Digital Literacy Assignment- FB

1. Generation Z
The “Digital Natives”The “Digital Natives”

2. As technology becomes more
and more integral to our daily
lives, a new generation of tech
savvy toddlers has appeared...

3. ...Children of all ages are now being introduced to...Children of all ages are now being introduced to
modern technology in school.modern technology in school.

4. As we teach our children to use and rely upon
technology, we must ask ourselves...
...What kind of effect might technology have on this new
generation in the future?

5. Technological
literacy has
become an
integral part of
a child's
education...

6. ...One has to ask, Is
there anything to
be said for
preserving
traditional
methods of
learning?

7. Some might argueSome might argue
that our childrenthat our children
risk growing uprisk growing up
withoutwithout
experiencing the joyexperiencing the joy
and pleasure thatand pleasure that
can be had withoutcan be had without
a screen...a screen...

8. ...like the simple enjoyment of being with...like the simple enjoyment of being with
each other and experiencing genuine humaneach other and experiencing genuine human
contact...contact...

9. ...Yet It seems as
though
technology
does a better
job of keeping
us apart,
rather than
truly
bringing usbringing us
together.together.
Many of us use our electronic devices to
keep in touch, and in theory to stay close
and connected with those we care
about...

10. There are
obvious
advantages to
replacing
traditional
learning tools
with modern
ones...

11. ...However, there are also...However, there are also
many distractions thatmany distractions that
come along with the use ofcome along with the use of
these tools, tools whichthese tools, tools which
are not designed only forare not designed only for
learning.learning.
“The ‘Generation Text‘ is
here and they expect you to
keep up with them” - Katie Lepi

12. Despite the pros and cons
they present, these devices
are becoming increasingly
vital to our kid's
education...
...As a result ,whether we like it...As a result ,whether we like it
or not we owe it to ouror not we owe it to our
children to teach them howchildren to teach them how
to use technology to theirto use technology to their
advantage.advantage.

13. Many kids do not rely on their
parents learn about
technology...
...In fact, most of the so...In fact, most of the so
calledcalled Generation ZGeneration Z areare
much moremuch more
technologically literatetechnologically literate
than their parents.than their parents.

14. Given the properGiven the proper
resources, manyresources, many
children arechildren are
capable ofcapable of
utilizingutilizing
relativelyrelatively
complexcomplex
software.software.

15. Unfortunately, most
kids would rather use
their devices for
pleasure rather than
learning...
...laptops, cellphones
and tablets present
one of the most
effective ways to
spend excessive
amounts of time
accomplishing
almost nothing of
value.

16. Sometimes it is easy to forgetSometimes it is easy to forget
that the things we do withthat the things we do with
our devices can have real lifeour devices can have real life
consequences...consequences...

17. ...It may be easier to type
certain things rather
than saying them in
person, but even text
messages have the
potential to evoke a wide
range of emotions.

18. Technology hasTechnology has
infiltrated ourinfiltrated our
lives to the pointlives to the point
where many of uswhere many of us
will literally dropwill literally drop
what we are doingwhat we are doing
to answer anto answer an
unimportantunimportant
message, almostmessage, almost
likelike slaves to ourslaves to our
devices...devices...

19. ...Despite the
many potential
problems this
device addiction
presents.

20. Who is to blame but ourselves
for creating this immense
dependance on our devices...
...Generation Z, for better
or for worse, is a product
of the way we raise our
children, and the
manner in which we
desire to live our lives.

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