After reading the article, "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants", there are two types of "digital immigrants" that I learned about. Those who want to learn the new system and those who do not. There are pros and cons to both sides but the three biggies that stood out to me is how the digital immigrants need to change their way of teaching, thinking, and learning to keep up with the speed of digital natives. The internet is only going to continue to grow so everyone needs to adapt to today's world to become their best self and teacher in this case.

One: "Today's teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students. This doesn’t mean changing the meaning of what is important, or of good thinking skills. But it does mean going faster, less step-by step, more in parallel, with more random access, among other things."

Two: "Digital Immigrants think learning can't (or shouldn't) be fun. Why should they – they didn't spend their formative years learning with Sesame Street."

Three: "We need to invent Digital Native methodologies for all subjects, at all levels, using our students to guide us."

2 Sides:

First Side: The first side of this article is to have "digital immigrants" or the older teachers to keep teaching the way they grew up being taught and hoping that their students will eventually learn something. This is a teacher that has a mindset of not wanting to change. Although this new generation has a different learning style due to growing up around technology as in having answers to any of their questions at the tip of their fingertips, literally.

Second Side: The second side of the article is the main side. "Digital immigrants" must change their mindset and teaching styles to adapt to their student's learning ability. This does not mean the teachers have to completely change the concept of what they are teaching, but they must learn new ways to portray those concepts to where their students will be entertained and learn.

Question: If "digital immigrants" keep teaching the same learning styles they always have and new teachers are connecting, entertaining, and engaging students with up-to-date teaching skills, will there eventually be a learning gap between those students in the same grade?