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