Chatting with my partner was interesting her thoughts on the articles were a lot like my own. It was great to talk to some one who's so far away. A whole different state. My spelling was horrible in the chat but we were bouncing ideas around so quickly I couldn't keep up.
I personally would rather have a face to face conversation with someone so I can see their reactions. I do feel more open and honest on the internet though. Although I'm always honest and blunt so the internet may not be the best means for me to converse.
Well thanks for chatting with me partner.
Here is a copy of our chat everyone see if you agree.
Today
Tonight at 8 will be good for me... see you then...
I'm here and ready to chat about the natives
sorry im late
im ready to chat
ok... me too
do you believe the theory of digital natives and immigrants?
how was school today?
Yes i think the auther made sence. but I feel like im in between
Shool was good not problems yeah
yeah, there are parts of the article that really make sense, then when I read the other articles, I was torn...
I love billings how the school sytem doing up there
Why were you torn
school is going good for me... the first month has gone by in a flash... the district is up in arms over the superintendant, though... political stuff
I hate politial stuff.
I was torn over the digital native stuff mostly because the other authors were so good at disproving the theory... or at least proving that it wasn't completely true
also because there are adults that are such nerdy techs and some kids that really struggle to figure out how to do basic computer stuff
Yeah and I get both sides of their arguments. I do beleive that we're teaching a different learner now days but I still beleive in multiple inteligences
i think though, very generally, i agree with the theory of digital natives just because kids don't have as many hangups about trying things...
Yes! some kids will be much better verbally, artistically, etc!
I agree with the theory but I thinks his theory is very black and white. Your eather techy or not with his theory and i personally feel like im in the gray when it comes to his theory
and kids seem to have more "fun" time to try things out... adults have to make time to learn technology... it is more "work"...
yes. he didn't get into the gray area at all. i agree that there needs to be some flexibility to this
right
its up to us to keep up with the technology
yup
one of the problems that our district would have with teaching with this theory in mind is money for technology!
I do understand that for some teachers there is a disconect between them and their students because of the digital age.
we have the oldest computers and no money for training teachers how to use technology in the classroom... we are far behind for a "larger" district
Yes definatlly funding is a problem
yes... i laughed when reading the article because i had a few particular teachers in mind who struggle with technology
yeah my teaching partner is one of them
ha! what are you guys teaching right now? something fun?
well its always fun because we're art teachers
of course!
My job incorperates technology because I have a clay animation class. So we make movies.
that does sound like fun...
do all of your students have good tech skills
better than me
last year one of my students taugh me the movie program
yes... i learn something from kids most of the time... they are smart
they catch on amazing lly quick when it comes to tech. Thats why I do think there is some truth to his theory
they will be using technology forever... maybe the difference is that immigrants think that it is a passing trend?
Yeah possiblly. I only see it increasing. soon we'll have our phones implanted into our heads like in the movies
it is great that you are able to use technology in your art class. do most of the other classes also incorporate tech into their curriculum
yes, that would make is easier i guess
you wouldn't lose it
yes I live in gillette wy, and we have an amazing budget. we're lucky enough not to be hit by the recesion
What is it like in your school
wyoming is smart to invest in education
Yeah they don't short change education. yet. ill keep my fingers crossed.
In fact they're sending me to an art conference tomorrow
since we aren't a title school, our budget is the lowest among the 4 middle schools... very little new technology... budget problems in the district... etc
nice... locally or do you get to go somewhere else?
5 hour drive to yellow stone park but it should be fun
the weather is so nice right now that it should be a great drive
but 5 hours?!
I hope it stays nice. the drive will be long though
So anyway do you beleive that students brains are formed differentlly because of technolofy
i remember hearing something on the news a while ago about how kids who watch TV at a very young age tend to develop ADHD because of the constant flickering and scene changes...
huh
if they don't get this constant stimulation, then there's a problem...
interesting there is certanlly an increase in ADHD
weird idea, but kind of related... i guess that it could be possible for kids to think differently because they use technology, but who really knows
Yeah
I think they're overlly stimulated
and they used to think that smoking was good for you, too, so it's hard to say
Ha ha oh yeah they did. weird
so it sounds like we agree that digital natives idea makes sense but there needs to be some gray area...
deffinatelly
sound good... let's call it a night... have a good conference
Yeah thanks do you want to e-mail this to the professer or do you want me to
i can do it...
ok thanks andrea nice talking to you have a good week
yes, good to visit with you. 
