At the begining of this website it talks about the kind of intereation a digital native would have with technology on a daily basis. I kind of disagree with this a liitle because just because you are classed as a digiatl native it doesn't necessarily mean that you are always using technology 24 hours a day and cant go a day without checking your emails or going on a computer or feeling lost without your mobile phone. Many young people for instance are classed as digital natives but some people spend moere time than others interacting with it.
Take me and my friends for an example i have friends back at home that are not at university and have jobs and children they don't necessarily come in contact with it that much anymore now they arn't in education and don't have have jobs that they use technology for therefor don't use it that much as they busy spending there time doing other things. However i am the same age and i am in contact with it a lot because of the lifestyle i lead. As i am a student i need to use technology computers etc for my work and to check emails. I also probably have more spare time as i don't have children. We are both still classed as digiatl natives as we are familiar with technology and have been brought up to use it but one of us is more in need and dependant on it than another.
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Yes, I think there may be a divide within digital natives. For example, even though were natives because we've grown up and advanced with digital technology, there are different levels of usage from these natives, like you pointed out.
Helen,
Ok, I can see your points here. A few other students have suggested that being at University does seem to make them use technology more....for work, presentations, library, Facebook etc.
Good
All the best
emma
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