Digital Native Stand Along Presentation

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What I would like people to know about Digital Natives is that they are not so intimidating. As education continues to evolve in the areas of Digital Media and Digital Literacy it is important that teachers, students and administration work together to achieve what is in the best interest for our students as we go forward into 21st Century of technology and education. Technology has and will continue to transform the world around us. American education, too, can evolve to better prepare students to navigate that world. As technology continues to advance and become more accessible around the world, experts who study how children learn are developing fresh paradigms designed to reach the new generation of students dubbed “digital natives.” This term emerged in 2001 from the work of Mark Prensky, a thought leader, speaker, writer, consultant, and game designer in the field of education and learning. According to Prensky, digital natives are the young people growing up in the digital world. They cut their teeth on tech gadgets, smart phones, and the Internet and can’t conceive of a life without technology. And, for those of us Digital immigrants who grew up prior to the tech boom and have taken pains to adapt to e-mail, Facebook, Web surfing, and entertainment on demand. There is still hope for us yet, According to (Thomas, 2011) technology alone will not replace intuition, good judgement, problem solving abilities, and clear moral compass. That can be achieved without experience.