I feel like I am right on the line that separates a digital
native and a digital immigrant. As a child growing up in the 90’s and early
2000’s I always had the latest technology for the time. I had my own television
and multiple game systems. I also played games and completed homework
assignments on the computer and learned how to type and navigate the Internet
at school. I had a CD player and upgraded to an IPod when they first came out.
I also had technology-based toys such as the digital pets and electronic games.
Cell phones became popular when I was in junior high, however my parents did
not allow me to have one until my sophomore year of high school. When I got to
college, smart phones and social media were emerging and I started using MySpace and Facebook.
Over the years, as the technology became more advanced I was easily able to
adjust and learn quickly. Now I am finding that as I get older and as more and
more media and technology is becoming available I am less able to keep up. There are so many new outlets for social media and "apps" that kids are using that I am not even aware exist let alone know how to use them.
I was unaware of the existence of "digital pets"; now I'm curious because I love the human urge to breathe life into machinery. It seems that technology, like art, imitates life.
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