What Makes a Digital Native?
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What Makes a Digital Native?
For starters, they take technology for granted, says author Marc Prensky.
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Posted by Shawn Stewart - Aug 30, 2009 - 1:56 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala - Aug 30, 2009 - 9:30 AM PDT
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This interview is a bit rambling, and it lacks concrete examples to back up the relatively vague assertions of Marc Prensky.
The phrase "digital native" connotes a mastery of and facility with digital tools which most young people lack--they are adept as digital consumers, but that largely implies an extreme susceptibility to the manipulations of advertisers. Mastery should mean having a depth of understanding and a historical perspective on the thing mastered, and facility should mean having the skills, tools, and motivation to create in the digital landscape. While many youth are adept, as a ... More »
The phrase "digital native" connotes a mastery of and facility with digital tools which most young people lack--they are adept as digital consumers, ... More »
Yes, I feel this is quality. For one reason it's from public television, is normally less biased. Prensky is not biased at all. In my opinion his viewpoint is from the outside looking in.
We are no more deprived compared to our parents. More »
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