Think People and Passions Rather Than Classes and Content

This chapter makes me think more about my SS’ realities. It takes a great deal of awareness and willingness to consider my class as a group of individuals rather than as a group per se. Here prensky encourages instructors to rethink their roles as teaches and also to provoke the environment for learners to reconstruct their roles and behave consequently. Once the learner is engaged in class dynamics to the extent of bringing their passion into a class environment, a context otherwise boring, she or she is more responsible for the class success.

The question is then: How do I learn about my Ss passions? Prensky suggests teachers to collect data by means of informal and individual interviews. Ts are expected to take notes and plan accordingly; therefore if a  student is passionate about graffiti I could take advantage of this and differentiate learning by means of debating graffiti unlawfulness when the time comes to learn modal verbs. In my personal experience I become friends with my Ss on facebook and pay attention to their postings, this helps me connect my class content to what they actually think or believe.

Teaching Digital Natives

Partnering for real learning

Writen by Mark Prensky.

Chapter 1 and 2


What is a digital native?

A digital nativesis the term that reffers to the generation that borned and grew up surrounded by the new technology. (the students)

What is a digital in-migrant?

A digital inmigrant is the generation that borned without technology.(the teachers)

What is Partnering?

Partnering is the role of the teacher in 21th century schools, support by a pedagogy for the new educational landscape.

                                       partnering 


    Adults   are...                                                          Students are

coaching                                                                  using new tools
guiding                                                               finding information
providing context                                                making meaning
ensuring rigor                                                             creating

Tips for teachers!!!

     + Ask yourself.

-What could we do to make your learning more challenging and interesting?
-Make an audio-recording of your class, in order to know how much are you talking.
-Setting up your classroom.


     +Ask your students!!

 - what other good experiences do they have in other classes?
  -what they think about your class