Tag Archives: digital natives

An Angel Packs a Suitcase

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Politicians and business leaders demand that schools prepare students for the future, but the future is notoriously difficult to predict. Which future shall we prepare them for? Star Trek  or The Hunger Games? How can we responsibly prepare students for whatever the … Continue reading →

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Teach the Timeless

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Version 6.0, 2012 Did you ever see “Shift Happens”? You might remember it as the “Did You Know?” presentation, full of startling statistics about the relative populations of China, India and the United States, and about the exponential growth of … Continue reading →

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Questions About Digital Natives

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

(Note: these questions are just a footnote to the essay “Funeral for a Digital Immigrant.”) If students are digital natives, why do I keep having to show them how to add a printer? But more to the point, what is the … Continue reading →

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Funeral for a Digital Immigrant

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the presence of God and in the company of the education profession to lay to rest our dear brother, the Digital Immigrant. To most, the Digital Immigrant was a hapless but earnest educator, … Continue reading →

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