lesson 3

Understanding technology learners

1.   Twitter - online news and social networking site.

2.   Youtube - video sharing website.

3.   Facebook - social networking site.

4.   Linkedin -  business and employment oriented social networking site.

5.   Instagram – online mobile photo-sharing, video sharing and social networking site.

6.   Pinterest- content sharing site.

7.   Flickr- image hosting and video hosting site.

8.   Share- share a resource is to make joint use of it.

9.   Feed- provide users with frequently updated content.

10.         Skype- provide video chat and voice call services.

 

Cyberspace- internet.

Newbies- first users of internet .

Netiquette- good behavior on line.

Technology/digital learners

-         Spend much time talking with friends on their cell phones.

-         Send text messages

-         Interact through social media

-         Play video games

-         Surf the world wide web.

Jean Piaget’s traditional learning chart

First two years – susceptible minds

Six years – acquiring communication skills.

Teenage years- transition concrete thinking.

Adult years- abstract thinking and reasoning.

Research shows that multi-tasking can be detrimental this prevents concentration and the completion of specific tasks

-         Balance the good and possibly detrimental changes observed among new learners of this information technology.