My+Thoughts

My main focus of this wiki was privacy in relation to Digital Natives. I think that this generation is much more relaxed about issues that can arise from the use of technology. I know of one incident when a friend of mine had her e-mail hacked and racy photographs of herself were sent to her whole mailing list. Another incident that blows my mind involves my seven year old niece who is now my friend on Facebook. Really? Is that necessary? I think some younger people are asking for their privacy to be violated when they are putting ridiculous information up on the Internet or sending it through SMS. I get a bit worried about using my credit card online while my mother refuses to use hers. My generation grew up hearing about the stalkers online and all the bad things that could happen when using your personal information on the Internet but we still do it. The generation after us is going to be even more relaxed about it until something bad happens to that individual or their friends. You can educate an individual as much as you want and in as many different ways possible but sometimes the lesson only sinks in when a bad situation actually arises.


 * Do I think I am a Digital Native?**

NO WAY! I mean I know more about technology than my Mom and Dad who are both still trying to figure out how to use Powerpoint in their own classrooms; however, I am lost when it comes to other technology beyond what we learned in school. I think it is important for me to learn about the new technologies such as Smart Boards and Skype that could be awesome in my classroom but my frustration is that I don't have the time right now to fully enter into this new learning.

I do think it is important for teachers to adjust their teaching methods to better reach the new generation of students. I know one teacher who still has materials copyrighted from 1976 - yikes! We cannot expect the Digital Natives to learn the same way their parents or I did. I like the idea of setting up class wikis and blogs to help incorporate the student's knowledge of the technology and the materials that are being learned in class.



Other Pages: Home, Digital Natives, Importance for Teachers, In an Effective Classroom with Technology, Lesson Plan with ICT, Works Citied