Cool. I wonder if my kids will be asking me to buy them something I heard of but don't even know yet what it is)
I like the video, IMO it really shows what a digital native is, and why we adults should care about keeping up with informational needs of our next generation. Children love to learn new things, when they are not discouraged, and also they like learning (and just playing) in new ways. The technologies she mentions have great teaching potential, if used wisely.
in response to all of the complaints, this was plain cute. and your responses actually underscore what is being said here. Whether librarians like it or not, they WILL have to move ahead with the digital age, otherwise these next generations will find what they need from alternative digital sources such as Google, etc. Fight if you wish, but you will lose.
I have to agree that this was weird. Honestly, I don't need to watch some child demanding that I hurry up and give her something. It would have been much more effective to use an older elementary student. Not to mention - VALA - don't write in text that commands teachers and parents to do something. It will not meet with a kind reaction or motivate them to do anything. Children are not our bosses, they need to be taught to bring their requests in a mature fashion.
@jstech84 It's parents and teachers who should learn to bring their requests to children in mature fashion. The first way we learn things in our life - is by imitating people around us. If the child is being ordered all the time, he/she may get the habit of talking in a demanding tone.
Besides, it is not an order here. It is impatience. (A very natural thing at such age, if someone forgot it ;-) )
erk, concur with ksimon47. just because it's a 3 year old saying the words doesn't change the fact that an adult - presumably a 'non-digital' at has written them, and therefore this whole piece is a kinda freaky work of fiction. if we're so interested in digital natives, why don't we allow them to tell us what they want instead of putting words in their mouths?
erk, concur with ksimon47. just because it's a 3 year old saying the words doesn't change the fact that an adult - presumably a 'non-digital' at has written them, and therefore this whole piece is a kinda freaky work of fiction. if we're so interested in digital natives, why don't we allow them to tell us what they want instead of putting words in their mouths?
Amazing how some people are taking this seriously and spreading this video as a portrait of a generation.
Did we demand for more oxygen or access to sunlight or even electricity or color TV when we were 3? Because the internet is the very same thing for them.
IMHO, a 3 yr kid does not want augmented reality. All she wants is a good story, about princesses, unicorns and fairy tales, REGARDLESS the media. We can do great books on iPads, iPhones, Kindle or paper.
I typed in libraries, and this is a little scary,...Is this a jokey kinda site? If so...ya hit the mark. If Not, than please fund public libraries and not technology, Id rather my children were near sighted, as opposed to haveing brain tumors....and I dont even have any children. yet. I hope this was juxtapostion.
ppl, good that you all worry and xpress that here in the comments. but than again pls stay relaxed. - No Animals were harmed while the production of this video.
Watching a little kid coached to slur out this script line-by-line is disturbing. And the concept of digital natives is flawed, simplistic, and a disservice to young people. More and more librarians & educators are coming out to say that this generational stereotyping leads us to act on assumptions that don't reflect reality. We need to assess learning needs, not guess at them.
Hi as a teacher I do see these type of kids. Every day at school kids are "teaching" and learning with digital technologies. It's a facinating process to be involved in and also to observe unfold. It is NOT an assumption when you see your own 2 year old grandson using an iPhone and other digital technologies with expert dexterity! These DIGITAL NATIVES do exist and and if we as educators don't realise this and use this tool for teaching and learning... You'll be left far behind!
I never said that individual kids who act like "digital natives" don't exist. I said that we shouldn't assume that all children of that age have the same traits. Calling them all "digital natives" because of their age makes that flawed assumption.
I don't think she's that cute. "And I want it now" doesn't sound so cute in an adult voice. And even if she is a digital native, she needs to know the difference between "teach" and "learn".
I thought it was a great display of our having moved into the into the digital era of the information age. Abbey was surprisingly clear which suggests that even if she does not understand the terms, she has probably heard them. Using Abbey did well to illustrate looking into the future by using the present rather than the past. Adults are too busy acting. Interesting to see how a small child can convey the same message more clearly.
Why does she need anyone to get cracking on this stuff? She's a digital native, isn't she? How come she isn't doing it for herself?
What a pathetic cutesy piece of rubbish. The more I see of this sort of advocacy, the more I fear that maybe 'The Librarians" tv show really did show the true state of the library world.
I think some of you are missing the point, in a world where there is so much 'noise' about so many things sometimes a message has to be delivered in a different way and having a three year old deliver the message makes it a little more 'cute' and less confronting than an adult saying the same thing. This is meant to be a bit of fun without suggesting that this is representative of all 3 year olds or all digital natives or all those who use libraries.
I'm dismayed by the thought that librarians think "digital natives" are not articulate independent-minded adults with new ideas to contribute but instead adorable, lisping three-year-olds that can be taught to read from scripts.
This is the future. None of the iPad naysayers "get it". Kids like Abbey will see these devices as completely normal and they are the way to deliver EVERYTHING. Magazines won't die but they must evolve. Books will experience a renaissance, but publishers must drop prices. And let's hope textbooks get cheaper. BTW, I loved the Aussie "hurry up and get cracking" bit :-)
Uneasy feeling watching this - it is as "cute" as the adult mimicry of little kids in child beauty pageants. And what was the intent in replacing her (3yr old) "voice" with someone elses (older) opinion?
