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Digital Natives

In general, I think that the distinction between those who grow up with technology and those who have discovered technology after first learning to relate to their world is other ways is not that important. For me, there is a great difference between skill and perspective. I accept the reality that younger folks have a [...]

Posted 23 October 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Multitasking- only in your dreams

This is the time of the semester when students in my educational psychology class are studying basic human cognition. When I teach this and other topics I, personally and for my class, attempt to relate the topic to issues I read about or see around me. So, as I consider the issue of the limited [...]

Posted 16 October 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

You are old school IF …

The New York Times uses data from a study by Nielson Mobile to conclude that mobile messaging is now a more popular form of communication than even the cell phone.
The average cellphone owner engages in 204 calls a month, but 357 text messages. The numbers are heavily skewed by those in the 13-17 years who [...]

Posted 29 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Generations and Appreciating A New Start

This is move-in weekend at UND. I love this part of university life - new faces arriving on campus with great hopes for the future. I have always said that one of the great benefits of being a university prof is the opportunity to be part of this annual process of renewal.
Age is becoming an [...]

Posted 23 August 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Reading books vs. reading online

In a book, “they go through a lot of details that aren’t really needed,” Hunter said. “Online just gives you what you need, nothing more or less.” (comment of Hunter Gaudet)

The New York Times intends to offer a series of articles examining how the Internet is changing the way people read. The first offering in [...]

Posted 28 July 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Magical Techno Powers

This just in - digital natives may not have magical techno powers. Mark Baurlein, Emory University, points to an ETS study conducted with a very large samples of college students demonstrating that web search skills and the critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate the quality of information located through web searches were often not sufficient [...]

Posted 29 January 2008 † § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Growing Up Online - Dateline Program

Frontline (PBS) had an hour program entitled “Growing Up Online” that aired this evening. The program explores a wide variety of topics (cheating, social networking dangers, generational differences). You can view the program and related material at the PBS site. These resources would be quite useful in a pre-service teacher ed tech class.
I learned of [...]

Posted 23 January 2008 † § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,