A busy half term getting used to my new role as Computing & Technology Enhanced Learning leader but part 1 of my Action Plan is now underway. As part of the 'no walls' thinking behind creating a new computing curriculum the schools are actively seeking input from all our stakeholders to create a model of teaching and learning that fits our pupils. This is a brief snapshot of the parental views on online safety which will be joined, in the coming weeks, by the pupils' and teachers' views and will form the bedrock of how we ensure everyone associated with us become critical, responsible and respectful users of technology.
“The kids know far more about computers than I’ll ever know,” is the common refrain from parents and teachers, whenever the topic falls on technology. A common perception that the youth of today were far more tech-savvy than the adults and the concerns inherent in this and online safety as they would 'always be one step ahead' in terms of the digital technology they use is seemingly stated as a fact that only a Silicon Valley parent would be foolish enough to argue.
For my initial post I'm going to try and briefly evaluate the idea of the 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' (Prensky, 2001) conundrum in light of more recent research in learning technologies. |
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