This is actually Abbey's voice, she sat in front of the camera and said these things. While Abbey was following a script, she really does like libraries (and books and story time). Actually, she willingly gave up an afternoon playing with friends on the beach to go to the library and make this short film.
I guess that was my point - it seems that Abbey has a great story to tell about books and libraries but unfortunately we didn't get to learn from or hear HER story.
While I think Abbey is an amazing speaker and as cute as she can be, I don't like the word digital native. Having her memorize some big words doesn't make her a "digital native". I don't see "digital natives" being any better at higher level thinking than the generation before then. In fact they are looking at everything so quickly and waiting for the internet to tell them what to think. Books have a purpose and that is to slow down and think. Words are wonderful!
@tiiraliira I agree - nobody's arguing that information needs are changing and that libraries will have to reflect that change, and having this girl read from a script is just a gimmick. I was really hoping to hear from Abbey, because any adult could recite that script but maybe she could have contributed something real.
@tiiraliira agreed. This is absolutely creepy. It's not about if Abby minded uttering those words but whether she understands their extent. *shudders*
Just plain cute, It made me smile and also made me realize that as a LMS I need to stay familiar with current technology.
miley4life211 2 weeks ago
Cool. I wonder if my kids will be asking me to buy them something I heard of but don't even know yet what it is)
I like the video, IMO it really shows what a digital native is, and why we adults should care about keeping up with informational needs of our next generation. Children love to learn new things, when they are not discouraged, and also they like learning (and just playing) in new ways. The technologies she mentions have great teaching potential, if used wisely.
Krthesht 1 month ago
I HATE THAT SONG!!!!!
minecraftaren123 2 months ago
in response to all of the complaints, this was plain cute. and your responses actually underscore what is being said here. Whether librarians like it or not, they WILL have to move ahead with the digital age, otherwise these next generations will find what they need from alternative digital sources such as Google, etc. Fight if you wish, but you will lose.
joeydim1 5 months ago
I have to agree that this was weird. Honestly, I don't need to watch some child demanding that I hurry up and give her something. It would have been much more effective to use an older elementary student. Not to mention - VALA - don't write in text that commands teachers and parents to do something. It will not meet with a kind reaction or motivate them to do anything. Children are not our bosses, they need to be taught to bring their requests in a mature fashion.
jstech84 5 months ago
@jstech84 It's parents and teachers who should learn to bring their requests to children in mature fashion. The first way we learn things in our life - is by imitating people around us. If the child is being ordered all the time, he/she may get the habit of talking in a demanding tone.
Besides, it is not an order here. It is impatience. (A very natural thing at such age, if someone forgot it ;-) )
Krthesht 1 month ago
How about... we just let kids be kids.
Shitty adults.
EightAlek 7 months ago
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erk, concur with ksimon47. just because it's a 3 year old saying the words doesn't change the fact that an adult - presumably a 'non-digital' at has written them, and therefore this whole piece is a kinda freaky work of fiction. if we're so interested in digital natives, why don't we allow them to tell us what they want instead of putting words in their mouths?
MrEmpyers 7 months ago
erk, concur with ksimon47. just because it's a 3 year old saying the words doesn't change the fact that an adult - presumably a 'non-digital' at has written them, and therefore this whole piece is a kinda freaky work of fiction. if we're so interested in digital natives, why don't we allow them to tell us what they want instead of putting words in their mouths?
MrEmpyers 7 months ago
Amazing how some people are taking this seriously and spreading this video as a portrait of a generation.
Did we demand for more oxygen or access to sunlight or even electricity or color TV when we were 3? Because the internet is the very same thing for them.
IMHO, a 3 yr kid does not want augmented reality. All she wants is a good story, about princesses, unicorns and fairy tales, REGARDLESS the media. We can do great books on iPads, iPhones, Kindle or paper.
fabioyabu 8 months ago
I wish someone would punch that cunt in the mouth.
noRAYitwasYOU 9 months ago
I typed in libraries, and this is a little scary,...Is this a jokey kinda site? If so...ya hit the mark. If Not, than please fund public libraries and not technology, Id rather my children were near sighted, as opposed to haveing brain tumors....and I dont even have any children. yet. I hope this was juxtapostion.
JettBlackheart83 1 year ago
LMAO! I didn't even know how to use the internet until I was 10-11 years old. Computers weren't very common when I was 3. Things sure have changed...
Lumimarjake 1 year ago
Not sure if it was meant as one, but this is a fabulous parody that highlights the superficiality of the digital native discourse.
markbullen 1 year ago
A fabulous parody. Highlights the superficiality of the digital native discourse.
markbullen 1 year ago
Who forced this kid to say those things? So fake!
xandrelimadesign 1 year ago
Why didnt they put the link in a "bubble" if they know digital so well?
DigiUllmark 1 year ago
ppl, good that you all worry and xpress that here in the comments. but than again pls stay relaxed. - No Animals were harmed while the production of this video.
