My presentation begins by asking the question, “Who are Digital Natives?” There is some debate about the actual definition of the term “digital native” throughout the text. I provide my interpretation of the definition of a "digital native," but I end the definition with a question mark because the definition is questionable.
I target youth internet activity in the next few slides. The youth seem to use the internet more for social means and entertainment rather than political means or seeking information. This is present in different countries as well as in the United States. For example, the internet use by Japan youth is very similar to the internet use of American youth. Although the definition of "digital native" focuses on youth, not all children have access to technology; so not all digital natives are created equal. Even if children grow up surrounded by technology, they have different interests, they all learn in different ways; visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and not all children learn at the same rate.
Digital competence is something you have to continuously learn, and anyone, at any age, can be a life long learner of technology. Because of this, people who do not fit into the definition of a “digital native” are becoming more competent with technology than those who do fit into the definition!
How should technology and the internet be used; for entertainment (according to youth) or for knowledge (according to adults)? The text coined the term “edutainment,” which is a mixture of both education and entertainment. In other words, more and more entertaining games for young children are beginning to be educational; learning made fun!
The debate is still out on the definition of a “digital native.” The text offers so many different interpretations of what a “digital native” is and who these “digital natives” are; the definition needs to be reconstructed. With this being said, I ended my presentation with a spin on the question that began my presentation, “Who are Digital Natives, REALLY?
References:
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies. New York, NY: Routledge.
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology and the New Literacies. New York, NY: Routledge.
Kristi,
ReplyDeleteReally great presentation! Your slides were carefully designed, well put together, with nice, very specific images and some additional graphics that really added to and clarified the meaning on some of them. The whole show had a great message to it and really was thought provoking. I loved the music you put with it, too. It added just the right touch to make the whole show more thoughtful in nature. I thought you did a great job summarizing the various chapters of the book, and giving the overall message of it.
Kristi, I really liked some of the ideas that your powerpoint conveyed as well as how you tied in your question at the beginning and reconnected to it at the end of your presentation. I also thought your music choice was a great selection. A couple of slides, like the keyboard with the red lettering, was a bit straining for me to read. I also found myself wanting to read the next slide before the transition fade was completely finished, but maybe that is just my impatience. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you put your presentation together. It came together really nicely. The pictures you chose are wonderful. I love the way you presented your information for anyone who might watch your presentation. You did a great job of explaining what Digital Natives are. Everything is legible and easy to read. I also like how your pictures are your backgrounds. It makes them easy to see and you placed the text well on the images so they were easy to read. This is a great presentation!
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