What is a Digital World?

Week one – Topic one

Living in a digital world has implications for education: Technology has changed the way that students learn and how educators teach. Topic one investigated concepts of the digital world and how emerging technologies are changing our lives and the impact on educators and the digital generation. I have created a Prezi presentation to illustrate and summarise the effects of technology in an educational context.

What is a digital world? – Prezi

References

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Australian Bureau of Statistics -b. (2017). Internet activity, Australia, December 201, Type of access connection (no. 8153.0). Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/8153.0

Australian Bureau of Statistics -c. (2016). Household use of information technology, Australia, 2014-15 (no. 8146.0). Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/susstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8146.0

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Prensky, M. (2017, January 30). The new educational paradigm [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmRkFd9Bpgg

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