Comments on: links for 2006-04-02 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/04/01/links-for-2006-04-02/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ethan http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/04/01/links-for-2006-04-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9402 Ethan Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:48:22 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=465#comment-9402 It will be interesting to see how blogging changes etymology, Andy. Will it be enough to coin a term, or will you need to be able to demonstrate that you were the first to use it with a blog entry? :-) It will be interesting to see how blogging changes etymology, Andy. Will it be enough to coin a term, or will you need to be able to demonstrate that you were the first to use it with a blog entry? :-)

]]> By: andy carvin http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/04/01/links-for-2006-04-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9400 andy carvin Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:56:34 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=465#comment-9400 Yeah, Mark Prensky has made quite a living cornering the digital natives market. :-) But he's a really compelling speaker; I saw him at the Scottish Learning Festival last year, and he's worth catching in person. Even though Mark coined the term "digital native," I've always credited the concept to Han-hua Chang at EDC's Center for Media & Community. Going back at least to 1997 or 1998, I remember hearing him compare adoption of technology by teachers versus students with immigrant families. He would describe the "inverse power relationship" that exists in an immigrant family, where the adults aren't adept in their new language while the children quickly become fluent. This requires them to ask the children to serve as their facilitator with the real world, like when a plumber comes to the house or you need to get some govt paperwork done at the local postoffice. So Han-hua wins my vote for articulating the concept. -andy Yeah, Mark Prensky has made quite a living cornering the digital natives market. :-) But he’s a really compelling speaker; I saw him at the Scottish Learning Festival last year, and he’s worth catching in person.

Even though Mark coined the term “digital native,” I’ve always credited the concept to Han-hua Chang at EDC’s Center for Media & Community. Going back at least to 1997 or 1998, I remember hearing him compare adoption of technology by teachers versus students with immigrant families. He would describe the “inverse power relationship” that exists in an immigrant family, where the adults aren’t adept in their new language while the children quickly become fluent. This requires them to ask the children to serve as their facilitator with the real world, like when a plumber comes to the house or you need to get some govt paperwork done at the local postoffice. So Han-hua wins my vote for articulating the concept. -andy

]]> By: Britney http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/04/01/links-for-2006-04-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9393 Britney Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:45:43 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=465#comment-9393 Thanks for this weeks links will be sure to check them out. Wanted to let you know I am so proud of what you are doing and keep up the great work ! Thanks for this weeks links will be sure to check them out. Wanted to let you know I am so proud of what you are doing and keep up the great work !

]]> By: Frankenstein http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/04/01/links-for-2006-04-02/comment-page-1/#comment-9364 Frankenstein Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:12:55 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=465#comment-9364 Unfortuantely, the Nigerian football referee story probably isn't an April Fools story--the dateline reads March 31... Unfortuantely, the Nigerian football referee story probably isn’t an April Fools story–the dateline reads March 31…

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