Have a nice day - on- or offline.
bestdiver 1 year ago
Poor kid.
PlasticThinking 1 year ago
Watching a little kid coached to slur out this script line-by-line is disturbing. And the concept of digital natives is flawed, simplistic, and a disservice to young people. More and more librarians & educators are coming out to say that this generational stereotyping leads us to act on assumptions that don't reflect reality. We need to assess learning needs, not guess at them.
ksimon47 1 year ago 7
@ksimon47
Hi as a teacher I do see these type of kids. Every day at school kids are "teaching" and learning with digital technologies. It's a facinating process to be involved in and also to observe unfold. It is NOT an assumption when you see your own 2 year old grandson using an iPhone and other digital technologies with expert dexterity! These DIGITAL NATIVES do exist and and if we as educators don't realise this and use this tool for teaching and learning... You'll be left far behind!
diannedoocey 1 year ago 3
@diannedoocey
I never said that individual kids who act like "digital natives" don't exist. I said that we shouldn't assume that all children of that age have the same traits. Calling them all "digital natives" because of their age makes that flawed assumption.
ksimon47 1 year ago
I don't think she's that cute. "And I want it now" doesn't sound so cute in an adult voice. And even if she is a digital native, she needs to know the difference between "teach" and "learn".
slgmitchell 1 year ago
my god, this is horrible
salvamg89 1 year ago
*nistead
oukazadar 1 year ago
Your parents need help! You don't need a online library instant you need real parents...
oukazadar 1 year ago
That's so cute! I wonder how long it took to teach her all those technical terms... ;D
3kitty3 1 year ago
I thought it was a great display of our having moved into the into the digital era of the information age. Abbey was surprisingly clear which suggests that even if she does not understand the terms, she has probably heard them. Using Abbey did well to illustrate looking into the future by using the present rather than the past. Adults are too busy acting. Interesting to see how a small child can convey the same message more clearly.
cruelcadaver 2 years ago 9
Why does she need anyone to get cracking on this stuff? She's a digital native, isn't she? How come she isn't doing it for herself?
What a pathetic cutesy piece of rubbish. The more I see of this sort of advocacy, the more I fear that maybe 'The Librarians" tv show really did show the true state of the library world.
libloblab 2 years ago
That kid is so 2009, get a droid and iPad already geeeezz
forumalias 2 years ago 2
@forumalias HAHAHA! So True
AerdnaL 1 year ago
I think some of you are missing the point, in a world where there is so much 'noise' about so many things sometimes a message has to be delivered in a different way and having a three year old deliver the message makes it a little more 'cute' and less confronting than an adult saying the same thing. This is meant to be a bit of fun without suggesting that this is representative of all 3 year olds or all digital natives or all those who use libraries.
Quixotic356 2 years ago
I'm dismayed by the thought that librarians think "digital natives" are not articulate independent-minded adults with new ideas to contribute but instead adorable, lisping three-year-olds that can be taught to read from scripts.
seaofshe 2 years ago
<3 <3 <3
libraryman 2 years ago
Very funny! Great gimmick to get a point across. Loved it!
kateriseley 2 years ago
This is the future. None of the iPad naysayers "get it". Kids like Abbey will see these devices as completely normal and they are the way to deliver EVERYTHING. Magazines won't die but they must evolve. Books will experience a renaissance, but publishers must drop prices. And let's hope textbooks get cheaper. BTW, I loved the Aussie "hurry up and get cracking" bit :-)
martinXY 2 years ago
Uneasy feeling watching this - it is as "cute" as the adult mimicry of little kids in child beauty pageants. And what was the intent in replacing her (3yr old) "voice" with someone elses (older) opinion?
tiiraliira 2 years ago
This is actually Abbey's voice, she sat in front of the camera and said these things. While Abbey was following a script, she really does like libraries (and books and story time). Actually, she willingly gave up an afternoon playing with friends on the beach to go to the library and make this short film.
VALATV 2 years ago 3
I guess that was my point - it seems that Abbey has a great story to tell about books and libraries but unfortunately we didn't get to learn from or hear HER story.
tiiraliira 2 years ago
While I think Abbey is an amazing speaker and as cute as she can be, I don't like the word digital native. Having her memorize some big words doesn't make her a "digital native". I don't see "digital natives" being any better at higher level thinking than the generation before then. In fact they are looking at everything so quickly and waiting for the internet to tell them what to think. Books have a purpose and that is to slow down and think. Words are wonderful!
jmodate78 2 years ago 2
@tiiraliira I agree - nobody's arguing that information needs are changing and that libraries will have to reflect that change, and having this girl read from a script is just a gimmick. I was really hoping to hear from Abbey, because any adult could recite that script but maybe she could have contributed something real.
KaylinBoehme 2 years ago
@tiiraliira ok?!
renatamdm 1 year ago
@tiiraliira agreed. This is absolutely creepy. It's not about if Abby minded uttering those words but whether she understands their extent. *shudders*
lebasson 3 months ago
That is hilarious!
pointlessplaymobilep 2 years ago