11/6/18
Overall, she wishes to exterminate the divide between the “digital natives” and “digital immigrants” and shed light on the fact that the time you were born does not determine your digital literacy. She argues that your generation doesn’t determine your knowledge on technology, nor your ability to learn it. She says “Becoming literate in a networked age requires hard work, regardless of age,” which sums up her overall argument very well.
One of her main claims is that although teenagers were born and grew up in a generation full of technology, this does not guarantee that they are automatically experts on technology, nor should they be termed “digital natives.” Similarly, another claim is that older people should not be called “digital immigrants” because this hints that they are new to technology and therefore can never be as knowledgeable on technology as the “natives,” which often is not the case.
One of the people she talks about is John Perry Barlow, who tied these ideas of a technologically advanced generation to politics seems very interesting. She describes him as a renowned poet and cyberlibertarian, which seems like a very interesting combination. I would like to read further into his ideas, because he was one of the first to challenge the idea of native vs. immigrants, while also including a political aspect.
Deegan Roecker 