Talk:Digital native/Archives/2015

ADD and ADHD connection
I'd like to add a reference to what led Prensky to popularize the term, namely the explosion in ADD and ADHD diagnosed children in the early '90s. His use of the term was an attempt to explain young people who were having a harder and harder time learning via traditional teaching methods, and he reasoned that the "always on", media saturated world of the '90s was to blame. While I'm actually kind of on board with this idea (that media overload leads to ADD), I think it's really very bad that he chose the word "digital" as a label, because the media saturation that young people experienced starting in the mid-80s really had nothing to do with computers, and everything to do with technologies like the VCR, cable television, and the CD. A typical child born in 1980 would not have had a significantly different relationship with digital technology from a person born in 1970, but would have had greater access to media at an early age due to the massive surge in its availability in the '80s.

I'd also like to add that most, if not all, of the earlier uses of the "digital native" metaphor were done with some artistic license, and were derivative in tone (deliberately, I believe) of the Hacker Manifesto of 1986.

If there aren't any objections, I'd like to start adding this to the page. Da9iel (talk) 19:07, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Book: Born digital
There's a book, "Born digital - Understanding the first generation of digital natives" (link). Is it the source of the notion of "digital natives"? Should it be included in the literature section? -- 80.136.58.34 (talk) 16:16, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

As we at FTHS continue our investigation into this fascinating concept, we are aware of the importance of all voices...especially those of educators. We need to learn what works, but at the same time, not compromise our standards. Township09 (talk) 14:28, 21 August 2009 (UTC) 24.187.160.64 (talk) 14:20, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

It may also be useful to look at some of Don Tapscott's work too. The book Growing Up Digital and Grown Up Digital certainly make contributions to the debate around Digit; Natives, though there's plenty in there for those who might argue a more nuanced situation. Illuminatusds ; talk 10:18, 3 March 2015 (UTC)