The myth of the digital native
The younger generation uses technology in the same ways as older people — and is no better at multitasking. Source: The digital native is a myth I love the quote, “yeti with a smartphone”.
The digital native myth
The cliché is a fifty-year-old asking some ten year old student for help in making the computer work. Having trouble making working with your device or your software? Just grab one of those digital natives to handle it for you! Well, not so fast. Here’s Jenny Abamu at Edsurge saying what I’ve been arguing for over…
“But you did grow up with technology”
I have never been a fan of the term digital native. In my opinion, the youth do not have a monopoly on the knowledge of how to use technology. This term popped into my head this week as I was discussing methods on using two large screens in a classroom with a teacher. I showed…