Chapter 7
What do you make of the (divergent) positions of Boyd and Prensky (per our discussion in class and/or per the article above?) Where do you stand on the “digital native” terminology? After reading both Boyd and Prensky's positions in addition to what we covered in class, I have to say that they both have good points. Before class today I would have sided with Prensky's position but after our class conversation and reading other blog posts, I agree more with Boyd. Boyd's position on children really stuck out to me. Not only does she know that children are into digital media, specifically social media, but she also understands that they are just kids. Although kids are usually able to use apps, smart phones, and search the web, they are not intelligent critical thinkers are their ages. They still need guidance and support from adults. This is because everything on the internet is not good and not true. Some students can get mislead by information ...
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