Thursday, July 9, 2015
Interview with a Digital Native
Some quotes from our course texts that I am considering including in my final case report that I feel relate to my findings in my interview are listed below:
From Chapter 3 of Digital Literacies: Social Learning and Classroom Practices: "Accordingly, they have developed the capacity to be literate in this digital textual landscape, as well as within their educational settings. Therefore, in addition to their measured educational literacy, Clare and Tom can also be regarded as children who are digitally literate."
From Chapter 8 of Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies: "...how the Internet and the many digital tools available on the Web have affected the way students seek and gather information in the context of higher education."
From Chapter 1 of Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies: "...digital natives are problem-solvers; they have new expectations; they invent new processes; they don't only work for an organization, they think of work as play; they are enthusiastic and skillful."
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Natalie, It's interesting how the girl you interviewed said she liked to "look up stuff" about One Direction when she uses the computer at home, but then when she talked about having to look up information at school she called it "research" without even realizing they were basically the same thing! Kids seem to like to use technology more to have fun, play games, find out more about things they're interested in. I guess the challenge, as teachers, is to find ways to let them use technology at school and have fun, but learn at the same time. Maybe we should call it "looking up stuff" instead of "research" :) She would probably love to do a project or presentation about One Direction, and could use all of that information and skill she's developed online to tell others all about the band.
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