Monday, June 29, 2015

"Digital Natives: Powerpoint Presentation."

After reading the text, Deconstructing Digital Natives, I have learned what it means to be a “digital native.” First and foremost, one must not generalize and clump together a whole generation of learners, specifically those born after the year 1980. I love the exert from the book that states to think of digital natives as a subset, not a generation. The book mentions, and it makes sense that although the younger generations have greater access to technology today this does not make them experts in the field. As educators it is our job to meet the needs of the students from where they are. It is our responsibility to teach our youth about digital literacy to adapt to the changing technological world. We must learn the skill sets that our students possess and their common interests and instruct them from that point. I have learned several common interests that digital natives hold. Some of them are: taking an active role rather than a passive one when it comes to interacting with technology, being socially heard through technology mediums, and digital natives crave instant gratification. With these aspects in mind, it is time to change the way the instruction in schools is being delivered to meet the changing needs of the students.
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  1. NatalieJuly 6, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    Loran, I really liked your stand alone presentation. I felt like every slide was easily read, and I liked that you chose to leave slides transition-less. I felt like it made for a very clean presentation. I also really liked that it was a very positive presentation, drawing on many of the strengths that a digital native may have, making the audience come away from your presentation with a fresh, positive thought of what a digital native may be.

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  2. walesca2003July 9, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Loran I thought your stand alone presentation was very sharp and clear. I thought your slides were easy to read and expressed clear images on what a digital native is.Your music looped really well with the pace of your presentation.

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