Marc Prensky's article
Prensky's article does a wonderful job in challenging and defining the way technology interacts with our current population. Looking at it from the perspective of citizenship versus a generational gap, changes the view that it is not simply a misunderstanding of times; rather, technology is a completely different culture and land that shapes our biological makeup. I can only think of countless stories where I heard the outdated line of "Those teenage punks!" or "Those young hoodlums!" and have applied that thought to a generational gap. This goes beyond that however. This new definition of technological citizenship allows us to see our place in technological world. Not leaving the people behind, but adapting it so that they can also function in an increasingly digitally advanced world. This article does discuss the need for educators to adapt new techniques for the digitally native, but also gives a place for those who are immigrants. It goes beyond taste and preferences. It is a different world.
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