Net Day Results

1) Am I a digital Native?

I would have to say that I am a partailly a digital native. I think in comparison to older generations I am a digital native but in regards to younger generations would be a digital immigrant.

2) What impact will this have on my teaching?

I think I will try and steer away from the areas that I am unsure about because I feel it is a great way to lose credibility as a teacher. I think children expect a teacher to be really smart and know everything. The reality is we don't know everything, but students don't want to see that. I think if we used technology and looked like a fool it would sacrifice that credibility because as we have discussed this stuff comes natural to them.

3) What are my reactions?

I am not shocked to see that most students prefer IM over e-mail. I was shocked however to see that there are more computer science classes in the k-3 range instead of the 6-8 grade levels. For some reason I was also shocked that only 6% of students felt that cell phones should not be allowed in schools at all. The fact that 70% of students feel that having good technology skills in school is needed to receive good grades tells me that students are expecting technology to be integrated into the classroom. This is somewhat disturbing though when we look at the information we have read about multiple intelligences and different learning styles because some students may not like using technology which could lead to frustration with school work.