The Digital Learner

Reading the article about students as digital learners, I found that my students have a connection with the students in the article. Students are very in-tune with the use of iPod's, cell phones, and other electronic devices that they learn how to use at an expert level. I find that a continuous use of traditional teaching follows the example on page three of the reading: "I am bored to tears." This is very true in today's classroom. With the article stating that (p.3):
"More than half the students in a nationwide survey by the National Governors’Association said
their classwork is easy, and two-thirds reported they would work harder if their coursework were more interesting or challenging." I agree that holding a students interest is a necessity in teaching today's youth. Technology is something that they can connect with and grasp; so why not impliment it into the daily lessons.
It says on page 3-4 of the article that 86% of students surveyed have a computer and 54% use it daily (47% going online). As a student sees more of what interests them, other things take a back seat, such as note taking and traditional study habits. So to take advantage some schools, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary school have video blogs to use for historical documentaries. Along with the use of iPod's to study from an audible SAT prep, education is becoming more in tune with technology, which further branches out to our students to spur their interest in learning.