The first two sites I visit when I go online are gmail.com and facebook. Without access to these two sites a lot of my communication with the world would slow down. If I lost access to the internet I would make large attempts to re-enact digital activities in the 'real' world. I would get creative and print customized t-shirts with status updates or something. I am so accustomed to this digital lifestyle I'm not sure what I would do without it and I don't think that's sad at all. I'm sure I will survive and I'm sure I will enjoy life then as much as I do now. However I do enjoy being a Digital Native. The power in knowing when and how to log on and off is the key.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
A Digital Native - The Daughter of Digital Immigrants
I consider myself a digital native. I taught myself HTML at the age of 14 from Dr. Joe Burns at htmlgoodies.com. Culturally I am an 'American native' with immigrant parents. My are from the Dominican Republic. Many immigrants learn to adapt to native cultures. My parents became citizens of the United States of America; though they were not born in this country. Also as Digital Immigrants, they weren't raised with computers in the home but they utilize them now. I am a native as the United States as well as a native of the digital world. To be the daughter of immigrants allows you to appreciate both worlds.
The first two sites I visit when I go online are gmail.com and facebook. Without access to these two sites a lot of my communication with the world would slow down. If I lost access to the internet I would make large attempts to re-enact digital activities in the 'real' world. I would get creative and print customized t-shirts with status updates or something. I am so accustomed to this digital lifestyle I'm not sure what I would do without it and I don't think that's sad at all. I'm sure I will survive and I'm sure I will enjoy life then as much as I do now. However I do enjoy being a Digital Native. The power in knowing when and how to log on and off is the key.
The first two sites I visit when I go online are gmail.com and facebook. Without access to these two sites a lot of my communication with the world would slow down. If I lost access to the internet I would make large attempts to re-enact digital activities in the 'real' world. I would get creative and print customized t-shirts with status updates or something. I am so accustomed to this digital lifestyle I'm not sure what I would do without it and I don't think that's sad at all. I'm sure I will survive and I'm sure I will enjoy life then as much as I do now. However I do enjoy being a Digital Native. The power in knowing when and how to log on and off is the key.
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This is a really interesting video! Great find! :)
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