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he Digital Immigrant is the latecomer in the technology revolution and as with any immigrant, there is a certain “accent” that is readily apparent to the native speakers.
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Immigrants grew up learning one topic at a time, everything in order, following a linear and logical progression, but Natives do not think that way.
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Another major difference between Immigrants and Natives is a sense of identity (DigitalNative.org, 2007). To Digital Immigrants, cell phones, emails, and the Internet are just tools that can be used to reach someone or set up a “real” face-to-face meeting. Natives look at the same technologies and see an extension of who they are.
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Digital communication is just as real to Natives as face-to-face meetings are to Immigrants.
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Many Immigrants consider education as the process that forces as much information into students’ heads as possible so they can regurgitate a laundry list of facts at a moment’s notice. Natives donotconsider this an education.
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Immigrants should be willing to teach Natives how to find important information and put less emphasis on forcing the students to learn exact information.
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Prensky, Marc. (2007) To Educate, We Must Listen. Retrievedfrom http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky-To_Educate,We_Must_Listen.pdf