After reading
the chapter, Is it Age or IT: First Steps Towards Understanding the Net
Generation, I laughed at how much of my life I have given over to technology,
some begrudgingly. For instance, I prefer composing documents longhand but
depending on the task it can sometimes be easier to do in on the computer. I
remember only certain phone numbers. I remember the number to my son’s high
school because it was the same when I attended. I remember an old classmate’s
number because the first two digits are his year of birth and the last are the
year after I graduated high school. I take my devices with me wherever I can
get away with it and to some places where I should not. When I awake, I grab my
smart phone to see if anyone texted, emailed or sent a Facebook message. I play
at least five or six games of Words with Friends at any given moment.
Even with all
of my technological activities, I still will comb the library for a good book
to read. I love the feel of the pages. I have postage stamps in my wallet. I
buy stationary and greeting cards for letter writing. I read magazines and news
papers and I play sodoku in a little paperback book that I grab at the dollar
store. I fall into both categories. I do not think I will ever totally give in
to technology.
The author
indicates that overwhelming Net Gen students with technology is not what we
should be doing. We need to not assume that they will learn better with the use
of technology because what we typically consider technology, they do not.
Because of the inordinate amount of time they spend in cyber space, they lack
human interaction. We should try to provide a healthy balance and not over-do
it with technology.
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