Digital Natives
I’ve had this post sitting as a draft for some time now but have decided it may be a good conversation starter for some of the group work you are going to be doing this term.
This post from Julie Lindsay is just what I wanted to start this conversation about digital natives.
She accepts change and new tools without hesitation. She uses a variety of hardware and software including online places with confidence. She can be doing homework, IMing and listening to music (iPod) at the same time. (yes, I know some studies show this is not true, that in fact multitasking does not exist however the ability to sequence events at a fast rate is essentially what is happening here). She is interested in the online world and participates in online interactions and wants to join SecondLife (!!!). She wants a new laptop (a tablet PC, no less), she wants a digital camera, she wants a playstation (mean mother will not buy a playstation…maybe a PSP is the way to go?)
How different life is for my daughter to when I was 13! How different will life be for her daughter? We can only surmise, but I do know that as a digital native and as a third culture kid and a global citizen she is developing and fostering the ability to use technology sensibly for communication and interaction with others as well as for learning about the world as it continues to evolve.
What do you think the future holds for you, for your children? Let’s see if we can get a comment from everyone in the class!
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