Prensky’s article about Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants

Digital natives student are all native speakers of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet. A generation born with the use of technology. Digital immigrants are who can speak an outdated, previous generation who are not use of technology. Digital immigrants are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language. Digital immigrant believe that, their students cannot learn successfully while watching TV or listening to music.

           

Yes, of course Saudi students are digital natives today since the huge use of technology they use. Also 60% of the Saudi population under the age of 21. That makes a big use of digital according to the age of the generation.

 

The basic things are changing in live today according to education and lifestyle in general. So generations are different than the previous one in all live aspect. Now a day every child has or her own device and they are able to play and use it easily.  Electronic devices control all of our live wither than that every person has one than one device. However, younger generations are smarter than older ones in the field of digital. Adults always need the help of the young.  My favorite example is that “Did you add me on Whatsapp?”.

           

Everything is changing in this life beginning with culture, education and generation. We are developing without focus since the life is governing with internet and drives around us. Many if not most of our daily live activity can be done with the internet beginning with take information, booking end with online shopping. However, digital immigrants are force to deal with technology world in order to be able to face occupation and education..

           

My opinion is that, I understand those teachers since they are not a part of technology; of course there is a possibility of every time and age. I did have teacher who are digital immigrant in high school but, it is not their fault to be digital immigrant. I believe that, it is something related to education and generation. I will not be one of digital immigrant at all, since I have understood through my study that education will be better with the help of technology.   

According to Marc Prensky, we need to connect digital Natives and digital Immigrants for several reason as commutation and education. First, teachers have to learn to communicate in the language of their students (native speaker).it does to mean that teachers are ask to loss the identity or style but, to be near to the learner need and facile their education. Second, is related to the content which are divide to two kinks “Legacy” content that is belongs to traditional curriculum such as reading, writing, arithmetic and, logical thinking. Future content is belongs to a large extent, not surprisingly, digital and technological.