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 * RLS 514: Teaching Research to Children and Adolescents **
 * Fall 2010 **

** Interview with a Digital Native ** ** Due September 28, 2010 **

Digital natives are people born from about 1982 until th the present. Please identify a Digital Native and ask several questions to understand how information is found and interpreted by this person. You may “interview” a family member. If you do not know any Digital Natives, please contact me for interviewee candidates.

Example questions include:
 * What is their age/grade?
 * What do they do in their free time?
 * What do they read? In school? On their own?
 * Where do they shop?
 * What do they worry about?
 * How do they get their information? Online? Off line?
 * What do they do to relax?
 * What games do they play?
 * What is the most significant event that has happened in their life

In addition, please ask questions about their engagement in school, for example

 * ======What experiences in school really engaged you?======
 * ======How did you use technology in school as opposed to outside of school?======
 * ======What are your pet peeves?======

Share what you learn from your interview and how this might impact teaching and learning. Post your thoughts on your page and feel free to read and open discussion on your classmates. Suggested additional reading: Beloit College. Mindset List for the Class of 2014: []  ﻿ McKenzie, J. (2007). Digital Nativism, Digital Delusions and Digital Deprivation: [] Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants: [] Julia

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