Today's kindergarten students were born into a technological world.
Technology savvy children, are as comfortable with technology as they are with building with Legos. They have been referred to as the "N generation" or the "D generation". Why these names? The "N" is for "net", while the "D" stands for "digital." However, my favorite term for my young students is what educational author and speaker, Marc Prensky, refers to as "Digital Natives."
My digital natives are fearless when it comes to using a computer, a Promethean board, or projector. They value the experience when using technology tools and are very focused on what they are learning.
They were born to a world of buttons and clicks which allow them and their significant adults quick access to entertainment, communication, and learning.
In our classroom we use technology to teach and reinforce new skills. I develop lessons that integrate the use of technology and allow the children to interact with the technology on their own to discover and reinforce their own learning.
Please share with me how your "digital native" uses technology at home and what he/she has to say about using technology at school.
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My four year old is definitely a digital native. He knows how to work the Wii, Iphone and the computer. He doesn't surf the net yet, but it will not be long before he does.
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ReplyDeleteJose really enjoys the computer technology, he likes to play Wii and is capable of turning on the computer and is able to search the links that he wants, in order to play, he cannot brose well yet but he trys to.