After exploring the concept of digital natives/ immigrants, I went ahead and asked my students a couple of questions to classify them. They never used an actual alarm clock. They never wrote a letter. They don't print their photos. They google things at least once per hour, according to them. They shop online. They read online. They keep in touch online. They are definitely technology natives.
This definitely Photoshopped image of your typical fetus is quite resonated with the concept of technology natives.
The question is since they are different in the way they interact with technology, are they different in the way they learn?
If you speak from my personal experience, my students would fall asleep if we use no videos or audio! There interaction using technology is fluid and natural.
Does this mean that I need to re-plan everything I teach to make it a better match to those digital natives?
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