In Teaching Digital Natives, Marc Prensky has proficiently captured the sense of urgency needed in education today. These 21st century skills, needed core curriculum, rigor, and methodology are outlined in a way all educators can appreciate and implement. The important roles of teachers, parents, and learners are outlined in easy-to-follow strategies that make perfect sense. His pedagogical “partnering” with students to facilitate a new way to teach is invaluable for educators working to better meet the needs of all learners.
Prensky defines a "digital native" as the students in teachers' classrooms today, students who have grown up using technology and accepting it as part of their everyday lives. In contrast, a lot of educators, administrators and parents find they are "digital immigrants", having to adapt to technology that is unfamiliar and can be intimidating. These two groups view technology in fundamentally different ways. Teaching Digital Natives is a must-read for all educators who strive to meet the emerging demands of our profession.
Today’s world, today’s schools, today’s students are not what they were before 1992. As a 1992 high school graduate, I can agree, things are very different in today’s world. But, I am here to agree that even I know it’s time for change in the classroom. Technology can be very intimidating to us “immigrants” but how can we tell our students to try new things, when we don’t try them ourselves. Students need to be interested and encouraged in learning new concepts and teachers play a key role in guiding students to that exciting and new “partnership” of learning.
Needless to say, this was a great read and I gained some great insight as an educator!
Prensky defines a "digital native" as the students in teachers' classrooms today, students who have grown up using technology and accepting it as part of their everyday lives. In contrast, a lot of educators, administrators and parents find they are "digital immigrants", having to adapt to technology that is unfamiliar and can be intimidating. These two groups view technology in fundamentally different ways. Teaching Digital Natives is a must-read for all educators who strive to meet the emerging demands of our profession.
Today’s world, today’s schools, today’s students are not what they were before 1992. As a 1992 high school graduate, I can agree, things are very different in today’s world. But, I am here to agree that even I know it’s time for change in the classroom. Technology can be very intimidating to us “immigrants” but how can we tell our students to try new things, when we don’t try them ourselves. Students need to be interested and encouraged in learning new concepts and teachers play a key role in guiding students to that exciting and new “partnership” of learning.
Needless to say, this was a great read and I gained some great insight as an educator!