Our children and youth are immersed in technologies that
give them opportunities no previous generation has enjoyed. I believe that
schools should respond with providing the tools that this generation needs in
order to engage students. It is ironic that children ten years or younger are
capable of using sophisticated technology, downloading applications and they
have all kind of expertise when using technology and our schools are so behind
in implementing this tools. This generation which is label the iGeneration does
not see this kind of technology as tools for them “they simple are”, they just
exist. To people born before the IGeneration sometimes is difficult to
assimilate this idea. I was born in Generation X, and even thought that I am
not totally immerse in technology, I believe that we need to start to be on the
same technology level of the iGeneration children.
That's where I want to be as well but I feel like I have so much to catch up on!
ReplyDeleteI see some fear of technology at my school. I'm not sure why, but it might be that older instructors might be intimidated by technology. Students are more proficient using it, so they might feel a little inadequate.
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