Thursday, February 24, 2011
Digital Natives
I think that is a great question that you posed about Marc Prensky's article. However, I think that it is most likely that a vast majority of househols have some form of technology--rather it be a TV, DVD player, video game console, computer, or even a cell phone. And for those households with absolutely NO technology, most schools spend a little time with some form of technology each day. Every classroom I have been into in the past few years has had at least one computer, along with access to a large computer lab. I am not saying you are wrong in questioning his generalized statement, I just think that most children do fall under the Digital Natives categories, some are just more involved in technology than others, possibly due to accessibilty.
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I agree with the statment, Brittney, that most of our students do fall under the Digital Natives category, however, I think were lacking what this article is really about. Marc Prensky is simply discussing how our brains do change with what sort of imput they undergo. I find this very interesting and for the most part very true! When you think about the different generations, we had computers, but they were not as prevalent in homes when I was a child, mostly just our school. If I remember correctly, most of my friends didnt have our own computers in the home untill late Elementary school, and I didnt have a decent internet connection until Middle school. However, when we look at the elementary school kids now, computers are completely a part of their life and they know no differently. Therefore, their brain "grew up" with this technology, just the same as it was for them to learn a language. However, our generation, and previous genterations may find it harder to use certain technology because our brains have to learn this new "imput". Very interesting idea...
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