Digital natives, who have grown up with technology, have different learning styles than digital immigrants who adopted technology later in life. Digital natives are comfortable with technology like email, texting, and gaming and these technologies can be leveraged to increase student engagement and creativity as students create using technology in all subjects.

1. Digital Natives
Bernadine Eaton
Kelli Mack
Deborah Bennett

2. Digital Natives
in the
Classroom
Develop different learning
styles than digital
immigrants
Technology is their friend:
Email, MTV, Text
Messages, IPODS
Computer Based Gaming:
The New Way to Learn!

3. Richness and Creativity
INCREASE student
engagement!
Students create using
technology
Rigor, relevance, and
relationships in all
subjects