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Apps & Content List for ITSC 2011 - iPad and iPod Touch Apps for Education - 1 views

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shared by Jennifer Dalby on 21 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Dalby on 21 Feb 11
     
    "While no list of apps can ever be complete, these are the apps that were demoed at OETC's ITSC conference in Portland, Oregon in February of 2011."
  • ann stephens on 21 Feb 11
     
    It would have been great to see these demoed to see what would work. The number of them and many of the topics seem like they'd be very helpful tools. Technology is really changing - and quickly - how we do things. Not education related, but to that point, was an app recently demoed that can be a heart monitor - there is a special metallic interface between the iPod/iPhone and the person. Really amazing and revolutionizing!
Jennifer Dalby

Debunking the Digital Native - 7 views

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#EDUC251 eLearning

shared by Jennifer Dalby on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Dalby on 12 Jan 11
     
    This is a nice collection of papers debunking the myth of the Digital Native. My personal belief is that this myth has been extremely harmful. If you have a chance to read Selwyn's article, I highly recommend it.
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  • Bruce Wolcott on 13 Jan 11
     
    I've always been somewhat skeptical of Marc Prensky, who made the original distinction between Digital Natives and Immigrants. The skepticism comes from my impression that he's built a financially successful career out of promoting this distinction. Not to say there isn't some level of truth to it, but I'm not ready to throw the baby out with the bath water. The written word, for example - which has been a cornerstone of stored knowledge and communication - is as important now as it ever was.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 13 Jan 11
     
    Some of the things I believe hurt the most, are when we make sweeping assumptions about access to technology. In many cases, it is the privileged who have the opportunity to be "digital natives." I also think the digital immigrant idea is completely false. I used to advertise to help senior citizens with technology. I found they were some of the most eager and enthusiastic learners, because we learned things that interested them. The digital immigrant idea has also allowed us to write off senior faculty, waiting for them to retire, rather than connecting them with technologies that suit their needs. We're at a point of convergence. You don't have to understand all the technologies in order to use them. One person can compose in email, and the material can be viewed on any kind of device. I just wish the damage hadn't already been done, to so many who now feel they don't have the ability to participate because of their age.
  • Joy LaJeret on 14 Jan 11
     
    Okay I am depressed. If we have been wiped out after being the ones that created this knowledge and technology in the first place, there is no hope for me to ever teach on line!!!
  • Jennifer Dalby on 14 Jan 11
     
    Joy, what we need are people willing to stand up and say that whatever your level of skill with technology, we all need to be able to communicate. We will all need to compromise and sacrifice. That could mean knocking on doors or hanging out on front porches, or it could mean learning a new language, or reduction of a language :)
  • Joy LaJeret on 14 Jan 11
     
    I still don't understand where the labels are coming from. It seems like these labels are simply a way of discriminating against seniors. Now, the truth is, we were using computers before these generations were a light in their parents eyes. Some of us were designing the technology they are using today. Ok, looks like I am going to be on a lot of porches like the neighborhood dog looking for a handout! As for knocking on doors, I might need to invest in a good battering ram! Anyone ever watch the Capital One commercials? Maybe those folks are for hire!
  • Jennifer Dalby on 14 Jan 11
     
    The Digital Native/Immigrant theory came from Mark Prensky in 2001, but there's debate about whether or not he was the first to use the terms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_native
  • Joy LaJeret on 14 Jan 11
     
    Hmmm...after reading that Wiki explanation, I feel a bit of frustration and anger. White middle class youth are probably digital natives if one wants to put a label on it. But, after reading articles on the subject, many lower income families with high school and college age students do not have the funds for technological devices & services: computers; IPADs; laptops; Kindles and the list goes on. I am even more certain youth in other countries do not have access nor would they have high speed internet access on as broad a scale as we have in the US. I suspect they could not afford it either. So this label probably only applies to a small percentage of millennials or digital learners.
  • Joy LaJeret on 17 Jan 11
     
    Or I should have stated, for those labelled as digital learners...they are only a small percentage of the worlds's millennials and even GenX. Ithink sociological studies would support this conclusion. I prefer using statistics to test hypothesis. Then one can thread these into a theory and test it statistically.
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