Blue Step Gradients

What are digital natives and how do they learn?

This is the mental process of a digital native 6 year old?

Where is the remote?

Just record it. Can you pause it? Rewind it?

Just google it. Download it. Send it to me.

Dad can I buy another game on your iphone?

Can I go to NickJr.com and iCarly.com?

How are digital natives communicating?

TEXT ME

EMAIL ME

MYSPACE ME

FACEBOOK ME

NING ME

IM ME

I follow you on TWITTER

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How are digital natives learning?

Video games are providing Hardware and Software problem solving. Did you select the right input?

Software is challenging problem solving. Do I play two players by myself or have the computer play me?

Is everything on the internet TRUE? Well, it was on the internet? Well so are people acting like they are REAL CELEBRITIES on TWITTER...that's on the internet?

How are digital natives expressing themselves?

Blogging

TWEETS

Social Network STATUS UPDATES

TEXTING

Taking pictures and posting on line to show how cool and different they are.

Social networks give ALL types of personalities a VOICE to be heard. No matter how SHY or Popular.

How can digital natives give back to the community?

Create POEMS about their BARRIO challenges.

Create FILMS about their neighborhood challenges and or positives.

Promote Voting and volunteer work on Myspace and Facebook and other social networks.

Use TWITTER for a neighborhood watch program.

BLOG about real life issues so other students can see that they are not alone.