Digital Natives Presentation
( My slideshow is on YouTube instead of Authorstream. I couldn't get the website to upload my presentation with audio. I think I tried every option I could think of. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.)
The term "Digital Native" is used frequently these day, but is it really accurate? Commonly, the digital native is someone born after 1980, someone who has lived in a digital world there entire life. But does that translate to digital literacy? Is the digital immigrant any less skilled at using technology? Digital literacy is about learning what's necessary to be able to use technology tools with wisdom and skill, and that can be done at any age. Even the digital native needs to be taught these skills. There are varying degrees of digital involvement, and not all young people are involved with technology in a variety of ways. Some use a limited number of tools and have limited skills, even if they are using the tools. Schools need to take on the responsibility of teaching kids how to use digital tools and technology effectively and wisely, because technology affects us all. It's here to stay, so it's time to focus on digital literacy.( My slideshow is on YouTube instead of Authorstream. I couldn't get the website to upload my presentation with audio. I think I tried every option I could think of. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.)
Thomas, Michael. Deconstructing Digital Natives: Young People, Technology, and the New Literacies. New York: Routledge, 2011.
Wow! This was amazing! Very nice job!
ReplyDeleteI think that your presentation showed very much the main points of the book, from the beginning to the end. Your pictures do an excellent job of fitting with the words and that makes a very nice entire slide that gets your point across. All of your slides are easy to read and the music really set the scene for the topic at hand I believe.
I agree with 'the key to wisdom, is choosing your tools wisely' and that access doesn't automatically equal skill. I also definitely agree in your description when you say that digital literacy..can be done at any age. I don't really like the term digital native and I wont be so quick to use it in the future!
Overall, I think that is a wonderful presentation, follows the points of the text, and really catches my attention and brings up different points of views than I originally had! :)
Very nice presentation. I think you id a good job showing the key points in the book. The pictures and text were very powerful and got the point across. I felt that it was an easy to read presentation and the music really helped bring everything together.
ReplyDeleteI loved this presentation- and actually really liked the fact that it was a Youtube presentation! Your imaging and colors were very consistent and helped associate the metaphor that was coming across on the slides. All your lettering was legible and matched. I enjoyed your ideas about what it means to be digitally native and how age groups differ- for example digital immigrants and digital natives. I could understand the concepts that were meant to come from this presentation. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love your presentation! It's very nicely put together and flows so well. I think the pictures you chose are great and really help convey the message you were trying to get across. Your text was really simple, so there was no issues with reading it, and the same can be said for the colors you chose. I love how this was more of a video than a presentation, and that you made the pictures the full width of the screen. That was a very nice touch. The music you chose also went very well with your theme, so it was an excellent choice. Great job, Julie!
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