The concept that the two assigned reading had for this class is identifying and studying the age group/demographic of "Digital Natives" or "Millennials." The Chapter in Digital Natives talked about the different ways young peoples' identities are established, and how they change. The book made the point that in today's technological paradigm, one can easily manipulate how he/she is presented to the social world. Positively, one can recreate their image through online avatars and video game characters, often having separate personalities and identities for each. Negatively, when one posts personal information about themselves on their social networking page, they may not be entirely aware of how public or private their page may be.
The research study examined how college age students use technology (specifically personal computers) in a classroom or dorm room setting. The study showed that in a dorm setting students use their laptops for everything from searching the web and listening to music to completing their homework, whereas in a classroom setting most students tended to avoid using technology, especially for multi-tasking.
Discussion Questions: -Why were the people used in the study required to be involved in such an involved application process? Wouldn't this skew the results of the study if the information only reflects the students who had the best applications?
Like the authors of the study, I found it surprising that the majority of the students found it distracting and rude for someone to use technology in an otherwise technology free classroom. To me it seems like many students use their mobile devices during classes because they are less conspicuous than laptops. Since the study was done in 2005 I would think that since moblie devices have become more available and affordable that the students would have slightly different views about use of technology in class.
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