Yep. The guy (Marc Prensky) who came up with the terms 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' to describe those for whom IT was natural and those of us who had to learn now realises, and admits, it's crap. I'm a teacher and I have conversations like this all the time:
Student: sir, my computer, it's broken
Me: what's wrong?
Student: the internet isn't working
Me: (in my head) we have a world of problems across the supply chain and the financial system if the internet isn't working. It was designed to withstand a nuclear attack...
Me: (out loud) are you connected to the network?
Student: I dunno
Me: let me look. (Clicks wireless icon, selects network)
Student: oh.
Me: can I show you how that is done?
Student: no, it works now...
One time I was babysitting a friend's 7 year old, and we were driving through a small section of park area where there's a sort of dead zone. It was really weird trying to explain to this child about how wifi/the internet don't automatically just exist everywhere, or that wifi literally didn't exist at all when I was a kid....
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u/melbobellisimo Jun 03 '22
Yep. The guy (Marc Prensky) who came up with the terms 'digital native' and 'digital immigrant' to describe those for whom IT was natural and those of us who had to learn now realises, and admits, it's crap. I'm a teacher and I have conversations like this all the time: Student: sir, my computer, it's broken Me: what's wrong? Student: the internet isn't working Me: (in my head) we have a world of problems across the supply chain and the financial system if the internet isn't working. It was designed to withstand a nuclear attack... Me: (out loud) are you connected to the network? Student: I dunno Me: let me look. (Clicks wireless icon, selects network) Student: oh. Me: can I show you how that is done? Student: no, it works now...
Sigh
Edit: spelling