Digital Natives Quiz

After taking the quiz, I think I would conclude that I'm a digital immigrant, yet I'm becoming more familiar and used to technology these days. I knew what IM's are and blogs, but before this year, I had never known how to make a blog or a web page. It's amazing to me how reliant we have become on the internet and technology these days. Even if I want to get information for a paper, I can research on the internet, rather than strictly reading from a book. Technology, especially the internet has become so accessible, and I'm suprised how many two and three year olds already know how to work a computer (sometimes more than myself ahah).



The term "emergent" does apply to my own digital literacy, just how I mentioned before that it's becoming more accesable and people rely on it so much nowadays. Instead of cutting pictures out from magazines, I could find pictures online. What if I don't know a word? I can now go to dictionary.com, rather than use a real dictionary. With more experience I have with technology, the more comfortable, as well as knowledgable I become about it. As far as teaching it in the classroom, I don't feel that comfortable yet. However, I feel that it is beneficial for students and that using technology can benefit students, such as in literacy. With emergent digital literacy, students can become better readers. This is this the same with Tomplkins emergent literacy, becoming familiar with the things around you. But digital literacy can help children in several ways. I've already listed a few, such as researching a topic, and even as silly as it sounds, talking on AIM can help; it helps with typing skills and conversational skills, as well as reading skills. Also using programs, such as Critical Web Reader, it helps children become aware of what a valid website/author would be like, and they become more critical in their readings. I think if a child emerges with their digital literacy, they will also emerge in the regular literacy.