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1. Who are our students?
They are not the ones the system was designed for because of the technology: "you look at technology as a tool we look at it as a foundation it underlies and is integrated to everything we do" "We grow up interacting with computers and cell-phones, that’s how we learn"

2. How do we engage them? "engaging with them in a conversation"

3. How can we continue to engage them?

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I like the idea that the child is the heart of the matter and I think it is indeed important to keep in mind that we need to prepare 21st century children for 21st century success but I also think that we should consider what Bennett says: "stereotyping students leads to potentially ignoring their digital literacy skills". Not every child is an expert when it comes to the use of new media but they are still confronted with it and technology functions as a foundation which underlies and is integrated to everything we do. As educators we have to know what is going on in this online life as the children are a part of the digital generation.

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What is a Digital Native?

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"Digital native is someone who is grown up surrounded by technology, because of that they are highly skilled and highly interested in using it."

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I don't consider myself as a digital native. There is lots I still have to learn and when I was a child I didn't know what "being online" meant.

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What impact might this have on my teaching? 

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What impact might this have on my teaching? 

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"As educators we have to know what is going on in this online life"
As a future teacher I have to deal with new technologies in order to help students to get the digital skills they need to fully participate in society. It's also important to be aware of differences when it comes to the digital literacy skills of the children. Families and schools definitely make a different and have an impact on that.

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This should be considered:
"There are exceptions for "pedagogical use," extra-circular activities and for disabled pupils, but otherwise the law generally prohibits smartphones in all premises and during school activities outside the school building."

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French lawmakers on Monday passed a law banning schoolchildren from having smartphones and other internet-enabled devices at schools.

The ban applies to smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and other connected devices, which must be turned off or left at home.

Read more: Smartphones - not so smart for the planet

There are exceptions for "pedagogical use," extra-circular activities and for disabled pupils, but otherwise the law generally prohibits smartphones in all premises and during school activities outside the school building.

The new rules apply to pupils from three to 15 years old, but allow high schools (Lycées) to decide whether to apply a partial ban or total ban.

A law passed in 2010 already banned smartphone use during class.

Read more: DW's Health News: Can electronic media harm children?
Campaign promise
French President Emmanuel Macron had promised during his campaign to rid schools of distracting smartphones.

The new law passed with the support of lawmakers from his Republic on the Move (LREM) party and liberal allies, while lawmakers on the left and right abstained, calling the law "cosmetic."

French students are currently on summer holidays, due to return to school (without their phones) in September.
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French lawmakers on Monday passed a law banning schoolchildren from having smartphones and other internet-enabled devices at schools. The ban applies to smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and other connected devices, which must be turned off or left at home.

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we need to engage the students

we need to consider a new way of learning