Digital natives

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Digital Natives&

Digital Immigrants

By:Yaribeth Olmos

February, 2016

Digital Natives

&Digital Immigrants

DEFINITION

Digital native is defined as native speaker of technology,

fluent in digital language of computers, video games,

and the Internet. (Marc Prensky)

People who are not digital natives are called digital

immigrants.

Digital native

The skills of the digital natives

1. Parallel Thinking

2. Visual-Spatial Skills

3. Multi-Tasking Skills

4. Response Times

5. Mental Mapping

Digital immingrants