Digital Immigrants & Digital Natives

 What are digital immigrants? 

Digital Immigrants: A digital immigrant is an individual who was born before the widespread adoption of digital technology. The term digital immigrant may also apply to individuals who were born after the spread of digital technology and who were not exposed to it at an early age. Digital immigrants are the opposite of digital natives, who have been interacting with technology from childhood.

What are digital natives? 

Digital Natives: A digital native is a person who grew up with the presence of digital technology or in the information age. Having grown up in IT's presence, digital natives are comfortable with and fluent in technology.

What is the difference between digital natives and digital immigrants?

• Digital natives are the new generation of young people born into the digital age.
• Digital immigrants are those who learned to use computers at some stage during their adult life.