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CHAPTER 3

Lesson 5 Digital
Natives:
Learners of the
Digital Age
Table of contents
Digital Natives
Digital Natives vs. Digital
01 defined 02 Immigrants

Digital
Natives- The The Digital
03 Myths
04 Divide
Digital
Natives
Defined

Prensky (2001) posited that the


generation of students today represents
the first generations to grow up with
technology and that these individuals
have spent their entire lives surrounded
by using tools of the digital age.
Digital Natives vs. Digital
Immigrants
Compared to digital natives who were
born after the 1980`s and are
comfortable with technology, digital
immigrants are older generation. The
term digital immigrants mostly
applies to individuals born before the
speared technology.
Meet us
Difference between digital natives and digital immigrants

Digital Natives Digital Immigrants

• Born during or after • Adapters of the


the digital age technology
• Always on a phone or • Prefer face to face
other devices conversation
• Intuitive learners • Logical learners
Difference between the digital natives and digital
immigrants
Digital Natives Digital Immigrants

• Multitask and rapidly • Focusing on one task


task-switch at a time
• Extremely social • Prefer to interact
with only one or few
people
• multimedia • Get information from
orientation traditional news site
Ch'ng (2019) adds that while
digital immigrants value
"proper" english in texting and
prefer formal communication,
digital natives use texting and
instant messaging shorthand
and internet slang, which the
digital immigrants do not
understand.
Digital Natives are categorized by
Cut (2017) into:

1. Avoiders. These digital natives


are not attracted to digital
technologies and social networking
and who have phones but do not
use emails and social media
accounts.

2. Minimalists. These digital


natives minimally use technology
and only when they perceive it as
necessary.
3. Enthusiastic participants.
These digital natives enjoy
technology and gadgets, have more
than one social media account,
thrive on instant communication,
and turn to google when they want
to know something.
Cut (2017) also further categorized digital
immigrants into:
1. Avoiders. These are digital immigrants
who prefer a relatively minimal to
technology-free lifestyle, who do not have
an email account and/or smartphone, or
do not see the value in social media;
2. Reluctant adopters. These are
digital immigrants who accept and try to
engage with but feel intuitive and hard
to use technology.
3. Enthusiastic adopters. These are
digital immigrants who have the
potential to keep up with digital natives.
Are Millennial Digital
Natives?
A millennal is someone
born between 1980 and
2000, Moran (2016) states
the term millennials often
used interchangeably with
digital natives, though not
all digital natives are
millennials – as the newest
generation, the Gen Z , are
also digital natives.
Digital Natives - The Myths

There are widespread


misconceptions about the
digital natives as express
in the following myths
(Morgan, 2016)
Meet
• Myth 1: Digital natives are inferior in social skills and
prefer digital interaction. The truth is, for digital natives,
person-to-person contact is still reliable, not something
they fear or avoid.

• Myth 2: Digital natives are better at multitasking. The


truth is, while digital natives choose to multitask, they are
not that efficient.

• Myth 3: Digital natives have natural instincts about


computers and other digital products. The truth is,
because of their short attention span, they are more likely
to make errors.
The Digital
Divide
The Digital Divide Council (2019) defines
digital divide as the gap between
individuals with access to modern
information and communication
technology and those without access. It
refers to the fact that certain people
have better opportunities than other
individuals (Nelson, 2006).
Nielsen (2006) classified the digital divide into:

1. Economic Divide. The digital divide manifests in the


fact that some people cannot afford a computer;

2. Usability Divide. This digital divide underscores the


fact that some people are not literate enough to use
technology; and

3. Empowerment Divide. Because of the lack of


initiative and skill to take matters in their own hands,
some users remain at the mercy of other people's
decisions.
Sorj (2008) considers five factors that affect the
digital divide, including:
1. the existence of physical infrastructure for
transmission;
2. the availability of connection equipment such as a
computer, modern, and access line;
3. training in the use of computers and the internet;
4. intellectual capacities and the social insertion of
users; and
5. the production and use of specific contents
adapted to the needs of the diverse segments of
the population.
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