Digital Literacy

Dustin Anderson Quote #1 Summary and Response

            For my summary, I have chosen quote number one to respond to. In this particular quote he is saying that we live in an era of computers and growing technology and this cannot be ignored. Nearly everything we need can somehow be found online and this is something that teachers have to learn to accept. He understands that many people who are currently teaching did not grow up in a world like this, but that does not mean that they can then ignore the way things are now. Since so many things are online now, they need to prepare and teach children in a way that keeps up with the times. He also states that if the older generation continues to hold a “grudge” against the forever growing technology that it could mess up an “entire generation” by not teaching them what they need to know in order to thrive in this time period.

            I agree with Dustin Anderson in this quote. In an average day, I lose count of how many times I am online whether it is to look something up for a class, do homework, go on Facebook, or listen to music. People take their laptops, iPhones, and iPods everywhere they go for instant internet connection. However, through all of this, many grade school teachers especially refuse to acknowledge the growing need to be connected to technology. Although it seems that college professors are more apt to use a technological base for their teaching, many students are already behind due to the lack of it in elementary and grade school. Like Anderson, I understand that many of the teachers did not grow up with this kind of learning, but that does not change the fact that times have and are changing and in order for this generation to survive, the older generation must be able to adapt to teach us what we need to know.