I am more of a digital native, however I am not even close to knowing everything. Before taking this quiz, I expected myself to be a digital immigrant knowing very few technology definitions and to have actually used even fewer. Surprisingly, I actually did better than I thought I would. I new what a blog, wiki, instant messaging, and massive multiplayer online games were. More importantly I not only new what they were but I have also used all of these technologies in the past. However, I did not know what modding and smart mobs were. After reading their definitions, I still do not really understand these two ideas.
Raised in a highly digital society, I am far from a digital immigrant. However, basing how technological fluent I am on this particular quiz, I would also not consider myself an emergent digital learner. Emergent learners are new to technology and are beyond the stages of turning on and off a computer. Still, I am still not to the stage where I can create a computer program or beat the newest XBox 360 game. Because I have a small grasp on technology, I am more of a beginner learner.
While comparing emergent digital literacy to emergent literacy for children from Tompkins text, I found many similarities. Emergent literacy and emergent digital literacy are the first stage of learning. In this stage one knows only the basics. As they progress they begin to acquire more knowledge they begin to progress and move closer to the next stage of learning. Tompkins places literacy emergent learners as the ones that can hold a book the proper way and turn the pages right to left. Digital emergent learners can use the basics of digital technologies but are not ready to explore on their own.
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I think digital literacy is tricky. I'm like you, there are some technologies I'm very fluent in, but others that I didn't even know existed. Technology changes so fast, that I think I'll always be emergent in some areas, and that's probably a good thing.
I made similar connections between the Tompkins text and digital literacy. I agree with you and your comments about being emergent in terms of digital literacy. One's level of skill in terms of the emergent stage (for literacy and digital literacy) are very alike in that they are starting with the basic skills. From there, skills are built and reinforced only to expand their knowledge and skills and become more fluent (in literacy and digital literacy).
We kind of had opposite reactions to the quiz. I thought I would be a native, and I was not as knowledgeable as I had anticipated, unlike you who expected to be an immigrant and ended up more of a native,
I liked how you related this to the Tompkins text and the emergent learners. I guess I would be closer to an emergent learner of technology, but I wouldn't say I'm not ready to explore on my own so I guess I am one step past that. I also appreciated you comment on mine connecting this to Cindy Okolo's class, I had sort of forgot about the lesson on technology so that reminded me of some of the things he talked about.
Olivia I felt the same way about taking the quiz. I thought that i was technology sound but after this quiz i know there is much more to learn. i feel that growing up in our society today where technology is integrated into our everyday world we are not digital immigrants. We should know many things about technology because we grew up with it.
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