9-5 Digital Life Interivew

  • Due No Due Date
  • Points 10
  • Submitting a text entry box, a website url, a media recording, or a file upload

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Key Vocabulary Terms:

Pitfall: a trap or unnoticeable danger.

Digital Native: someone who grew up with computers, video games, and the Internet from the time she or he was born and is comfortable using these technologies.

Digital Tourist: someone who did not grow up with digital technology and only later learned how to use it.

 

At-Home Activity

Interview adult family members who may have not grown up with a computer, or digital devices at all.  Here are some possible questions.  Write your responses below.

  • What were their daily lives like?
  • How did they connect with family and friends?
  • How did they do their schoolwork? How did they learn about and apply for jobs? 
  • Looking back, what were some of the benefits and drawbacks of not having the kind of technology we have today?
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