Blog A) The oldest digital native i know

The oldest digital native i probably know is my uncles and dad who are all in the 50's and are expected to be digital imigrants. I do disagree with Marc Prensky as i don't believe that age matters. If so then my dad and uncle's would be considered pretty young as they are more clued up about using the latest technology more than i am. I consider them digiatl natives as they are always up to date and own all the latest technology like laptops with wireless internet, the latest mobile phones, sky digital, mp3 music players. My uncle even talks to his friends and family over MSN rather than phoning them up like i do. My dad sometime will send me emails now i am at uni and i don't see him everyday. You name it they have it and use it. I am the one that is always asking them how to use technology and i learn a lot from their help and advice. This happens often as i am not the best at using technology but i do get by some how. Some people would think that i should be the one that is telling them how to use the technology as i have grown up with it and am considered to be a digiatl native. In some cases i believe this does happen as my mum who is the same age as my dada and uncles is a digital imigrant an di am the one that is always teaching her things.

Maybe my uncles and dad have become digital natives because they have had to because of the jobs they are in or maybe just because they liketo use it it their spare time?. I think it depends on the individual as i know my dads job relies a lot upon technology and he couldn't really get by without having all the latest gadgets that he has. On the other hand my uncle doesn't have a job that relies heavily on technology but does like to spend a lot of his free time at weekend and at night using technology. Like spending long perieds of time sat at his computer.