DIGITODS:
Bill Gates used the term “Generation I” in 2000 to refer to the first generation of kids who grew up with the Internet as a part of everyday life. They are people that were born after the 1990s, and they will typically; No recollection of a time before the Internet. […] The possibilities of the Internet will be far more deeply imagined by Generation I than they are now. As the potential of the Internet is expanded to incorporate business, scientific, and educational uses that we can only dream of, this next generation will become agents of change. (Gates)
On the other hand, the term “Digitods” has been used in educational literature (Leathers et al.) to refer to children who were born after the 2007 release of the iPhone. These kids frequently grow up with easy access to the Internet via touch screens that may have been created with toddlers’ touch and swipe motions in mind. They are the first group of kids to grow up with a variety of mobile Internet devices, making them not only the youngest group of kids to actively engage with the Internet (Leathers et al.).
Digitods are the first pre-verbal, non-ambulant infants to have ready access to digital devices, which distinguishes them from Gates’ Generation I. An infant begins to point with his or her fingertip at some point between the ages of 10 and 14 months. The child is now capable of swiping and tapping on a touch screen (Leathers et al.). In contrast to laptops and PCs, very young children frequently require assistance in order to utilize a mouse or keyboard.
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