MT-Blog-1 (Millennials in ICT)

Millennials in ICT 


 What is ICT? 

  ICT or Information and Communications Technology (or technologies), is the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing.  Although there is no single, universal definition of ICT, the term is generally accepted to mean all devices, networking components , applications and systems that combined allow people and organizations (ie, businesses, nonprofit agencies, governments and criminal enterprises) to interact in the digital world. (techtarget.com) 
   
Who are the millennials?
Millennial is an identity given to a broadly and vaguely defined group of  people. There are twowings of "Millennial" that are often at odds with each other: Generation Y (people born between 1981-1991) and Generation Z (born between 1991-2001). People  of Generation Y often have characteristics similar to Generation X, which is why Generation Z  will  confuse Generation Y with Generation X and then claim to be the generation that represents "Millennial," when in fact, birth years for Millennial range from about 1981- 2001.  

Characteristics of millennials in using ICT
                Millennials  prefer to use technology to study at any time of the day or night. Millennials use technology to complete tasks in new and creative ways. Their need for alternative methods to complete tasks presents challenges when using traditional measurements to define productivity. They are group-oriented and social. They are not limited by the information available at their local library or by linear searches in encyclopedias on topics. Instead, they use the Internet to search for information worldwide and use hypertext links to divert from original searches and learn about new subjects. 

              The Millennial generation is the first to be surrounded by digital media. ICT has always been part of their lives, and because of this access, Millennials naturally gravitate to it. They expect it to support their learning and do what they need it to do. Indeed, Millennials can perform more functions with mobile phones, handheld devices and other wireless equipment than they can with traditional computers. In addition to using the calendaring functions of these devices to prioritize and schedule their lives, they "Today's digital kids think of ICT as something akin to oxygen;they expect it, it's what they breathe and how they live."-Learning in a Digital Age, John Seely Brown often prefer computer-mediated communication and has developed their own language, which consists of acronyms like" LOL "(" Laughing out loud "), " ATM "(" At the moment ") "BTW" ( "By the way") and other Internet slang. Today's technology allows Millennials to voice their opinions in ways that were not available in the past.  Millennials simply accept technology, adapt to it and use it. for example, when researching a topic, a Millennial simply "Googles" it. What Google is and how it works does not concern Millennials; they use the tool to find the information they need. 

              In conclusion, we millennial's merely rely on ICT and can not live without it. W e are use it to make us part of our daily routine and to depend on it. It helps us in many ways but there are these disadvantages of ICT that we can not avoid. So as a millennial we must be responsible in using ICT let us not look only on its entertainment purpose but also on the information we can acquire from it.  


Sources:   Certiport, IC³, "" Certiprep, "" Certiport Internet & Computing Benchmark ".2018.Characteristics of Millenials in using ICT. Retrieved from: https://www.certiport.com/Portal/Common/DocumentLibrary/IEAB_Whitepaper040808.pdf
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