In relation to the text “The Challenge and Opportunity of Technology”, I agree with the idea that “if you start with computers without a good curriculum or a good pedagogy, the computer itself won’t help very much.” Sometimes too much importance is given to technological devices, and these are not used in their full potential. It’s possible to have a very modern interactive whiteboard and use it just like a common board (as I’ve already seen). In such cases, technology isn’t really adding anything to the class.
Moving to “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”, the idea of combining fun and learning is very interesting. However, the author deals with the subject in very general terms. Within the categories “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”, there are subgroups with different degrees of familiarity with technology. Besides, he claims that digital natives in general need to learn in a more rapid rhythm. Yet, each person has a different learning speed. Going faster may not be ideal for some students.
