21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

A Glimpse

Our Students Today

Sound Familiar?

As a teacher, have you ever expressed your

frustration about your students with a

colleague? “My students just don‟t _____ like they

used to,” Digital Immigrant educators grouse, “I can’t get them to ____ or to ____. They have no appreciation for _____ or _____ .”

So What Is A Digital Immigrant?

Those who: Still look for movie times in a newspaper Use a telephone book to find the number they want Or remember when Johnny Carson was on TV When rap music wasn’t around When there was a wall in Berlin Or a cold war with the USSR

Many teachers and administrators are digital immigrants.

Our Students Are Digital NativesThose born and raised in a completely

digital world.They are your current and future students

who never: Used a rotary dial phone Listened to a vinyl record Rolled down a car window Owned a camera with film Looked up a book in a card catalog

Our Students Are Digital NativesDigital natives have always: Used microwaves Cell phones MP3 players And always have access to on-

demand video

Most importantly, the World Wide Web has always existed

for digital natives.

Technology Our Students Will Use