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I am a digital native; however, I think I may have a small accent of a digital immigrant.  I was in high school at end of the 1990s and early 2000s.  Back then every teenager did not have a cell phone; we had pagers.  There was no texting and facebook.  Although I did grow up with computers, I still believe I am some what of a digital immigrant.

I agree that some teachers that are digital immigrants are stuck in the past.  I also like Prinsky’s point on how digital immigrants still have an accent.  Although many digital immigrant educators are trying to become part of the 21^st century many of them still leave an imprint of the past when teaching students of the 21^st century.

I also agree as a digital native that we do have to find a way to teach both the legacy and future content.  Will legacy content disappear if we do not find a way to connect with digital natives?  Through using technology educators have to start teaching and connecting with legacy content. I agree that we have teach students through using software and games.  For example, I like Prinsky’s point on using a Holocaust simulation to teach digital natives.  Simulations are great for getting students actively involved in the content and are a great teaching tool.  If teachers do not start finding ways to teach digital natives, the gap between digital immigrants and natives will grow.

Thank you for sharing this article; I really enjoyed reading it.  I never realized that I am a digital native.