Wednesday, October 11, 2006
I found the article by Marc Prensky to be relatively informative and quite interesting.
What caused me to express my amusement is when the kindergartener indicated that he needed to visit www.hungry.com. "How funny." I agree with his position when he writes that "Today's teacher have to communicate in the language and style of their students." Accoding to Prensky this does not necessarily mean doing away with content, but having less step-by-step instruction...and as an aspiring educator one of my many teaching goals is to do exactly that.
What caused me to express my amusement is when the kindergartener indicated that he needed to visit www.hungry.com. "How funny." I agree with his position when he writes that "Today's teacher have to communicate in the language and style of their students." Accoding to Prensky this does not necessarily mean doing away with content, but having less step-by-step instruction...and as an aspiring educator one of my many teaching goals is to do exactly that.
# posted by Veronica Medlock-Vega @ 3:46 PM 
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Veronica,
Your recognition of the kindergarten student as a prime example of a digital native is right on target, both for your teaching area and for the location of the growing divide. The younger the child with whom we work the greater is the chance that we may have to straddle a great divide.
Good post.
Dr. D
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Your recognition of the kindergarten student as a prime example of a digital native is right on target, both for your teaching area and for the location of the growing divide. The younger the child with whom we work the greater is the chance that we may have to straddle a great divide.
Good post.
Dr. D
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