Individual who belongs to the first generation to grow up with information and communication technology, using computers, video games, digital music players, video cams, cell phones, and all the other toys and tools of the digital age.
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Based on Prensky M. (2001) in Council of Europe, 2000.
The term ‘digital native’ was coined by Marc Prensky (2001) and included for the first time in the article Digital natives, digital immigrants.