Digital Blog Post B

One section of the textbook talks about "Identifying Groups of Technology Users", the groups are actually kind of funny. I never thought about categorizing people based on their technological understanding. I like to think of myself as Digital Collaborator, this means that I have "online and mobile technology always ready to share information with others." I am always accessing some type website or photo to share with my family members. My mother on the other hand, claims she is an expert with her iPhone, but in reality she is a Desktop Veteran. My mother loves to use her Desktop computer for work, emails, online shopping, and Facebook. When its comes to her phone...texting and calling only. After reading this section I've been looking at the people around me and trying to figure out what category they fall under. If you're curious to see what category you fall under, look at the slideshow below!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10r-nfdjRjcxXO-vok0lxJ8XIGGnElCHnLTjc-EHUzeU

In the book, I read something that I always noticed in high school. My classes that were usually 90 minutes long always involved cutting the class into two sections. First section was learning material, and my teachers lecturing. The second half involved us using laptops or going to the computer lab to put what we used into practice. My shorter 45 minute classes were always more auditory and visual learning. The teachers lectured, or showed us videos and PowerPoints.  The teachers with shorter class time value the small time they have. They do not want to waste the little time they have with having to deal with technological issues. I remember my teachers always got so angry when a laptop didnt work, because that meant not everyone could participate or turn in a certain assignment. Basically, their time was wasted and they called themselves "Temporary Tech Support".

 Another form of categorizing people based on how tech savvy they are is dividing them into Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants. People born before 1980 are digital immigrants. They are immigrants in the technology world, because they are used to different means of communication or means of getting information. Whereas, Digital Natives are people born after 1980, these people were born into the world of instant messaging and interactive websites. I am obviously a Digital Natives and my parents are Digital Immigrants, recently learning the new cultures of instant messaging and web searches. I always have to help my parents fix something on their phone or the desktop computer. Technology comes almost as a second nature to me and to people my age.

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Cabrera, M (2016, September 11). Identifying Groups of Technology Users. Created with Google Slides www.google.com/slides