"Are today’s youth digital natives?" by Danah Boyd
Danah Boyd, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research , talks about some myths related to the term, Digital Native, in her book, It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens . Here are some interesting quotes found in chapter 7, "Are today's youth digital natives?": "Because teens grew up in a world in which the internet has always existed, many adults assume that youth automatically understand new technologies ." (pg. 176) "I interviewed teens who used programming scripts to build complex websites. I also talked with teens who didn’t literacy know the difference between a web browser and the internet." (pg. 176) "Teens may make their own media or share content online, but this does not mean that they inherently have the knowledge or perspective to critically examine what they consume . (pg. 177) "Not only is it fraught, but it obscures the uneven distribution of technologi...
