Comments on: The "Digital Natives" Debate Continues… http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/ Thoughts on teaching, technology, learning and life in an era of change. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:26:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Classroom mobs, mayhem and murder http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Classroom mobs, mayhem and murder Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:32:21 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/#comment-537 [...] simply due to my generational status. I have posted on this theme before… [ September 2007 | October 2007 ] I know that myself and many other of my colleagues actually use technology in a more meaningful [...] [...] simply due to my generational status. I have posted on this theme before… [ September 2007 | October 2007 ] I know that myself and many other of my colleagues actually use technology in a more meaningful [...]

]]> By: John Larkin http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-127 John Larkin Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:50:00 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/#comment-127 Hi Paul and Sue,<br/><br/>Thank you for your comments. We do have to ensure that barriers are not created between teachers and students. Barriers should not be created between early and late adopters.<br/><br/>Teachers should not be frightened of technology. At least once a day I hear technology criticised within my working environment. Some of the criticism is beginning to sound like a broken record. Sure, the "technology" cracks up and lets the system down but I feel that blind blanket criticism of the tool is unwarranted.<br/><br/>The students are capable but I am sure that they can be capable of even more if they are guided by creative and experienced teachers that at least have a knowledge of the potential of the tools.<br/><br/>Cheers<br/>John Hi Paul and Sue,

Thank you for your comments. We do have to ensure that barriers are not created between teachers and students. Barriers should not be created between early and late adopters.

Teachers should not be frightened of technology. At least once a day I hear technology criticised within my working environment. Some of the criticism is beginning to sound like a broken record. Sure, the “technology” cracks up and lets the system down but I feel that blind blanket criticism of the tool is unwarranted.

The students are capable but I am sure that they can be capable of even more if they are guided by creative and experienced teachers that at least have a knowledge of the potential of the tools.

Cheers
John

]]> By: Sue Waters http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Sue Waters Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:24:00 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/2007/10/23/the-digital-natives-debate-continues/#comment-126 Yes I myself have been caught up in the digital native-immigrants hype and have then followed up with a post that debates the <a HREF="http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/09/15/fact-or-fiction-you-tell-me/" REL="nofollow">Fact or Fiction</a> associated with these terms. The whole digital natives debate is the wrong reason to want to use these technologies with students and is also a barrier to educators up taking the use of technology. Yes I myself have been caught up in the digital native-immigrants hype and have then followed up with a post that debates the Fact or Fiction associated with these terms. The whole digital natives debate is the wrong reason to want to use these technologies with students and is also a barrier to educators up taking the use of technology.

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