Chrystal Digital Immigrant

How do digital natives impact the way that we teach in the 21st century classroom?
Digital natives effect the way we teach because teachers must enhance their learning. Ofthen times they are teaching the teachers how to use a program. These students are often talking a different language. Digital natives are forcing us to change our curriculum and how we are teaching them the information. Some students teachers are becoming the coaches as the students can find the information online.  
What are the ramifications of instant access to information?
The digital world effects our teaching because we need to change the way we are teaching. We need to supplement technology into the classroom to reach our learners. Students will be using these tools well after they leave our classrooms so why not be apart of it and show them what they can do. Sitting on the sidelines complaining about it will not help make our students successful.
Even if you personally don't feel like a digital immigrant, you know there are some teachers in your building that could benefit from understanding how digital natives learn.
What strategies would you implement in your classroom to address the changing nature of students?
I consider myself as a digital immigrant. I would incorporate as much technology as possible. Graphit, quizlet, glogster, and more are just some great websites that I am anxious to use in a classroom of my own. I feel it allows the students to use what they already know about and incorporate new learning.
How could you incoporate digital citizenship into your classroom?
Students need to be aware of what they are posting and writing online. I would set up boundries and guidelines when we start working on the computers. I would as a class come up with a list of rules that they should have when on the computer. Each time we used the technology in class I would remind the students what the rules were and they would be posted in the room near the computers.
Respond to the fact: We are preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet. 
We need to engage students, but how?
We may be preparing students for jobs that we don't know exist yet but it is our job to get them ready best we can and by giving them experience with the technology were are putting them a step ahead. We need to engage students but looking at their interests, making the lessons fun and exciting using games to incorporate learning. There are youtube videos, songs and more that can be used to incorporate student's interests.
How can you address some of the myths highlighted in the 2nd article?
There are some myths about using technology. Students that are on the computers are not loners they are intereacting with people online that they would never interact with at school. They are not loners they just talk to people in different ways. They are capable to communicate and share with others quite well. Natives are very well aware of what is going on in the world. They are connecting to the world in a different way than the traditional method.