Week Six - Blog Post 1.

Do Digital Natives really exist?

 Yes, I believe that digital natives do exist. I have been able to come to this conclusion through extensive research into different theorist and reputable sources, including Mark Prensky.
A digital native is defined as ‘a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and is familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.’ (Google Dictionary) The opposite to a digital native is a digital immigrant which is defined as, ‘a person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology.’ (Google Dictionary) So to put it simply ‘digital immigrants are said to use technology with an accent and experience some difficulties expressing themselves to the level of proficiency of younger generations who were born with technology surrounding them.’ (Morris, 2014)  We are able to see a gap between generations and the ability to confidently use technology in everyday life. The readings of Prensky speaks of these distinctions as digital learners/ immigrants will use the internet as a second means of research and will also require work to be printed out before being able to edit it whereas digital natives are extremely comfortable with using all online programs regardless of the task at hand (Prensky, 2001). I see these differences in my own life, as I feel comfortable editing work on a word document whereas my mum or grandma would require it to be printed onto a hard copy and then mark corrections with a pen or they would rather hand write it in the first place. I even see differences between myself and younger family members as many primary schools have introduced the use of ipads and laptops in younger year levels therefore making children even more confident with the use of technology. Therefore I am able to conclude that as time goes on the younger generations are becoming more and more comfortable using technology in every day life.

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  1. Gavin10 September 2017 at 00:43

    Well done, Isabella. The blog looks interesting and you've stared with an interesting discussion. Remember to seperate your paragraphs better to highlight important parts to your post. Rather than explain what Dis are from Prensky, you used Google. It would have been better to attribute it to the person who first used the term, Prensky. You change between looking at Dis in the classroom between a teacher's perspective and a student's, but not clearly. Could you make the point that even with tech, teachers and students in the foreseeable future will still have topics requiring them to write, and no use tech? Surely Dis still need to know how to use pen and paper? A longer discussion of this might expand your thinking on this issue.

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