Week 9- Someone who threatens the notion of Digital Immigration

The three people I know who lie on the boundaries of being Digital natives or Digital Immigrants are:both of my uncles, one who is 48 years old and runs his own business in London and the other uncle is 35 years old and is managing director for the opening for new restaurants, and the last person is my Dad who is 48 years old and is the Head of Racism within mental health of Devonshire county council.

Due to the types of jobs they have it means they are all constantly using digital technology. They all have the use of a mobile phone and/or a Blackberry which are now known as the small computer. If none of them are in the office on their computers then they are constantly on their lap tops or Blakcberrys writing emails, sending txt messages or making phone calls.

In some form or another they use and more importantly need the digital technologies more than I do and know how to use them properly for instance I would only have a Blackberry as it is part of the new craze and just an easier of accessing Facebook all the time however my uncle for insance will use his Blackberry in order to do his job.

But because of their age they are known as Digital Immigrants!Does anybody else think that Prensky's idea is a bit far fetched especially when it came down to classification due to age?As i think my uncles could be seen as Digital Natives