Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants- Prensky.

This article by Prinsky was quite an eye opener, i knew that this was happening in our generation but reading made it more clear that it is something we have to change and adapt to.

Technology I think has become the way of new generations and it is up to teachers/ educators to become familiar with technology and be able to use it confidently within the classroom and around home. However, not every subject can be done using computers or at least may not be appropriate and it's important to balance this with interacting with your students. So i loved the idea that Prensky said to use role plays, visual, music etc in class topics.

I personally think that children expect and want entertainment, everything appears boring because of the way life has been developing and all the brand new exciting gadgets that come our way. Teachers need to be CREATIVE with their lessons and make them entertaining by putting in activities, movies and music... Children love to be involved and love getting creative and expressing themselves. We have a responsibility also to play the part. We cannot just arrive at the class with an amazing lesson and explain what to do, teachers should deliver!

Be exagerative in your actions, be an actor and dress up to play the role! Move around and use hand actions, walk, jump... Basically be a motivator, let them know that you want to be there! If your excited, they will catch those vibes. If your smiling they will smile. It's all about entertainment and being individual. Be different with your lessons and take on creativity. Teaching should be fun! Learning should be fun! Interact, don't just sit there, use the available technology that children love and incorporate it into your lessons so they come to school knowing that learning math today 'isn't going to be that bad because I get to challenge someone from around the world on mathletics! How cool is that!'

Embrace technology, be confident, take a chance, inspire!