Digital Natives

September 27, 2006

I have three children, ages 21, 19 and yes, six so I am the parent of very different technological children! I see the "digital native" mentality in my 19 year old, but not in my 21 year old and have to say that the older child seems to use higher level thinking more often and always has.

In reading the assigned article: http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170701917, I agree with those believing that it is impossible for shildren to focus in a deep meaningful learning while doing more than one thing at a time.

However, I find myself guilty of the same multi-tasking and expect and demand instant information to be available at all times.

Multimedia Instructional Tools

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling September 27, 2006


I reviewed a web resource that describes digital storytelling, a tool I found fascinating in a class taught by Prof. Shamburg at NJCU.

Digital storytelling allows both the student and teacher to create and experience authentic learning. This is especially exciting to me, because I can create cultural lessons that are age-appropriate, using language, music, art, etc.

The article on Multimedia Instructional Tools is clear about the benefits of these tools, but takes a realistic look at the necessity of training teachers to use them.

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