If I had to think of an individual who threatens this notion in digital culture, I’d have to say it would be a relative of mine back home who is in his early 30’s. Obviously being of this age, we would class him as a digital immigrant which is what I thought for many years as I have never seen him with a mobile or at a computer. Yet when he comes round to the house, he can use my computer and music library like he has been for years. This is the same the other week when I showed him my new phone and managed to have a look through my videos and music without me telling him how to do so. An impressive achievement seeing as myself (over 10 years younger) took a couple of days to learn the same things!
Although I’d like to refer this back to something I found last week by Rochelle Mazar, in that she says we are never to old to learn something, ‘Being a “digital native” is not about your early experiences’.
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You seem to be rushing these posts?
ReplyDeleteTry to take the time to move them beyond the adequate into something which really shows off your grasp of the unit and the issue in question. Taht would be good practice for the essay which is about to come into view.