Abstract five
This article by Adams highlights how the modern world has led to young people who are all digital natives, who have been constantly exposed to new media. He says that teachers and suchlike have had to resort to incorporating more digital methods of educating students to keep up with this trend. In this journal, Adams looks at how the Advanced Placement Language and Composition programme incorporates Web 2.0 tools including several Google Applications into education in schools. Adams goes on to discuss the gap between teachers and students, by saying that the teachers need to keep up to date with technology in order for the students to benefit from education.
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Thursday, 19 March 2009
Journal abstract four
Abstract four
This journal on Digital pioneers uses another journal “the skin of culture” to talk about electronic realities in relation to blogging and the environment. The article argues that when in a classroom, the students are the ones looking in on the teacher who is the centre of knowledge, whereas in an electronic environment, it is the students who have this ‘power’ and it is the participants who are put in the centre. The article goes on to say that students don’t learn through oral and listening techniques as much as they used to, and more emphasis is put on digital learning to accommodate for this. The author Glogowski, says that a mixture of these skills is needed, so we need to be digital immigrants as well as natives. He says that he needs the ‘native’ skills to put the journal online, and we need the ‘immigrant’ skills (literacy) to read it.
This journal on Digital pioneers uses another journal “the skin of culture” to talk about electronic realities in relation to blogging and the environment. The article argues that when in a classroom, the students are the ones looking in on the teacher who is the centre of knowledge, whereas in an electronic environment, it is the students who have this ‘power’ and it is the participants who are put in the centre. The article goes on to say that students don’t learn through oral and listening techniques as much as they used to, and more emphasis is put on digital learning to accommodate for this. The author Glogowski, says that a mixture of these skills is needed, so we need to be digital immigrants as well as natives. He says that he needs the ‘native’ skills to put the journal online, and we need the ‘immigrant’ skills (literacy) to read it.
Journal abstract three
Abstract three
This article is very female orientated, and focuses around girls and the learning about femininity online, mainly concerning gender and identity. The main topic is based on chat rooms and social networking. The article is constructed from qualitative research, from 16 girls based in Canada. It states that these girls are able to learn things online and then use these skills offline. It continues by delving into the issue of gender boundaries and shows how the girls enjoy being ‘gender rebellious’. The authors, Kelly et al, also look at the implications these bring for girls.
This article is very female orientated, and focuses around girls and the learning about femininity online, mainly concerning gender and identity. The main topic is based on chat rooms and social networking. The article is constructed from qualitative research, from 16 girls based in Canada. It states that these girls are able to learn things online and then use these skills offline. It continues by delving into the issue of gender boundaries and shows how the girls enjoy being ‘gender rebellious’. The authors, Kelly et al, also look at the implications these bring for girls.
Journal abstract two
Abstract two
This article looks at how teenagers today have grown up in a completely different culture in comparison to previous generations. This is said to be mainly as a result of the development and rise of the internet. Hansford and Adlington say how many teenagers are avid online users, on social networking sites, like Facebook, and video share, shop and so on online. The negative result, it is said, is that in school, these teenagers are reluctant to learn through older methods of learning, like reading and so on. The problem is that teenagers want to learn and are more comfortable with new media, and want to ‘teach’ teachers to use these, whereas teachers want to encourage teenagers and young people to use traditional methods.
This article looks at how teenagers today have grown up in a completely different culture in comparison to previous generations. This is said to be mainly as a result of the development and rise of the internet. Hansford and Adlington say how many teenagers are avid online users, on social networking sites, like Facebook, and video share, shop and so on online. The negative result, it is said, is that in school, these teenagers are reluctant to learn through older methods of learning, like reading and so on. The problem is that teenagers want to learn and are more comfortable with new media, and want to ‘teach’ teachers to use these, whereas teachers want to encourage teenagers and young people to use traditional methods.
Journal abstract one
Abstract one
This journal looks at the media and how it has developed in society. It discusses how many households are using multiple forms of media, and how society is progressing towards a ‘mass adoption’. Livingstone questions just how media is actually new. She says that new media is developed, and then made into something new, and constantly developed as opposed to being completely new. She says “there is nothing new under the sun”. She goes on to argue that media doesn’t shape cultural change on its own; this is also done through social, economic and political progress. Livingstone suggests that certain informational products are already out of date by the time they reach the shelves, simply because culture changes and develops sop rapidly.
This journal looks at the media and how it has developed in society. It discusses how many households are using multiple forms of media, and how society is progressing towards a ‘mass adoption’. Livingstone questions just how media is actually new. She says that new media is developed, and then made into something new, and constantly developed as opposed to being completely new. She says “there is nothing new under the sun”. She goes on to argue that media doesn’t shape cultural change on its own; this is also done through social, economic and political progress. Livingstone suggests that certain informational products are already out of date by the time they reach the shelves, simply because culture changes and develops sop rapidly.
