tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438192884805540683.post5382300934630613722..comments2011-01-24T02:10:27.059-06:00Comments on wattle - gordon: response re blogs & wikisgordon donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536676887331879985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438192884805540683.post-4252750038627424382008-11-16T18:51:00.000-06:002008-11-16T18:51:00.000-06:00Gordon,Thank you for the interesting comments abou...Gordon,<BR/>Thank you for the interesting comments about your students use of technology. I am in a completely different situation than you. My school is elementary and the community is lower income with many immigrant families who are just learning English. These students are definitely not digital natives. Many, (I cannot say most since I have no facts) do not have computers in their homes. The students are exposed to technology through public institutions and places like school, the library, stores. Of course they are introduced to much also through watching TV. I look forward to more stimulating discussion next weekend.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995322213527734113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438192884805540683.post-38157287067413142652008-11-16T00:47:00.000-06:002008-11-16T00:47:00.000-06:00Gordon,Hardly any of my students use blogs either....Gordon,<BR/>Hardly any of my students use blogs either. In fact, when I brought up creating a blog in Tech Class, the students were quite interested in knowing what blogging was. With just a brief description of a blog, one student said "oh so kind of like facebook!?" I guess they are digital natives in some areas and not to others. This is where we share what expertise we have with them and ask for theirs in areas where we may fall short.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746120334313546160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438192884805540683.post-23426970248042738142008-11-12T14:24:00.000-06:002008-11-12T14:24:00.000-06:00Gordon, I appreciate your skeptical stance on this...Gordon, I appreciate your skeptical stance on this whole "digital native" notion. We need to take a more critical view of our mass assumptions. There actually is a lot of emerging research (similar to the little survey you did with your students) that debunks the "digital native" myth. However, wikis and blogs have seen more use in education than other web 2.0 tools that at their foundation share the web2 read/write manifest. I would be very interested to learn how many of your students have heard of and/or use any of the following:<BR/><BR/>1. Social Networking (Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, etc)<BR/>2. Grass Roots Video (YouTube, Blip.tv, Vimeo, etc.)<BR/>3. Instant Messaging (MSN Live Messenger, AOL AIM, etc.)Carl Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539544230024970483noreply@blogger.com