I particularly enjoy this quote because we may have an idea what young people are thinking, but we never truly know until we ask them. It is important to ask a variety of young people about their opinion to provide us with a good sample of results. We cannot simply just ask males, as their opinions may differ from that of females. In my opinion, it is important we keep young people in the loop and continuously ask what they think of important matters.
Chapter 5: They constantly use mobile phones for immediate communication with their peer group and family and connect with each other beyond time-space via Internet sites such as Facebook and Twitter. (Thomas, 2011, pg. 67)
I agree with this statement 100%. I am currently at Duke University waiting on my little cousin to get out of eye surgery; all of the people in the waiting room are on their phones except one older gentleman. My mother is on Facebook, my uncle is watching a YouTube video and my aunt is researching eye surgeries and their success rate. I do not have cell phone service where I live so it amazes me how reliant people are to their phones.
Chapter 6: From our analysis, it is also evident that regardless of their technical fluency, students still require traditional skills for successful task completion. (Thomas, 2011, pg.95)
I agree with this quote. Just because a student may do really well with a computer or any other form of technology, they still need instruction. Some skills that all students need to be taught include time management, proof reading, sentence structure, etc. While I do not necessarily work with young students, I strongly feel that students are too attached to technology when they are in preschool and kindergarten. I do realize that it is a way to entertain children but there is a variety of other ways to accomplish this.
On a daily basis, people are relying on their mobile phones for communication. They use phones to talk, text, Facebook and check other mobile sites. Writing letters are becoming a thing of the past!
Bibliography
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing digital natives: Young people, technology, and the new literacies. New York: Routledge.
Thomas, M. (2011). Deconstructing digital natives: Young people, technology, and the new literacies. New York: Routledge.
I agree with your point about -asking- young people about what they think instead of just guessing or dictating. It's the gateway to metacognition, and they appreciate being acknowledged!
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I liked your Meme because it really made me think about the disappearance of hand written letters. I still write letters occasionally to one friend who lives in Montana. She is strange and old fashioned like myself and we decided many years ago to never email or call but just write letters and visit each other. We have broken that promise more than we thought because of the convenience and instant knowledge…instant response. It is interesting to think about emails & texts vs. letters. With letters you can’t as easily revise and you usually don’t remember what you wrote!
I agree with your last quote. It is so true that students must be taught traditional skills that may not be taught using technology. However, the skills may be integrated into technology after they have mastered the skill, such as sentence structure that you named. It is important for students to know how to function with and without technology.
ReplyDeleteYour meme is quite accurate! I can remember writing letters to my German pen pal in 9th grade and now we are friends on Facebook. It is truly remarkable how easily we can access people clear across the world in the blink of an eye!
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your quote from Chapter 6. The younger generation may be better with technology but that doesn't mean that they are wired with instructions. They do still need to be taught how to use the technology appropriately.
I feel that your meme is right on with youth and technology today. They do expect instant gratification when communicating with peers. They want their information right now and they like to post something and then they have to keep checking to see how many people post about or like their picture or status. So many times I see families out to eat and they are all on their cell phones and not even verbally communicating with each other. I have also seen kids sitting across the table or the room from each other and texting one another rather than having an actual conversation. Even though kids are hot wired for technology does not mean that they know everything. Sometimes I feel that we many be overestimating there overall knowledge of technology.
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