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    From Google To Gugol

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    Arvin Antonio Ortiz
    The document discusses the differences between digital natives (today's students) and digital immigrants (older generations). It notes that while digital natives have easy access to information through Google, they lack "gugol" which means to spend or dedicate time to something. It argues that students should learn to dedicate effort and time, not just rely on easy access to information. The document also discusses differences in world views between the two generations, with digital natives seeing the world more horizontally and embracing sharing, while digital immigrants value meritocracy and working hard to succeed. However, it concludes both generations can learn from each other, with students able to teach technology skills and older generations able to teach the value of dedicating time and

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    From Google To Gugol

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    The document discusses the differences between digital natives (today's students) and digital immigrants (older generations). It notes that while digital natives have easy access to information through Google, they lack "gugol" which means to spend or dedicate time to something. It argues that students should learn to dedicate effort and time, not just rely on easy access to information. The document also discusses differences in world views between the two generations, with digital natives seeing the world more horizontally and embracing sharing, while digital immigrants value meritocracy and working hard to succeed. However, it concludes both generations can learn from each other, with students able to teach technology skills and older generations able to teach the value of dedicating time and

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    The difference between digital natives and digital immigrants have less to do with technology.

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    FROM GOOGLE TO GUGOL

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    The document discusses the differences between digital natives (today's students) and digital immigrants (older generations). It notes that while digital natives have easy access to information through Google, they lack "gugol" which means to spend or dedicate time to something. It argues that students should learn to dedicate effort and time, not just rely on easy access to information. The document also discusses differences in world views between the two generations, with digital natives seeing the world more horizontally and embracing sharing, while digital immigrants value meritocracy and working hard to succeed. However, it concludes both generations can learn from each other, with students able to teach technology skills and older generations able to teach the value of dedicating time and

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    From Google To Gugol

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    Arvin Antonio Ortiz
    The document discusses the differences between digital natives (today's students) and digital immigrants (older generations). It notes that while digital natives have easy access to information through Google, they lack "gugol" which means to spend or dedicate time to something. It argues that students should learn to dedicate effort and time, not just rely on easy access to information. The document also discusses differences in world views between the two generations, with digital natives seeing the world more horizontally and embracing sharing, while digital immigrants value meritocracy and working hard to succeed. However, it concludes both generations can learn from each other, with students able to teach technology skills and older generations able to teach the value of dedicating time and

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    FROM GOOGLE TO GUGOL*

    I once gave a pep talk to my high school students. I told them that they
    are luckier than their parents and their grandparents and the parents of
    their grandparents. They asked why. I said because they have Google.
    Google undeniably makes their lives easier. If the teacher asked them to
    look for the capital city of Spain, Google has the answer. If the teacher
    asked what the tallest mountain is, Google has the answer. But what if the
    teacher asked them to explain the factors of production? If Google doesn’t
    have an instant answer, students would give up.
    That’s why I also told them that while they have Google, they lack what
    the generations before them have—Gugol. A Filipino word, gugol means “to
    spend, or to appropriate,” as in, “Gumugol siya ng maraming oras sa pag-
    aaral.”
    Finally, I told my students that just because they have Google but not
    Gugol, that doesn’t mean they cannot have it anymore.
    Today’s generation of students is called “Digital Natives,” and the
    generation before them, the “Digital Immigrants.” The digital natives are
    good at technology, while the digital immigrants struggle with it.
    The digital natives find it so easy to make Facebook memes or download
    videos from YouTube, while digital immigrants can’t even distinguish right
    click from left click. Digital natives are fond of
    using #hashtags #in #almost #everything #they #say, while digital
    immigrants are more formal in their Facebook posts. And digital natives
    speak in acronyms—CTTO (credits to the owner); FO (friendship over);
    OMG (oh my God); GGSS (gwapong gwapo/gandang ganda sa sarili)—while
    digital immigrants would rather spell them out.
    Yet, according to Jeff Degraff, the difference between the two has little to
    do with technology. It has more to do with the way each generation views
    the world.
    Degraff said, “Digital natives view the world horizontally, in equalitarian
    terms. Rather than dividing the world into hierarchies, they see everyone
    as existing on an equal level. They embrace the benefits of sharing things
    and ideas with each other and, in doing so, they cross boundaries. They
    are driven by values. For this reason, many of them are distrustful of…
    marriage, religion, government.”
    Add teachers to the list that digital natives see as their equal, and it
    perfectly makes sense why students nowadays talk to teachers like they
    talk to friends their age.
    On the other hand, according to Degraff, “the culture of digital immigrants
    is meritocracy…Digital immigrants are goal oriented…Workaholics are not
    an uncommon manifestation of this win at all costs world view.”
    Despite our differences, we can still learn from each other. Teachers can
    learn from the students how to turn on the computer, upload or download
    videos, and a host of other tech-related things. Beyond those trivial
    matters, this generation can teach us how “to collaborate across
    boundaries, with a variety of people.” In turn, the students can learn from
    us the value of Gugol, of spending time in things that matter.
    Sometimes, all we need to do is Google. Other times, we have to Gugol.
    The best things in life, though, are those we gained by dint of hard work—
    excellent grades, prestigious awards, high-paying jobs, or good
    relationships

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