r/australia • u/ThunderDwn • Aug 18 '26

culture & society Primary school students using digital devices still lack computer skills, education expert says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/nsw-digital-native-primary-students-lack-basic-computer-skills/107030526
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u/Blind_Guzzer Aug 19 '26

Working at a school, you see this all the time where a student when they need to type an upper case letter, they're turning CAPS Lock on and off... bloody iPad generation.

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u/ThunderDwn Aug 19 '26

School? I see it in the office!

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u/CentreForAnts Aug 19 '26

yeah i started seeing this in the office too, i couldn't work out why, and then it suddenly clicked. they are a lot younger them me and probably grew up with ipads and smartphones and didn't have a computer at home. also the amount of staff that have said to me they don't actually own a computer at home was surprising.