So here I am, after having solved some
problems with mi google account and after becoming familiarized with the differents tools available to create a blog, here comes my first post.
According to Marc Prensky (2001) there is a new type of students that we as teachers should be familiarized with. He calls them digital natives. A digital native is a person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.
On the other hand, a digital immigrant (that would be me) is an individual who was born before the widespread adoption of digital technology. The term digital immigrant may also apply to individuals who were born after the spread of digital technology and who were not exposed to it at an early age. Digital immigrants are the opposite of digital natives, who have been interacting with technology from childhood.
However, when taking into account this classification we have to bear in mind that not all adults are digital immigrants and that not all of whom were born in the nineties or twenties are digital natives. It depends on their relation to technology and whether they can have access to it or not.
Finally, just a piece of humor:
Source:
-Marc Prensky, 2001, "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants"
problems with mi google account and after becoming familiarized with the differents tools available to create a blog, here comes my first post.
According to Marc Prensky (2001) there is a new type of students that we as teachers should be familiarized with. He calls them digital natives. A digital native is a person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.
On the other hand, a digital immigrant (that would be me) is an individual who was born before the widespread adoption of digital technology. The term digital immigrant may also apply to individuals who were born after the spread of digital technology and who were not exposed to it at an early age. Digital immigrants are the opposite of digital natives, who have been interacting with technology from childhood.
However, when taking into account this classification we have to bear in mind that not all adults are digital immigrants and that not all of whom were born in the nineties or twenties are digital natives. It depends on their relation to technology and whether they can have access to it or not.
Finally, just a piece of humor:
Source:
-Marc Prensky, 2001, "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants"
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