Sunday, October 18, 2009
Digital Natives
There's an interesting project going on between The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen, about Digital Natives. They have looked into the effects of being a Digital Native and how they perceive the world, especially the internet, in comparison to those who did not grow up in a Digital environment. They then use this research to inform people the best way to developing teaching and new technology to fit the new way that Digital Natives take in their environment. The website itself is fairly interesting and links to a Wiki page, published books that have been written on the subject, press on Digital Natives, videos and even a blog. It doesnt seem like the blog has been updated for a while, but the site itself is linked to many other pages about the projects centered around Digital Native culture and discussions, it links to pages on sites like, Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, myspace and del.icio.us which seem to be constantly updated, and it seems to provide an excellent inter-collaborative site that fits in with the Digital Native culture.
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it seems ironic that the blogs on the "digital native" website would not be updated. If technology is so prevalent these days, especially in these digital native's lives, something as simple as an updated blog does not seem like it should be ignored
ReplyDeleteThat's a really interesting study. I'd be interested to see an updated study, especially since it talks about the fad of parents on Facebook. There is such a difference in how we perceive things. My mom and her sisters have Facebook, and it's funny to see how the different age groups use social networking.
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