DIGITAL NATIVES,DIGITAL INMIGRANTS

NEUROPLASTICITYThe brain constantly reorganizes itself.Enriched environments.Brain mantains its plasticity for life,

MALLEABILITYEnvironment and culture.Children raised with a computer. Brains physiologically different.

ATTENTION SPANSDigital natives have short attentions spans for the ols ways of learning.

WHAT HAVE WE LOST?Mental models from experience.Digital Natives accustomed to the twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access, graphics-first, active, connected, fun, fantasy, quick-payoff world of their video games, and Internet .“Digital Game-Based Learning” is beginning to emerge and thrive.

DOES IT WORK?

Children’s learning games that are well designed produce learning.Neurobiologists and social psychologists agree that brains can and do change with new input.