http://infohighway.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/the-digital-abyss/ For anyone who ever has or wanted to teach online. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:13:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://infohighway.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/the-digital-abyss/#comment-13 Help! My digital natives are broken! « Learning Games Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:07:03 +0000 http://infohighway.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/the-digital-abyss/#comment-13 [...] Either my digital natives are broken, or the impression Prensky gives us of the digital native is simply wrong. But it appears that I’m not the only one working with college students who are less native than their ‘ageing’ lecturer. This quote says it all: 40% of my students in this class, while liking the subject matter, have not liked going out on the internet. [...] [...] Either my digital natives are broken, or the impression Prensky gives us of the digital native is simply wrong. But it appears that I’m not the only one working with college students who are less native than their ‘ageing’ lecturer. This quote says it all: 40% of my students in this class, while liking the subject matter, have not liked going out on the internet. [...]

]]> http://infohighway.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/the-digital-abyss/#comment-12 Daniel Livingstone Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:04:07 +0000 http://infohighway.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/the-digital-abyss/#comment-12 Nice piece. As it happens, I don't think its as simple as a digital divide thing - though that is part of it. In short, not all children enjoy playing with technology equally. And many of those that do enjoy playing games, and using mobile phones, websites and mp3 players without significant desire to go beyond this. I recently found a piece by the director of learning of the UK's Futurelab (one of the most innovative agencies we have for introducing new technology into the classroom) on the myth of the digital native here: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/viewpoint/art26.htm Nice piece. As it happens, I don’t think its as simple as a digital divide thing – though that is part of it. In short, not all children enjoy playing with technology equally.
And many of those that do enjoy playing games, and using mobile phones, websites and mp3 players without significant desire to go beyond this.
I recently found a piece by the director of learning of the UK’s Futurelab (one of the most innovative agencies we have for introducing new technology into the classroom) on the myth of the digital native here:
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/viewpoint/art26.htm

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