Digital+Immigrants

Digital Immigrants are what Marc Prensky would call a person who grew up before the digital age began. These people cannot cope with the technology anywhere near as well as a Digital Native. Where a Digital Native would surf the web for the latest news, a Digital Immigrant would read the morning paper. A digital native lacks the ability to navigate today's technology. Check out these Links [|Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants] [|Picture Explanation] [|Do They Really Think Differently?] [] Many teachers today are Digital Immigrants. Since they did not grow up using technology regularly, they often like to shy away from using digital media in the classroom. This is due to the fact that, as mentioned before, Digital Immigrants lack the ability to navigate today's technology. Therefore, with the trouble that most Digital Immigrant teachers have understanding and learning how to use technology, students often aren't given the opportunity to use the technology in the classroom, even though it's very familiar and fun for them to use.
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