Andrea

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**10/19/10 QUESTIONING:**
**Article: Using Information Literacy to Promote Critical Thinking** **Find the most interesting question left unanswered by the reading:** //As school libary media specialists, should we choose to keep books on shelves that promote racial/ethnic stereotypes? Why or why not?// //What if they are classics? How could we use them// **﻿**//to help students think critically and disspell these stereotypes?// ** ﻿ ** **﻿Article:** 21st Century Information Fluency - Do You Only Google? **Author:** Carl Heins, Ph.D. ** New Information **
 * Search engines do not search the live internet
 * You only search live when you browse
 * No database indexes more than a fraction of the internet

Something I already knew
 * Most young people prefer Google over other search engines

Questions I have
 * What is the "live" internet?
 * How will we get students to move away from using Google exclusively?

WOW factor
 * Google is now recognized as a verb
 * Google was voted #2 word of the year (2002) by the American Dialect Society

**Interview with a Digital Native ** **Andrea Lathan ** **Q: What is your age/grade? ** A: I am 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. **Q: What do you do you in your free time? ** A: I play video games, watch TV, and write music.

**Q: What do you read? In school? On your own? ** A: At home I read The Iliad and The Odyssey. I also like to read books by Michael Crichton and HG Wells. At school, I’m not able to choose what I read for English. Our class is about to begin The Hunger Games.

**Q: Where do you shop? ** A: I shop mostly at Best Buy.

**Q: What do you worry about? ** A: I don’t worry very often, but I get stressed around finals.

**Q: How do you get your information? Online? Off line? ** A: The majority of my information I find online or from the History and Discovery Channels.

**Q: What do you do to relax? ** A: Same thing I do in my free time, write music, play video games and watch TV.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Q: What games do you play? ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A: Flight Simulator, The Sims, and Call of Duty.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Q: What is the most significant even that has happened to you in your life? ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A: I began my flight lessons this summer.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Q: What experiences in school engaged you? ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A: I prefer lecture type environments with teachers that are knowledgeable.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Q: How is technology used differently in school vs. home? ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A: In school, technology is used strictly for educational purposes. At home, I use technology mostly for pleasure.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Q: What are your pet peeves in regards to school? ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A: Egocentric teachers bother me. Kids who use computers at school to play games when they know this is against the rules and computers are difficult to come by. 

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I interviewed my 15 year old son, Ethan. My first reaction was, "Wow! He really fits into the category of a digital native." Since my son was young he has loved computer games and video games. He spends the majority of his time on some type of digital device either for school or downtime. To his credit however, he does spend time on his computer composing music or designing airplanes or aircraft interiors. I am amazed at the programs he can find to accomplish these tasks.When he's not able to find a program to do what he wants, he can improvise and cut and paste from various websites to acquite what he needs.I think this is another example of a digital native. They don't just give up if they can't find what they need; they are great at improvising. I was surprised to discover that Ethan doesn't make any distinction between activities for free time vs. activities for relaxation. How relaxing can it be working on a computer?======

Like many teenage boys, Ethan hates to shop. I thought his reponse for where he likes to shop was right on cue for a digital native. It seems the only place he likes to go is Best Buy to look for new computer or video games-and he knows well the date a new game he wants will be released. When he plays some video games, he plays via the internet, so he plays against other players or they play in teams. I'm still not comfortable with this. I find it strange to see him staring at the TV set with a headset on, talking to some guy that is who knows where. I make sure I'm not far away when he's playing in this format.I have to say I still feel very old fashioned in the fact that I think social interactions work best in person. It will be interesting to see where my son's generation goes with this. I've talked to many parents who say the same things about their children- that their social interactions more frequently are taking place with other people playing the same video game. I wonder if this same type of interaction is the same for girls?

Ethan answered these questions quickly, much like he works on a computer. Answers or responses are immediate, with little wait time. I was really happy to see that his significant life event was not related to technology at all however. He began his flight lessons this summer, which is something he has had in his heart since he was very young. I am happy that some of his interests are found out of the realm of digital technology. (Although having said that, the airplane his is flying is filled with digital technology!) This was an interesting activity for us to do together. It brought about some interesting conversations that I don't think would have come up otherwise.