In this week’s
class we learnt that our brain fonctions differently than for people older than
us. In our generation, we use information in a different way. In fact, we take
less time and effort to research information and we make less logical links
between informations. Why that? Because Goolge does it for us. We do not have
to think by ourselves, the biggest tool to collect information does it for us.
That might seem
surprising for older generations, but that is part of who we are and the environnement
in which we were raised. That being said, let’s look at two generations,
including ours, on which Internet had and still have a considerable influence.
Our generation
is called the generation Y. We are known
as incredibly sophisticated kids since we grew up with technology and rely on
it since a low age. Most of us count on technology in order to be better in our
jobs. We are known for being constantly online through our different devices.
We prefer e-mail and text messages than real life communication and we would
rather read an online article than an old style book.
The generation
after us is called the generation Z. These
kids grow up with a highly sophisticated media and computer environment than
us. Indeed, this generation
is called the C generation for communication, connection, creativity and cooperation.
They grew up in a world of digital technologies marked by extremely rapid evolution.
They are motivated by the digital, but they are essentially a recreational use.
Now that we know
a bit more the background and environnement of these two generations, we cannot
be blame for being less effective in doing right links. We work we the tools
with which we were raised to work with. Particularly for people like us that
are studying in communication, our computer and phones serve us in our all
activities.
Sources :
http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/GenerationY.htm
Sophie Marcoux
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