Different Digital Literacies

Differences in time period cause different perception of technology between distinct generations. When I start to teach, I will probably face with some different digital literacies of my students from mine because all of us are in such a digital world that everything in any branches such as education, business or engineering is changing day by day thanks to the use of technology, and new generations are being grown up with the exposure of those changes in the 21th century. Thus, teachers have to be prepared to be engage with the technology use in their classes and integrate it to their lesson plans. A number of teachers choose to teach how they learnt in their education life. However, this era is totally different from which was in 90s or even the very beginning of the 21st century, so the class which is in front of the teachers is not the same as the class they sit together as a student. For instance, students do not check an unknown word from their pocket dictionaries because there is another easy way to find the meaning of that word with more detailed explanations which can be accessed via the Internet with the use of their cell phones, tablets or electronic dictionaries. If the teacher wants them to check unknown words from pocket dinctionaries, then students might be shocked and find this request really absurd because they have a chance to reach them in an easier way, so the perception of the teachers should be on the same path with their students. Resisting to be obsessed to the traditional teaching with really old-fashioned methods and tools cannot live anymore together with the unprecedented learning style of students. Whatever is not new is not acceptable in this day and age. The main reason why the students start to learn with interactive whiteboard, computers instead of handwriting what is on the blackboard is technology and digital world. While the world has been changing, we cannot be stick to the older teaching styles. Cutting-edge technology use in learning and teaching area is a must today because the experience of technology usage in learning process with the same digital literacies contibutes to the rest life of the students positively such as in business. Technology enhances the students while they are learning, so it triggers them to think more and develop their creativity. These criterias are required for the life like in world class.The world has being changing and teachers should be a bridge to make students access this changing world thanks to the technology. When I think about my students, I just put myself into their shoses, and it pushes me to remember the conditions of learning in my primary and secondary school such as availibility of digital tools and facilities of digital resources. Actually, I did not learn with computers, projectors. However, I know that the class environment is really different now. Schools try to provide accessibility to digital resources for the students. I completely support this effort, but still telephone use in the class is not very appreciative because students sometimes lose their attention to the lesson and start to text someone via whatssapp or check the notifications on facebook with their smartphones. It is not something happening certainly, but mostly they are doing this. I think tablets which are provided by the school can be used to reach any information instead of smartphones.