The term digital native is being applied to individuals who have grown up immersed in technology, specifically the internet. The opposite term is the "digital immigrant" those individuals that are trying to get to terms with digital technology. A "digital native" will refer to their new "camera", a digital immigrant will refer to their new "digital camera"

Marc Prensky claims to have coined the term, as it pertains to a new breed of student entering the educational establishments. Prensky refers to accents employed by digital immigrants, such as printing documents rather than commenting on screen or printing out emails to save in hard copy form.

For more information see: http://www.digitalnative.org/Main_Page

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