I consider myself out of what Prensky calls
"Digital Native"; I would like to explain why. To begin with, my
first contact with a computer was when I was 8 or 9 years old, I remember
these big PCs with white and black screens, and a little turtle that appeared
when the computer was on; It was called "LOGO". I cannot recall what we were supposed to do, but I think we were taught how to write. I also remember when I saw that screen, I felt astonished,
confused.
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Later, at Secondary school, when I was in the last
years, we started having Computer Studies; in those lessons we learnt to
operate "Windows 98", only Microsoft Office programmes as Word, Excel;
Access; Paint and very little of PowerPoint. We didn't have Internet
connection. We used those programmes to make practical works, and presented
them to our teachers, but we didn't share them online.
Nearly 2002, I created my email account!! I was really
happy! In those days we used to send and receive forward messages with PowerPoint
presentations about jokes, moral messages and the like. Later, when I started
studying at the virtual classroom at UNL University, my mail account became
more "educational". Here we started to share some information in
forums and small chatting groups.
During the last ten years, I realized that the use of
computers, Internet connections and technological devices has increased; as it
is known. I think that we need to be constantly updating our knowledge in order
not to "get out-of-order". Sometimes this is a bit annoying and many
people feel frustrated and overwhelmed by the increase of variety of devices
because they cannot use, understand or know everything related to them.
Here I share a photo about the first computer (similar to) I usedto have at school.
I really enjoyed reading about your own experience with technology! I also used to use an old computer with a black-and-white screen at my mother's office. And now I think about all the devices that technology companies offer to us and I cannot believe how technology has also evolved and developed over the years.
ResponderEliminarI strongly believe that, as you said, we need to be constantly trying to "update" our brains and our classrooms, because if we do not, we definitely will be "out of order" and therefore our teaching will not succeed.
Great post, Dani! While reading your experience with technology during your life, you made me remember of my first trials of using technology when I was younger. I used the same kind of computers at school! They were sooooooo slow and with small screens as well!
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