Monday, June 27 2022
Two interesting articles but yet already outdated ones about digital technology. Prensky's slide deck dates from 2001 and Boyd's article dates from 2014. Comparing the two articles I would take a stand behind Boyd's vision because her ideas seem newer and reflect on both technology skills and media literacy. She considers the youth digital natives but that doesn't mean that they are considered technology literate. Digital natives get around easily on technical devises but don't necessarily inquire or adapt the correct information from different sources. Digital immigrants need to learn the use of technology later in life but it doesn't mean that they lack technology skills. Prensky's ideas are based on scientific research. He considers digital immigrants old school and the youth he considers new school. One of the slides in Prensky's slide deck intrigued me. A student is projected with the text "Power Down". In the time the article was written I believe that the youth could be more advanced with technology as their teachers, which shouldn't be the case in my opinion. Because of the pandemic in 2020 I think teachers made a 360 degree turn around with the use of technology in the class room which brings teachers and student more together. My concern with the technology moving so rapidly and the youth wanting to keep up through social media is the harm that can be done through peer pressure. Can the rapid growth of technology get out of control? I want to end this part of the post with a quote of Boyd's last sentences of her article. "It behooves all of us to move past assumptions about
today’s youth. Both adults and youth need to develop media literacy
and technological skills to be active participants in our information
society. Learning is a lifelong process".
My stand on the "digital native" term. I accept the term. The term can be looked at from two sides. A can of worms can be opened and the terminology can be discussed until the end of times but I don't feel the need to put energy into that at the moment.
Saskia Schulte Curr 501: Digital Media Literacy Final Digital Literacy Project The Written Assignment Summer 2022 Using Technology To B...
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ReplyDeleteHello Saskia!
ReplyDeleteI agree that these articles were a bit outdated and I wonder both of their viewpoints after the pandemic! I like that you pointed out how technology can be harmful if not used correctly. I often think about how our curriculum needs to reflect this and possibly adding a special to compensate for how to use technology properly. I know one school that integrated it within the library special and the students were showing me the skills they had learned! I also think about RICAS and how students have to type their responses and how frustrating and slow that process can be if they do not have the correct skills!