Digital Natives--Digital Immigrants

     Saying something new about Prensky's "Digital Natives Digital Immigrants" is now almost impossible.  I'm not sure if I know of any piece of writing that has produced more discussion or agreement.  Prensky spawned cliches and forced educators to take sides, to declare themselves.

     So what does my digital passport read?  I'm 27, so I was growing up when the promise of the personal computer was beginning to develop.  I remember tying up my parents phone line on AOL, playing the earliest version of the Oregon Trail, and downloading programs to hack Instant Messenger.  I was always more comfortable working with text on the screen, typing rather than writing.  Organizing my thoughts, files, and life, always seemed easier on the computer.