative examines why many students resist ...

My So-Called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, and 30 Days to Document Their World

2 reviews
Bob Pletka

Santa Monica Press, 2005

I recommend this book
This book is likable for several different reasons....It provides a social anthropology of children and teens and allows readers to peer into the lives of diverse teens. Some quotes are eye opening and others are confirming of my perceptions of teens. The photos selected are very good and stand on their own merit. I like how this book is written and photographed by teens, so it's not like ...