Digital non-natives talk about the digital world and the physical world as if they are separate, clearly delineated spaces. Digital natives (read: all the children you work with) instinctively know otherwise. The line between the digital and physical is blurring, with occasionally magical results. For example, check out this Alchemy Studio blog post about the DIRTI app, which allows toddlers to turn their mud pies and ice cream smears into sound and light waves:

More videos of the app in action are available here: http://alchemystudio.com/2013/07/the-tapioca-interface-physical-and-digital-part-deux/

This type of activity has far-reaching ramifications for the way we conceptualize early literacy and creative play. The toddlers are leading the way, so we’d better catch up!