Yes, I do consider myself a “digital native.” According to
Marc Prensky, author of "Digital Native, Digital Immigrants" a digital
native is defined as a person who is born into the digital-era growing
up with computers, and social net workings. (2). Although certain
technologies were present such as dial-up internet and computer games,
the instantaneous stream of information is far more superior and
prevalent now. Because, I was already familiar growing up with this kind
of technology, I was able to adapt quicker to the fast pace of things.
"Digital Immigrants," however, are proven to have different brain
chemistry than that of their predecessors (Prensky, 4). Because of this,
it sometimes makes explaining new ideas, harder because of the
difference of languages. I believe this to be true sometimes, because
students today have adapted a different, faster, pace of learning,
causing traditional reading and writing assignments harder to extract
information.
Marc Prensky, author of "Digital Native, Digital Immigrants" a digital
native is defined as a person who is born into the digital-era growing
up with computers, and social net workings. (2). Although certain
technologies were present such as dial-up internet and computer games,
the instantaneous stream of information is far more superior and
prevalent now. Because, I was already familiar growing up with this kind
of technology, I was able to adapt quicker to the fast pace of things.
"Digital Immigrants," however, are proven to have different brain
chemistry than that of their predecessors (Prensky, 4). Because of this,
it sometimes makes explaining new ideas, harder because of the
difference of languages. I believe this to be true sometimes, because
students today have adapted a different, faster, pace of learning,
causing traditional reading and writing assignments harder to extract
information.
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