saludo al mundo

Maree Skillen’s comment on the existence of terminology such as digital natives and digital immigrants used to “describe people, roles and interactions” (docree, 2008) made me realise from another perspective the social impact technology and the Internet are having within cultures across many parts of the world. Digital natives are what seems to be majority of people making up contemporary youth within western society and digital immigrants are those of older generations who aren’t in the loop of experienced technology and Internet users. The use of terms are useful when needing to research or gather a general idea although terms, labels and so forth also separate people and categorise them according to the definition of the term rather than the person. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I hope teachers, youth workers, parents etc focus less on their digital status and more on their ability to use and communicate with what they have, building on their knowledge and experience rather than taking away as a result of not understanding enough.

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