Digital Immigrants vs Digital Native Blogs

Last week I wrote a Hot Topics paper that was about Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. This was a subject that I had never heard of until I was assigned to write about contentious issues dealing with technology. While researching the topic I found that there were several people who believed that teachers labeled as "Digital Immigrants" (or those who are uncomfortable with technology) are inadequate teachers for the new, digital generation. In my paper I stated that we do need to incorporate technology with learning but that doesn't mean that those teachers who are not digitally inclined aren't getting through to their students in a positive way.

I thought it was ironic because today as I was searching through educational blogs for something to write about in my own blog, I came across a woman from Mass who shared a similar view on the whole idea of "Digital Immigrants" teaching "Digital Native" students. Kathy Schrock wrote, "Many so-called digital immigrants, teachers who came later to the technology arena, are doing a wonderful job infusing technology meaningfully into teaching and learning. These tech-savvy educators are teaching to the current generation of so-called digital natives in ways that support these students' varied learning styles." I think her blog will be one that I continue to follow.