Watch: “Do Digital Natives Exist?”
I can’t tell you the number of times that faculty (or my mother) have told me that they just don’t understand computers in the way that I do because they didn’t have them around for their entire lives. I certainly understand the sentiment, but it really falls apart on closer inspection. The first computer that I used (an Apple IIe) bears very little resemblance to the iPad mini I use to browse the web for videos like this one. Those that are considered “digital natives” are forced to adapt just as much as those born before computers existed. And they also need training and support on tools that they are unfamiliar with, just like anyone else. So you can imagine my moment of “right on-ness” with this latest Idea Channel transmission. What do you think?