Website 1 Criticism
The website contains an article on the discussion of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants and suggests that these terms help us to understand the differences between those who are comfortable with technology and those who are not. It places an emphasies on how gaps in generations may play a huge role in this.
The article is written using quotes from a couple theorists to back up his argument. However, and this is where my first criticism comes in, the whole article seems to be written according to one particular theorist. Therefore there is a certainly a lack of his own input into the article. Secondly it also means is references list is very short, displaying a lack of research.
The article is also very personalized, therefore I don't see how it could be of much use to someone looking to further their understanding of the world of digital Immigrants, as whilst he uses quotes, the author at times disagrees on personal grounds. Its an opinionated article. This heavily affects its useabilty.
The article was published in 2003, so not particularly up-to-date, this may affect the useability, as the it is quite likely that new connotations of the subject digital immigrants will have been brought to the fore by 2009.
The content of the article is interesting as he uses personal examples (his place of inhabitance) however not completely relavent.
One part of the ariticle i liked was the point made, using other theorists works, about who shapes digital media. "Digital immigrants are attempting to teach the digital natives with methods that are no longer valid." This suggests that the digital natives are the driving force for new media developing. The alternative the site suggests, is for the digital immigrants to be taught by the digital natives this new "language" in certain advancements.
The website contains an article on the discussion of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants and suggests that these terms help us to understand the differences between those who are comfortable with technology and those who are not. It places an emphasies on how gaps in generations may play a huge role in this.
The article is written using quotes from a couple theorists to back up his argument. However, and this is where my first criticism comes in, the whole article seems to be written according to one particular theorist. Therefore there is a certainly a lack of his own input into the article. Secondly it also means is references list is very short, displaying a lack of research.
The article is also very personalized, therefore I don't see how it could be of much use to someone looking to further their understanding of the world of digital Immigrants, as whilst he uses quotes, the author at times disagrees on personal grounds. Its an opinionated article. This heavily affects its useabilty.
The article was published in 2003, so not particularly up-to-date, this may affect the useability, as the it is quite likely that new connotations of the subject digital immigrants will have been brought to the fore by 2009.
The content of the article is interesting as he uses personal examples (his place of inhabitance) however not completely relavent.
One part of the ariticle i liked was the point made, using other theorists works, about who shapes digital media. "Digital immigrants are attempting to teach the digital natives with methods that are no longer valid." This suggests that the digital natives are the driving force for new media developing. The alternative the site suggests, is for the digital immigrants to be taught by the digital natives this new "language" in certain advancements.
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