"Digital Immigrant" (Prensky, 2001)

It seems there is some hope for me. I do not print emails before reading them (and in fact very rarely at all - only if it is of great significance, will I keep a 'hard copy'). I don't print work to edit it and I don't phone to see if my emails have arrived (Prensky, 2001). I do however print online journal articles for in depth reading and contemplation; but only after scanning for relevance and credibility. I still write first drafts on paper before typing into the computer. Then I can edit on screen. I worry that my own lack of engagement with ICT will be detrimental to the students in my classroom. Will I be the Learning Manager who in Prensky's (2005) words "enrages" her students with her inability to connect with them and their prior experience?

I happened to see a story on Nicholas Carr on ABC News recently. He was talking about his new book titled 'The Shallows'. It was very interesting! View an interview of Nicholas Carr on YouTube here.

Whilst searching for this story online I came across this article on ABC's 'The Drum' online. View the article 'This is Web 2.0, and it's changing our world' here.

This article referred me to Clay Shirky's talk 'How cognitive surplus will change the world'. View that talk here. These are somewhat conflicting views and I am looking forward to reading (yes, a book with pages) Nicholas Carr's book when I can next indulge in reading for pleasure. In the meantime I shall be 'clicking' away on Moodle...

References

ABC News. (2010, June 1). The conversation: Is the web rotting your brain?[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_FwVI7Si4

Colvin, M. (2010). This is web 2.0, and it's changing our world. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/07/2946631.htm

TED. (2010, June). Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html