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Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Part 1

2001; Emerald Publishing Limited; Volume: 9; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1108/10748120110424816

2054-1708

Marc Prensky,

Mobile Learning in Education

Abstract Part one of this paper highlights how students today think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors, as a result of being surrounded by new technology. The author compares these "digital natives" with the older generation who are learning and adopting new technology naming them "digital immigrants".