The digital generation project

Digital Technologies rise in importance within societies. Henry Jenkins believes in the importance of forming future citizens that are fluent with technology. I am part of the digital immigrant’s generation. I was introduced to internet only at the age of 16, and got my first laptop at the age of 29. My nephew received a laptop on his 8th birthday. He has been using computers by himself since the age of 5. He is a digital native, and it will be easier for him to phase with various technologies in the future. ITC must be acquire at school since it introduces learners to infinite possibilities and enable them to develop their digital skills in order to, one day, use those skills in a professional, personal, and relational context. He wants education to cope with this concept in order to raise a digital generation
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I believe that it is normal for schools to not provide an assigned computer to each student in order to fully consider technology as a fundamental tool. First, not all schools would have the budget. Instead, I think that there should be a way for students to be provided an amount of 500$, to purchase one laptop, each 5 year or so. Laptops would be an obligatory material. The rooter could be cut off to prevent kids on going online for personal purposes. Once the teacher announces that it is now time to use the internet, he/she simply turn the rooter on. I do believe that it is important for the environment, as well for the students’ future given the fact that everything is done electronically now. Adult and young people relate to each other. It is great for collaborative works and to raise students’ confidence in students given that they feel talented with digital technologies. Students and teacher can even switch role in the class, since it could happen that a teacher do not understand software and a have a student to help him/her. However, given the fact that teachers are not going to be the only expert in the place, it might be terrifying for schools. Maybe teachers are not yet ready to be corrected by a student in front of the group.

According to recent studies by the Pew Center on the Internet And American Life, “more than half of American teens online have produced media content and about a third have circulated media that they have produced beyond their immediate friends and family.” At the university level, we are often asked to not use our laptops in class to prevent disturbance. Furthermore, in my program, I have only one course that introduces me to ITC. I do not think it will be sufficient to make me enough an expert at ITC to teach my field using ITC efficiently.

The biggest opportunity is to raise a generation of kids who will prefer technologies to traditional methods. It will also raise future citizens who will care for the environment, and evolve in a digital society. One challenge is to have teachers with adequate digital skills and for that; teachers must be provided with more courses in relation to digital technologies.

It means, even if you are given infinite information about topics, you have got to be honest and to avoid plagiarism. Know that there are tools available for teachers to verify data on the internet to prevent plagiarism since it is not accepted anywhere. There will be majors’ consequences therefore; learners have to be introduced to those consequences. Nobody wants to have their ideas stolen. Do not steal other people’s ideas and if you like them; use references in order to give credits to who deserve it. Remixing is however accepted, everything starts from an idea that we have been exposed to therefore; we can get inspired by previous works in order to combine our existing knowledge about the target topic and to explore it more in depth by combining it with our own discoveries.