6) In your blog, write a paragraph (or two) about your disagreements with each article -don't give away the proper name and title yet!
- The main argument I have with the first 3 articles is that I personally think that times are changing and the digital immigrant is a lot more alert today, at least if not slightly educated, about digital media. I think I agree with the 4th website about the natives and the immigrants merging together and almost becoming blurred. I think today’s digital immigrants are trying to become native’s and a little bit more ‘cool’ and ‘with the times’
- The other argument I have is with the last website I analysised. They spoke about digital natives being ‘comfortable’ and I’m not sure I agree with this. Yes the digital natives have grown up with digital media all around them but I can think of 2 explanations they would be uncomfortable. Firstly new media is still to this day always changing and upgrading and so are the people, which you would think is not an easy challenge. Secondly no-on in these articles mentions anything else about the digital native except the are born from the 1980’s onwards, into the digital age. However I’m sure if you were to show a computer or a mobile phone to someone in this categories but also someone who lives in a third world country they would also have no idea about it. doesn’t that make them a digital immigrant as well?
Hi Maddy :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with your last point here... as students are we classed as 'digital natives'? If we are then I for one agree with you saying we aren't necessarily comfortable with new technology. For instance, this module, when we first started I didn't feel comfortable because it was a completely new way of learning, but once we have got the hang of it, we adapt to it. Surely this is the same for 'digital immigrants.'
Hey maddy!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your firts pont the notion of immigrants trying to be cool!but which category do you think the people who have seen technology grow like our parents for instance belong?i found there is no real in between definition.
thanks for the comments guys. cara i totally agree with your example about this module. blogging was new to me too and even though i picked it up easily i did feel i felt like an immigrant! but as you have said, we adapt!
ReplyDeleteamanda i really like your question! and i dont think there is a category for our parents. i do however after some more research think that natives and immigrants have become merged and the line between them is blurred!