A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
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Re: A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
#2This is similar to the stereotype of: young people are good with computers. Browsing Instagram is not the same as creating value through programming and complex problem solving.
Re: A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
#3If you aren't actually creating content [art, software, serious writing, etc] then using a mobile is fine for just consuming and it isn't surprising that these groups don't know how to use a computer.
It is sad though, that young people appear to be less computer literate in terms of creating content (as an overall percentage of previous generations).
Re: A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
#4If you aren't actually creating content [art, software, serious writing, etc] then using a mobile is fine for just consuming and it isn't surprising that these groups don't know how to use a computer. It is sad though, that young people appear to be less computer literate in terms of creating content (as an overall percentage of previous generations).
Less literate in terms of creating anything.
Re: A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
#5If you aren't actually creating content [art, software, serious writing, etc] then using a mobile is fine for just consuming and it isn't surprising that these groups don't know how to use a computer. It is sad though, that young people appear to be less computer literate in terms of creating content (as an overall percentage of previous generations).
Less literate in terms of creating anything .
Probably because there is an abundance of creative work around us, so there is less incentive to be creative yourself.
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#6This is similar to the stereotype of: young people are good with computers. Browsing Instagram is not the same as creating value through programming and complex problem solving.
Watching TV makes you good with RF.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Less literate in terms of creating anything .
Probably because there is an abundance of creative work around us, so there is less incentive to be creative yourself.
Creative-commercial and creative-inspired are very different things. If all you ever experience is the uninspired stuff you might not have much faith in art.
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#8Cant say i feel sorry for the people who chose to be enslaved to interfaces. Information technology will continue to expand into human life more and more, whether you are prepared or not.
Re: A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
#9Do your children a favor and get them a "real" computer with keyboard and mouse, instead of a tablet.
I've found it helps with several things. For one, I've seen children accustomed to using touch interfaces blurring the line between physical and virtual, i.e swiping at physical objects like books, photos, even walls. I've not seen this behavior with those used to non touch interfaces.
Also, learning to use a keyboard while learning the alphabet seems like a virtuous cycle, at least in my personal experiences.
And it may sound old fashioned, but making things too easy for kids makes them less independent and less willing to put in the effort required for learning.
Compare for example searching for animal pictures using voice search versus going to the search engine, typing out the term, clicking on "images"... The first is much easier and teaches instant gratification, while the second teaches perseverance and comes with a greater sense of accomplishment.
Disclaimer: purely anecdotal, take the preceding with a salt shaker...
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#10>Given that they can write and submit their school reports with smartphones
Would students really do this? I couldn't imagine trying to write an entire essay or a lab report on a smartphone. Maybe Japanese schools don't have to turn in longer things like that?