Double Entry Journal #10

Chapter #3: Students, the Net Generation, and Digital Natives

1. What is the fundamental problem with the discourses around children's use of technology?

They fail to reflect the diversity and complexity in real life.

2. What is meant by the term "moral panic"? Link to an image, online article, cartoon, or some other resource that depicts the "moral panic" associated with young people's use of digital technologies.

It is used to describe conditions in which a group in society is supposed to be a threat to social values and norms.
In this article, it says how young people are the target of moral panic.
 

3. How do you feel about engaging in more "collaborative learning" during your education at Fairmont State?

I think it would be fun in certain cases, but then again I'm not a huge fan of group work. I usually either end up taking on all of the work or stressing out over someone else doing it. Then, there's the case like in my lit. class where nobody in my group read the story but me, yet knew more about it by spark noting it. So, groups can be a good thing too. I just wouldn't work "collaboratively" as my first choice.

4. Do you think Universities should move to a more free-market based privatization business model? Why?

I don't think they should completely, but a little might be good for the future of them.
 

5. According to the author what is wrong with Prenskey's revised position on his definition of "digital native"? Do you agree with this authors criticism of Prenskey's view of the role technology plays in the education of young people?

He leaves out that digital enhancement must be accepted to succeed. First, this is not a flat world. It has definitely been proven that it is round, and saying that it is flat kind of offends me. I don't think that schools lag behind. I just think that they haven't found a way to use technology in education yet. I'm sure they will though as they are trying by using smart boards and skype in the classroom.
 

6. What are the characteristics of Millennial? Are you a Millennial?

civic generation, heroic, collegial, and rationalisitic with core values such as community, technology, and affluence-- I wouldn't say I'm heroic, or have a core value of community, technology, or affluence.
 

7. Do you think there is such a thing as the "Net Generation"? Why? Why not?

Yes because society is being a more technology based society and has for the past lifespan of some humans or 80 years.
 

8. What is meant by the term "networked individualism"?

moving away from place-to-place interaction to person-to-person in character.
 

9. How would you feel about Fairmont State discontinuing the use of Blackboard and Webmail to using Gmail and Google tools?

Even though it gives me problems sometimes, I like Blackboard. It keeps me on track. Webmail could easily go and I'd be happy with my gmail account.
 

10. Why does the term "Digital Native" persist despite lack of empirical evidence of age related difference due to rapid increase of digital technologies?

Because it still exists even though it doesn't follow a specific pattern or plan.
 

11. Who societal sector seems to be benefiting the most from the social construction of a "Digital Native" generation?

The children because they can sell it to the adults.
 

12. Which argument about "digital natives" needs to be discarded and which one needs to be explored? Why?
-technologies simply determine the outlook of an entire generation-discard
-area of choice in education has veen expanded by new technologies-explored