Generation Y Shows Success In Technology Integration Across the Nation

In the September 2004 issue of Access Learning (from Cable in the Classroom), several Gen Y classes were profiled in an article titled, Teacher's Helpers, by Ed Hazell. Several Generation Y collaboration projects were prominently featured, showing the power of students to improve education through technology.

Gen Y - The Tipping Point?

The November T.H.E. Journal has a column by Bernard Percy entitled "Achieving Education's Tipping Point".

Percy applies the lessons of the bestselling book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell to education. This book has swept the country with its analysis of how small movements, changes, or ideas can become widespread accepted practices. Percy imagines that one of education's "tipping points" might be Gen Y. We certainly believe this is true!

Professional Development: 21st Century Models

What do successful professional development communities look like? And what role does technology play in supporting them? To answer these questions Technology & Learning magazine interviewed several education leaders from forward-thinking, technology-savvy schools and organizations, including our own Dr. Dennis Harper.

Great Expectations, Limited Resources: 12 Tips on Doing More with Less

"New requirements of the No Child Left Behind legislation mean rethinking strategies for success. What creative solutions are schools and districts turning to?"

In the June 2003 issue of Technology & Learning magazine, Gwen Solomon explores 12 proven strategies used by schools all over the country. Our favorite? "Strategy #8 - Relying on Students"

"On average, using Gen Y services runs about half the cost of the next low-cost option, online courses."

Empowering Students as Agents of Change

Students at Delmar Elementary School in Maryland can�t wait for the school day to end and the Generation Y class to begin. Paid for by an EETT (No Child Left Behind) federal grant, the Generation Y students are learning valuable leadership and technical skills. See and read more on how Generation Y is improving Delmar Elementary here.

Overview of Gen Y Implementation

Two Arizona elementary schools offer an in-depth view on how they implemented the Generation Y program. Complete with videos and thorough explanations of student work, teacher work, assessment, and reflections this page offers a wonderful look into the program. This documentary was provided by a partnership between Apple Learning Exchange and the two elementary schools. Check it out!

Generation Y featured in New Horizons for Learning, December of 2002.

The history and model of the Generation Y program, as well as one of our newer programs that involves a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology federal grant are featured.

Generation Y: Students and Teachers Learning & Working Together Converge Magazine - December 2001

This article is a complete and accurate description of the benefits of the Generation Y program. Check it out!

Generation YES founder, Dr. Dennis Harper was profiled along with 17 other innovators and leaders in education and technology in a special article titled "Shapers of Our Future 2000." in the August 2000 issue of Converge.

Dennis has also recently been named one of the top 25 "Educational Technology Advocates" by District Administration magazine. Dennis and Generation Y are also featured in a cover story.

The Gen Y Web site had previously�in February 2000�been honored by District Administration (then known as Curriculum Administrator), with its Annual Prestigious Diamond Award for K-12 Web sites.

Generation Y is featured in a new video from the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), titled "Teaching in the Digital Age." Click here to read an article about Gen Y on the GLEF site, as well as to view some clips from the video.

Generation Y is also featured in Technology and Learning magazine's Picks of the Month column, which focuses on "Online Professional Development" for the month of September.

The bottom line? "Gen Y cultivates project-based experiences that provide a rich, meaningful learning experience for both student and teacher."

We're In the Big Time Now!
Recent features articles about the Generation Y program have appeared in the USA Today and the Detroit News. Click on the following images to read these articles.

United States Department of Education Educational Technology Expert Panel Final Report
Generation Y has been awarded one of only two "Exemplary" designations by the U.S. Department of Education's Educational Technology Expert Panel.

Student Voices
The October 1999 issue of ISTE's monthly journal, Learning and Leading with Technology, features an article about Gen www.Y written by Dennis Harper and Gen Dids Jeff Conor (Washington Middle School, Olympia, WA) and Amanda Course (Olympia High School, Olympia, WA).

In addition, the voice of Generation www.Y is now a regular feature in Learning and Leading, via a monthly "Student Voices" column. This column focuses on students' efforts to help teachers and schools infuse technology into learning. In the September 2000 issue, Cory Owen, an 8th grade Gen www.Y student from Pioneer Middle School in Shelton, WA, describes her experiences as she partnered with her music teacher to produce a technology infused lesson. If you are an ISTE member, your membership number will give you access to LLT online where you can read Cory's article ( https://www.iste.org/).

At NECC 2001 in Atlanta, a team of Gen Y students from Olympia High School (WA), Wathena High School (KS), and Eudora Kean High School (Virgin Islands) were interviewed by a journalist from Wired magazine. Although not published in the newsstand version of the magazine, the text of their interview can be found at the online Wired News.

Out of the Minds of Babes:
In school and the workplace, the young are guiding their older colleagues through the technical landscape.
Los Angeles Times - 2001

Student Involvement at NECC 2002
At NECC 2002, students participated in leadership events, as presenters and active participants.