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And yes I did just have to explain to 3 young employees in Elgiganten what Linux is.

#DigitalNatives my ass..

I think we expect too much basic knowledge from the average member of the public.

fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/ This strikes me as a good place to ask: need a large (2Tb) external hard drive for #Linux to move data around (long story)...

Most hard drives seem only formatted for windows/Mac/Chromebook. Any recommendations for something not too faffy for Linux?

FediScience.orgRuth Mottram (@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org)This strikes me as a good place to ask: need a large (2Tb) external hard drive for Linux to move data around (long story)... Most hard drives seem only formatted for windows/Mac/Chromebook. Any recommendations for something not too faffy for Linux?

An odd evening: I realised just how clueless kids are when it comes to how to actually use a computer. Microsoft is infantilising our kids by turning everything into a browser app (#DigitalNatives my foot). Meanwhile I, their mother used a 45 year old scripting language to more or less painlessly sort + backup ~55,000 family photos by year + month... #BASH

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Consider messages to me on any other service ephemeral (because that’s what they are), with no SLA whatsoever around it.

For all this talk about people growing up as #digitalnatives, they’re showing surprisingly little sophistication around how to use all those digital services well.

@textbook

Was wäre denn so schwer daran, einen Blogpost vor dem Kommentieren erst einmal zu lesen? Auch & gerade, wenn eine Frau postet.

Schon die Herausforderung, mit den Jüngeren im Kontakt zu bleiben, an ihrem Leben und am Nachrichtenstrom teilzuhaben, stellt sich für heutige Seniorinnen und Senioren anders als für #DigitalNatives.

Hätte mensch mit ein wenig Zeit & Respekt lesen können… 🤷‍♂️

@ElisabethK

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@notroot @edutooters not exactly, but #Pedagogy has been evolving apace while many #Teachers were themselves educated in an outdated version of pedagogy (ie. they teach how they've been taught to teach).
Adapting those techniques to a new reality where learners are generally bathed in technology from a ridiculous young age, these #DigitalNatives come into the #Classroom knowing how to game the (particularly public) educational system as it is currently designed.

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@mr_rcollins @SandyKendell @scerruti @ericcurts @edutooters

I'm sure you all have seen it too: someone presenting and one or both of "windows update available" or "update chrome" is flashing for the world to see. There have been how many zero days just in Chrome this year and teachers don't update for months, if ever?

Of course, I still see *young* teachers using the space bar or tab to center & right align text! Also, hand-numbering the questions on their quizzes. #DigitalNatives indeed!