After reading the article Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants by Mark Prensky I took the following notes:
I'm definitely a Digital Immigrant (seemingly from a very, very far away country!!)
I can absolutely see the value of setting up teaching tools that cater to the Digital Natives. To not set up teaching tools that cater to them puts them in a position of not being able to do their best work and to not completely learn what it is that I would be attempting to teach them.
How should I assess the status of all my students/staff - whether or not they are Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants? I would need to know this to be able to work best with the group in my class/work setting. I am expecting I would need to have a discussion about what both terms mean and then poll the group on their comfort level with technology, and also poll the types of technology they are familiar with.
How will I effectively work with a mixed group of Natives and Immigrants??
How many students over the years have not learned to their fullest capacity because the teachers taught with one focus and didn't differentiate to cater to their style of learning? How different would my capacity to learn have been if teachers would have made games out of the learning concepts needed?
If I don't change my thinking about the effective use of technology, how many students/staff would be able to reflect later in life that I stunted their capacity to learn due to my close-mindedness?
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