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Kids are "digital natives." They grew up using computers, and therefore are more "tech savvy" than older people. Right? No! Well, the first part's right, but the second part is increasingly wrong.
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Scooped by Beth Dichter |
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Beth Dichter's insight:
This post looks at how people of different generations approach computers. It raises the question "Why do people think students are computer geniuses?" and states "The most computer-savvy demographic is now probably aged 25–55."
Is this because the early computers did not have apps and had to learn how to work with a machine and trouble shoot it (and were able to do this on many levels).In other words, you were able to get "under the hood."
What is the impact of this? Read on to learn more and see if you agree with this issue.
More and more tech articles are appearing about the need for students to have more and more skills in learning code (the language of the computer). This article hits on some points about why this new language of coding needs to be taught to everyone at a young age ....This might be good idea, but what do you think?
Excerpt:
(And This Will Be A Growing Problem
"The overwhelming quantity and user-friendliness of today’s apps and web-based services isn’t stretching users. It’s not confronting people with the need to understand computing, or to be creative in building solutions.")
Why does this matter? How good is it if the only thing you can choose from is what someone else let's you have because you don't know how to get it for yourself?
Haven't we had enough of that....Most of us can't make clothes much less the fabric and would starve to death if a grocery wasn't on the corner? Making your own music too often means mixing someone else's on a computer or just tuning into music. Everything we allow to be delivered to us is more apt to manipulate us then we are to manipulate it. We are then totally dependent on someone other then ourselves to provide answers for our problems and accommodate our desires and that's what makes learning this code language all the more important.
Issues with 'digital natives' adapting technology skills for learning, or for anything other than 'me time'. Will 'me time' on our devices change if none of us have research skills and rely on serendipity alone?