Thursday, December 22, 2011

December 2011: Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants

In the new edition of The Convergence NewsletterMichael Scott Sheerin and Moses Shumow of Florida International University in Miami examine the assumption that age equals fluency with digital tools and social media – in other words, that digital natives coming into classrooms now are fluent in digital technology and social media. In their article, they also look at what factors might better indicate digital fluency.

Recent and archived issues of The Convergence Newsletter

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