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8
SUMMER
2011
My eight year old daughter came home
the other day and with much excitement
asked to be on Facebook. It’s apparently
‘cool’ because it’s the latest talk among
her little IC classmates. Like many
parents brought up in the 80’s, I shelve
her request among the others for i-pads,
ipods, iphones, nanos, blackberries, kindle,
PlayStations, DS, and every kind of pad
out there. I give my usual firm response of
“When you’re 18”.
My daughter grumbles something about
18 being incredibly old and walks away. I
sigh. For I know very well, that the digital
media paraphernalia is almost sure to
invade my home, filled with old fashioned
board games and dollhouses, way before
she is 18. I’d be lucky if we make it until
12.
“There’s no escaping,” said Mahmud
Shihab, IC’s Educational Technology
Program Administrator. “Preschoolers are
coming to school already knowing how
to use touch screen devices which are top
notch technology. Not only that. But they
are very demanding when it comes to
wanting to use IT.”
Many students in secondary school don’t
21st Century Skills:
Media Literate Students