Comments on: "I'm not like my dad, I don't have a web site."

By: Laura Gibbs

Laura Gibbs — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:21:59 +0000

GREAT post about the end of websites and the rise of new content – "I’m not like my dad, I don’t have a web site" http://tinyurl.com/p72rc3

By: Linda Weeks

Linda Weeks — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:22:37 +0000

I thought the manual was only for those who couldn’t figure it out for themselves – last minute, desperate!

I think it’s dangerous to classify people according to age – know of many younger than me (under 50), who struggle with technology, older people who are doing wonderful things well beyond me, and parents (sigh) who struggle with a mobile phone.

I am also beyond believing that all of Gen Y are tech savvy. They know what they know, that’s all. And need guidance to expand their ability on facebook etc. to ‘Next Generation’ applications (what is demanded by future employers) in the future.

By: Σωτήρης Τερζίδης

Σωτήρης Τερζίδης — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:38:09 +0000

Δεν μοιάζω στον μπαμπά μου. Δεν έχω site
http://bit.ly/Y7w8A

By: Edwin

Edwin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:41:56 +0000

Great post – I think the majority of the people who are trying to get adjusted to the online world are struggling with several aspects, such as having their whole lives digitally displayed, how “cyber-stalking” is becoming so prevalent, and how quickly information can now spread and how public it is. Maybe it’ll get better soon, maybe it won’t.

By: astevens74

astevens74 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:13:44 +0000

Reading: ““I’m not like my dad, I don’t have a web site.” | The Thinking Stick” ( http://bit.ly/osRZy )

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:38:25 +0000

I was having a conversation about The Divide with a teacher only a few years older than me (early 30′s), and I asked him that if he bought a digital camera, would he use the manual. He said that he absolutely would. This is one such telling example of the way people from a certain age (mine, perhaps: 27) on down experience technology, and perhaps learning; I don’t think I have ever explored an owner’s manual to anything I have ever owned, and yet know that I get more out of my digital equipment (cell phone, camera, iPod – I’ve yet to consolodate these three into the iPhone) than my elders relying on the factory’s suggested uses.

Similarly, our students (and some teachers, as I’ve been blogging in one form or another, and exploring online communities since 2000) do not see the web as it was pragmatically imagined: as the great source of information (phone numbers, word definitions, and the most expansive encyclopedias yet known to man). But rather, the ‘new’ generation sees the web as it has evolved into a living community, whereby the collective exploration, tinkering and communication of users actually creates information.

If the digital landscape is a brand new digital camera, there are those of us playing with it (who have already found out how to use the burst feature to capture twenty frames of that bmx wipe-out) and those reading the manual (who have figured out how to turn it on, and take a snapshot using the timer).

By: profenhistoire

profenhistoire — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:21:54 +0000

RT “I’m not like my dad, I don’t have a web site.” http://is.gd/OkvQ (via @jocenado)

By: Paul C

Paul C — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:18:41 +0000

The title of your post really captures how online communications is changing. What we thought is cutting edge is now so 5 years ago. The convergence and integration of social media sites is the real issue today, not establishing your own website. In a sense the challenges today are more complex requiring more synthesis. That is exciting for an educator.

By: Jeff Utecht

Jeff Utecht — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:21:27 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out to me. You will now find the button at the end of the post.

Not sure if it comes through in an RSS Feed though.

By: Jeff Utecht

Jeff Utecht — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:34:23 +0000

And that’s the issue. As an adult and educator we feel it is our responsibility to help students navigate this new world. How do you encourage them and yet hope they stay in touch is a question that I’m not sure many have the answer to. Facebook is a private personal space, except it isn’t. It’s a public place where you and anyone else you connect to get to communicate. Kids forget about and teaching them about controlling their profile is something I agree we should all be teaching.