Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Digital natives quiz
It seems that after taking the quiz, that I am also a mix between a digital native, and a digital immigrant. Some terms such as instant messenger and wiki I was familiar with, so in this case I believe I am a digital native. But when I saw terms like modding and smart mobs, I felt lost, I had no idea these terms even existed. Because of this, I would have to say that my digital literacy is emergent. However, I think that for all of us in the upcoming generation are emergent in terms of our digital literacy. This being said, I also feel that I possess the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies that may arise, since I have pretty much done this all of my life. As for the connections that I am making between emergent digital literacy, and emergent literacy as discussed by Thompkins, I think that there are similarities with regards to understanding. As Thompkins discusses, in emergent literacy, students are slowly understing what they are reading, and develop a sense of directionality with their writings. In terms of my emergent digital literacy, as new technologies are developed, I gradually understand what is going on, and develop a sense of how to incorporate this new technology into my daily life. Also, Thompkins talks about emergent literacy as the stage where children show an interest for reading and writing. I feel that my emergent digital literacy stage mirrors this, I see myself finding an interest in new and developing digital technologies. I am glad I took this quiz though, because it showed me I have much to learn with regards to emergent digital technologies.
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To compare our generation with that of newer ones, I do feel that we are digital immigrants. Like you, I had trouble defining a few of the words given to me on the quiz, but Im sure a majority of younger individuals would be able to explain what these words mean. It is important for us to be able to seek help and information from those who may understand more about technology, and oftentimes, this may be our students!
I think that it is easier to get our generation interested in learning about these new technologies because we have always depended on them to make our lives easier. I think our parents' generation would be more likely to disregard the new technology because they are already satisfied with getting things done in the routine they are used to. In order to be able to consider yourself a digital native, you must, as you mentioned, WANT to take an interest in becoming knowledgable.
Our digital literacy is emergent compared to the newer generation because they have grown up with technology. We have had certain types of technology, but nothing like kids have now. Classrooms are expected to have at least one computer, in my elementary school that was not the case. We as teachers need to keep up with technology in order to better help out students. Our generation I think is a mix because we know how to do without, but we would rather not.
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