Her feedback follows:
"Hi Alicia
Regarding to the driving question, Do Natives Exist? You have shown to have a great understanding of the topic and have answered the question well. I like how you have addressed real life examples of the business world and how being a digital native can excel you in a career. You have provided good definitions for both natives and immigrants but maybe you could show examples of how an immigrant is affected in the workplace or day to day life, just like what you have done with digital natives. Something that could be addressed is how some teachers (being immigrants) must adapt to the digital native students in the classroom. Though I like what image you have used to assist your reflective blog.
Overall it was written very well and provided relevant and direct knowledge to the topic. It will help others understand what digital native/immigrants are and why they are labelled in such ways."
Do Digital Natives Exist? Rewritten
Yes, personally I believe that digital native’s exist. Digital Natives are defined as
“’native speakers’ of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet”(Prensky, 2001).
“’native speakers’ of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet”(Prensky, 2001).
Growing up in the 20th or 21st century people typically seen to be a digital native because they were exposed to technology at a very young age e.g. computers, laptops, smartphones etc. whereas people who grew up between 1940-1970 typically struggle to wrap their heads around the concept of technology and are therefore considered “Digital Immigrants”. (Prensky, 2001)
Digital Immigrant’s can be defined as people who were not born into the digital world but rather introduced to at a later stage of their life. They originally were conditioned to “old-school” type of life e.g. blackboards instead of interactive whiteboards/projectors and TV instead of YouTube or Facebook.
In today’s era, young people especially are excelling at navigating themselves around a computer and are typically having to teach digital immigrants such as their parents and grandparents how to use the said devices.
As Digital Immigrants are typically from an older generation they generally find it difficult to adapt to new equipment such as technology, this makes it difficult for them in jobs such as being an educator. Teachers are often finding themselves using technology for many instances, hence being a Digital Immigrant could pose large issues for educators.
It is clear that being a Digital Native in today's society is much more beneficial for the average person.
As Digital Immigrants are typically from an older generation they generally find it difficult to adapt to new equipment such as technology, this makes it difficult for them in jobs such as being an educator. Teachers are often finding themselves using technology for many instances, hence being a Digital Immigrant could pose large issues for educators.
It is clear that being a Digital Native in today's society is much more beneficial for the average person.
Being a Digital Native is something that many companies look for when hiring, typically on resumes they make it clear that the applicant must have knowledge based around Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel for example. This is a prime example of Digital Native’s being recognised, hence proving their existence.
References:
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives Digital Immigrants retrieved from: https://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
‘Baby Girl With Computer, Laptop, Mobile Phone.’ By Evgen Manenko, available at https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-baby-girl-computer-laptop-mobile-phone-image35536989
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