Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Quezon
Tagkawayan District II
LS6 Digital Citizenship
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________
Lesson:
Learning Competency:
Explain the key differences between so-called digital natives and digital
migrants.
LS6DL-DC-PSA-LE/AE/LS/AS-3
In this lesson you will learn the importance of the distinction of digital natives
and digital migrants. In this module you will learn also if what type of generation do
you belong in the field of technology.
The reluctant adopters realize technology is a part of today's world and they
try to engage with it, but it feels alien and unintuitive. This group is widely diverse
and probably includes most of the digital immigrant group. While they may have a
basic cell phone, they do not text if they can help it.
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
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CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________
Direction: Name the following devices below. Choose your answer
inside the box.
Digital camera pager laptop smart watch
PDA feature phone Smart phones
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LS6: Digital natives and
digital migrants
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________
Pre-Test
Direction: Write down if the pictures describe digital Native or Digital
Immigrants.
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Direction: Check √ the box if you know the following item below those digital
devices and put an X inside the box you don’t know it.
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Let’s learn
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Digital Devices- a physical unit of equipment that contains a
computer or microcontroller. Today, myriad devices are digital
including a smartphone, tablet and smartwatch.
Digital Native- The term digital native describes a person who has
grown up in the digital age, rather than having acquired
familiarity with digital systems as an adult, as a digital
immigrant. "Digital native" and applies it to a new group of
students enrolling in educational establishments referring to
the young generation as "native speakers" of the digital
language of computers, videos, video games, social media
and other sites on the internet.
'Digital natives' are generally born after the 1980s and they
are comfortable in the digital age, because they grew up
using technology, but 'digital immigrants' are those who are
born before 1980s and they are fearful about using
technology.
Digital Immigrants- a person born or brought up before the widespread use
of digital technology.
Digital immigrant is a term coined by Mark Prensky in 2001 to describe
anyone who grew up prior to the digital age. Generally, people are
considered to be digital immigrants if they were born prior to 1985.
A digital immigrant is a person who grew up before the internet and other digital
computing devices were ubiquitous - and so have had to adapt and learn these technologies.
Generally those born before the year 1985 (those before the Millennial generation) are
considered to be digital immigrants.
As proclaimed by Prensky (Marc Prensky is an
American writer and speaker on education. He is best
known as the inventor and popularizer of the terms
"Digital native" and "digital immigrant" which he described
in a 2001 article in "On the Horizon".), people who were
not born in the digital era and later adopted the new
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technology are named as “digital immigrants” whereas people who were born during or
after the digital era are dubbed “digital natives”
Difference Between Digital Native and Digital Immigrants
Digital Natives
Like constant connectivity
Prefer to bring their own ubiquitous technologies
Prefer immediacy and have short attention spans
Use texting and instant message short-hand such as: “c u”, “how r u”, “becoz”
Going to the internet first for information
Prefer to socialise online and weak in face-to-face communication
Digital Immigrants
Prefer to talk on the phone or in person
Value ‘proper’ English when texting
Prefer formal communication channels, such as phone, detailed emails, or face-to-face
communication
Do not understand the slang words or phrases on the internet, such as “idk”, “brb”,
“t2yl”
Printing things out as opposed to working on screen
Learning from the natives
From the natives, the immigrants can learn to be more open and willing to engage with
learners of differing backgrounds. They can learn from the natives how to sift through and
focus resources, which are aplenty and are not as overwhelming for the native. They can learn
to scale the learning and create what is possible.
Learning from the immigrants
Digital immigrants can teach natives to achieve goals quickly. They can help the “techno-
wizards” scale the learning and create what is possible. They can look at the existing
institutions and re-purpose them or rethink their vitality. A Native may be able to offer great
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ideas for layouts, image, design and labeling, while the immigrant would contribute their
knowledge to storytelling and the value of including worthy artifacts.
Activity 1
Direction: A- List down 5 examples of Digital Natives.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
DIRECTIONS: B- List down 5 examples of Digital Immigrants.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
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Signature
What do you mean by digital device?
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What is the use of digital devices?
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What is digital native and give examples?
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What is digital immigrants and give examples?
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What is the differences between digital native and digital immigrants?
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Why it is important to adopt the latest trends of technology?
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In what ways technology can help you and your family or community in your daily
intervention in life?
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Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________
Direction: A. Write down DN if the pictures describe digital natives and write down DI if
the pictures describe digital immigrants.
1. ____________ 2. ________ 3. _____________
4. _____________ 5. ____________ 6. _______________
B. List down 2 differences of digital native and 2 digital immigrants.
Digital Native
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
Digital Immigrants
9. _____________________
10. ____________________
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Digital natives and digital migrant
Key answers:
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