Educsite

I've recently been writing an article looking at the educational differences between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. As such I was compelled to read 'Born Digital' by Palfrey and Gasser (2008). Although not rigorously empirical (but clearly founded on lots of information and personal research) in nature the book is thoroughly interesting, partly because of the way it weaves in numerous narratives and anecdotal accounts of events and different people (e.g. Shaun Fanning of Napster fame, Mark Zucckerberg of Facebook fame and many others) who made it big due to simple but timely ideas. The book also discusses a number of current issues with the digital revolution and is organised into chapters as such: Identities, Dossiers, Privacy, Safety, Creators, Pirates, Quality, Overload, Aggressors, Innovators, Learners, Activists. It is well worth a read.