Digital Immigrant: Added to Vocabulary

Up until taking the digital immigrant test, I personally felt I had a decent idea of how to use technology. However, once I saw the very first question on the test dealing with modding, I knew at once I was a digital immigrant. I have never been very much into technology other than knowing what was necessary to complete my schoolwork. Now that I know I am a digital immigrant, I honestly can say I had never even heard of the term. In my opinion, a person who is digitally savvy has many experiences dealing with various means of digital communication. Unlike myself, the most digital communication I have taken part in, has come from my TE 401 and TE 402 classes. 

As much as I am a digital immigrant, it is important that I become an emergent learner in this area. Digital communication is becoming a way of life, especially in many aspects of learning. Being an emergent learner in this new digital era, the best way for me to begin learning is to slowly submerse myself into technologies such as wikis, blogs, etc. Through interaction with these new forms of communication, I will become more fluent and comfortable using these technologies. Also considering many students, younger than myself have a broader sense on how to use these technologies, as an educator I need to keep up with what students are learning and interacting with on a daily basis. With more exposure to digital medias, my hope is to retake the digital test again and no longer be a digital immigrant.