After taking the quiz I believe I am a digital native. Although I am not very familiar with wikis and modding, I was very familiar with the rest of the terms. The article says digital natives have appetites for technology and new media, which I definitely have. I also believe myself to be a digital native because I use technology to study, work, play, relax and communicate.
I enjoy using technology for multi tasking or “parallel processing” as the article calls it. I like to listen to music, talk on the phone and/or watch television while I do homework. I also agree that my forms of communication rely much less on the phone and more on email, text messages, chatrooms…etc. Lastly I believe I am a digital native because the article described digital natives as being more interested in fantasy elements whether past or future. I am a big fan of fantasy elements and would like to implement these in my classroom to make it more exciting for them encouraging participation and increasing learning. The article makes a point about technology in the classroom that educators need to identify learning strategies of digital natives learning how they process information and developing ways to maximize these students’ potentials. Although I am familiar with technology I want to learn more about how to use it to maximize my students’ learning potentials.
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Jennifer, I feel I have a pretty healthy "appetite" for technology as well, I to use technology for work, school and play. I think it will be interesting to see how we grow with technology in the future. However, as I think about my use of (and in some respect dependency on technologies) are we becoming too immersed in digital media? Considering we already have so many automated functions in the world today like our digital phone answering systems, to self-check out lanes, etc. do you think there will come a day when we turn to digital media to teach our children in the classroom?
Jenny- I think that is really interesting that you are a native. Good Job! Maybe you can teach me a little more about technology since I am an immigrant.
Jenny- It is a good this that you have a lot of experience with the newer forms of technology. Tech. is ever changing and yet young students seem to always be up to date. I also saw that you are interested in learning about using technology in the classroom. I know of several seminars that are available, I will get them to you in class.
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