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Rise of the Super-Digital Native | Marcus T. Wright - 12 views

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  • Everything starts with the digital natives of today.
  • If we can set them up for success, that will bring us one step closer to those super-digital natives who will flip this world upside-down with what they will have to offer.
  • The great thing is that the digital natives of today will teach the next generation. That generation will learn from today's digital natives and practice better ways to critically engage in technology for teaching and learning.
    • Felipe Reyes
      Felipe Reyes on 24 Mar 14
       
      I think we must teach our current generation to sift through the multitude of Apps and critically assess there value added.  What do you think?
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      Felipe Reyes on 29 Mar 14
       
      I do not think we need to teach this technology application skill in an isolated teaching moment. All teachers need to understand the technological environment these students will face and help them develop skills that will help them sort though the multitude of applications that are out there and apply them to solve real world issues.
    • Felipe Reyes
      Felipe Reyes on 07 Apr 14
       
      Technology is evolving at an enormous pace and I believe those who choose to be educators must somehow get it front of it and at lease help guide student learning with the aide of technology. I would hope the digital natives would have an easier time with it, than us old immigrants.
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  • Everything starts with the digital natives of today.
  • If we can set them up for success, that will bring us one step closer to those super-digital natives who will flip this world upside-down with what they will have to offer.
    • Felipe Reyes
      Felipe Reyes on 24 Mar 14
       
      It is okay to take baby steps, but you must keep on pushing the envelope to move forward.  What are some of things can we do to help our natives move forward?
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      Felipe Reyes on 29 Mar 14
       
      I understand the concept of tearing them down and building them back up, but I'm not sure the public school system is suited for that approach. The issue is their is no filtering in our system (entrance criteria, both physical or mental). You have to teach whoever walks through your doors, no matter what baggage they bring (socioeconomic status, learning or physical disability ...), They all have a different frame of reference on which we need to build their knowledge on. It is a hard job and I believe it will only get harder as technology skill "have and have nots" creates a greater gap.
  • Felipe Reyes on 24 Mar 14
     
    Educating the Current Generation
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  • Felipe Reyes on 26 Mar 14
     
    Jaime, I think you are right about the overwhelming amount of technology applications out there. The acceptance and reluctance to those technologies seem to be as much personality driven, as generational. I believe what we can do as educators is to help guide students through the process of evaluating a need and selecting an appropriate technology solution. I think the biggest motivator encouraging the use of one App or another is satisfying their initial need to socialize. We need to lead them to the productivity Apps that will help them academically and as they enter the workforce. I think technology use picks up exponentially when you can demonstrate to students that the technology skills they acquire through daily life application is transferable to meeting their career goals.
  • Felipe Reyes on 26 Mar 14
     
    Daniel, I believe that those we are unable to reach in time to help them onto the fast moving train of technology evolution will be at a huge disadvantage. The reality is it is only going to go faster. One of the things I advocate is for leveling the playing field by making technology available in schools and providing teachers the support for implementing the technology, whether it be training or time to participate in Personal Learning Communities (PLC). Without our help, students may wake up some day and figure out they missed the train.
  • Felipe Reyes on 26 Mar 14
     
    Rene, I understand where you are coming from and it seems like just yesterday. I was one of those that was ill prepared for college and when the requirement for a typed research paper emerged, I quickly found alternate means of accomplishing the task. In my mind, I never expected to have to do much typing or research once I entered the Army. Well that did not play out as expected and as I work on my third graduate degree, I still struggle. I almost missed the education train, had there not been a teacher that said it was never to late and worked with me to get me onboard. We do have the wisdom on our years that that our students do not. We have to find a way to motivate the next generation to embrace technology, look ahead critically and seize every opportunity the future may bring.
  • Felipe Reyes on 27 Apr 14
     
    I saw some data on the phases teachers go through when entering the profession and what caught my eye was the amount of improvement that occurred after the third year. From year 4-20 it should very little, if any, improvement in teacher proficiency. Apparently it is "survival of the fittest" in action until then. It showed that those who were prepared were resilient enough to "lick their wounds" after year 1 and develop survival skills by year 3 and after that, they basically repeat what has gotten them to that point. I know we must all know some teachers that fall into that category, but the data showed that was more of a trend than an exception. The economy slowed some teachers from retiring (to avoid have to restock their tool kit), but it does seem to be picking up. I think with the social media now available that facilitates teachers helping each other to perfect their craft, this statistic has to be changing. We can only hope that it does as the needs of students preparing for 21st Century jobs and the required skills involved will demand it.
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