Academic articles in the Harvard style
1) Livingstone, S (1999), ‘New Media, New Audience’, New Media and Society Vol.1 pg 59- 68, http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/1/1/59 (Accessed 12/03/09)
2) Adlington and Hansford (2009), ‘Digital Spaces and young people's online authoring: Challenges for teachers’, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Vol 32, http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=7&sid=9a75c748-f7f3-478a-a904-003ac02809d3%40SRCSM2&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=afh&AN=36428102 (Accessed on 12/03/09)
3) Kelly, D et al. (2006), ‘No Boundaries? Girls’ Interactive, Online Learning About Femininity's'’ Youth and Society Vol 38, pg 3-28http://yas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/3 (Accessed 12/03/09)
4) Glogowski, K (2005), ‘Blog of proximal development: Teaching. Blogging. Learning - Digital Pioneers?’ http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2005/08/01/literacy-in-the-digital-age-part-ii/ (12/03/09)
5) Adams, D (2008) ‘Gaga for Google in the Twenty-First Century Advanced Placement Language Classroom’ Clearing House Vol 82, Issue. 2. pg 96-98, http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ816791&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ816791 (12/03/09)
2) Adlington and Hansford (2009), ‘Digital Spaces and young people's online authoring: Challenges for teachers’, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Vol 32, http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=7&sid=9a75c748-f7f3-478a-a904-003ac02809d3%40SRCSM2&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=afh&AN=36428102 (Accessed on 12/03/09)
3) Kelly, D et al. (2006), ‘No Boundaries? Girls’ Interactive, Online Learning About Femininity's'’ Youth and Society Vol 38, pg 3-28http://yas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/3 (Accessed 12/03/09)
4) Glogowski, K (2005), ‘Blog of proximal development: Teaching. Blogging. Learning - Digital Pioneers?’ http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2005/08/01/literacy-in-the-digital-age-part-ii/ (12/03/09)
5) Adams, D (2008) ‘Gaga for Google in the Twenty-First Century Advanced Placement Language Classroom’ Clearing House Vol 82, Issue. 2. pg 96-98, http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ816791&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ816791 (12/03/09)
Website URL's
The five websites I have chosen are as follows;
. http://technologysource.org/article/digital_natives_digital_immigrants/
. http://www.malts.ed.ac.uk/staff/sian/natives_final.pdf
. http://henryjenkins.org/2007/12/reconsidering_digital_immigran.html
. http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
. http://www.twitchspeed.com/site/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part2.htm
I selected these sites as I found them descriptive, and easy to read.
. http://technologysource.org/article/digital_natives_digital_immigrants/
. http://www.malts.ed.ac.uk/staff/sian/natives_final.pdf
. http://henryjenkins.org/2007/12/reconsidering_digital_immigran.html
. http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
. http://www.twitchspeed.com/site/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part2.htm
I selected these sites as I found them descriptive, and easy to read.
What is digital immigration?
Digital Immigration is defined on Urbandictionary.com (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=digital+immigrant) as;
“Somebody who has popped up on an Internet site because of clicking on a link (sometimes accidentally). They don't have the slightest idea where they are at, but read the site information out of curiosity, and occasionally buy items if they are listed for sale.”
So from this it is apparent that Digital Immigration is simply those who are trying to use modern equipment and media, without having grown up with it. The term seems to be a fairy new one, but the concept of being unused to new things and growing up before the digital age is not. Digital Immigrants in today’s culture are deemed as being those who are fairly new to the internet.
In relation to who cares about it, my answer is everybody. Students like ourselves have been moulded to using new media and using computers, the internet etc, due to it being a huge cultural influence. Workplaces and businesses now train employees to use this new technology and teach them to speak this new “native language”. And many kids in today’s society are all computer literate, so parents have had to adapt to using computers and the internet.
Society’s attitude to this is we must all become computer literate, and if you are a so called Digital Immigrant, then the way that new media culture is developing means Digital Immigrants need to catch up and become familiar/interactive with the modern world.
“Somebody who has popped up on an Internet site because of clicking on a link (sometimes accidentally). They don't have the slightest idea where they are at, but read the site information out of curiosity, and occasionally buy items if they are listed for sale.”
So from this it is apparent that Digital Immigration is simply those who are trying to use modern equipment and media, without having grown up with it. The term seems to be a fairy new one, but the concept of being unused to new things and growing up before the digital age is not. Digital Immigrants in today’s culture are deemed as being those who are fairly new to the internet.
In relation to who cares about it, my answer is everybody. Students like ourselves have been moulded to using new media and using computers, the internet etc, due to it being a huge cultural influence. Workplaces and businesses now train employees to use this new technology and teach them to speak this new “native language”. And many kids in today’s society are all computer literate, so parents have had to adapt to using computers and the internet.
Society’s attitude to this is we must all become computer literate, and if you are a so called Digital Immigrant, then the way that new media culture is developing means Digital Immigrants need to catch up and become familiar/interactive with the modern world.
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