What have I been wrestling with lately? I love to learn about technology. I find it challenging and the prospects of using it are exciting. But it is time-consuming and there is a lot of trial and error involved. In Marc Prensky's book, Don't Bother Me Mom, I'm Learning (St. Paul, MN:Paragon House,2006) he describes "Digital Natives" (kids who have always had computers in their lives) and "Digital Immigrants" (people born before 1980 who have had to adapt to using computers.) I'm a digital immigrant, I still occasionally print out email. But I'm getting better at speaking the language. I really like Prensky's list of Essential 21st Century Skills. I find that I use these skills a lot when I'm learning new things
Some new things I'm learning about at work are Distance Learning via Polycom and Adobe Visual Communicator 3.
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