Digital natives

Digital natives are people who have grown up in a world with a prominent ICT culture, and have a natural predispostion towards using ICT to complete tasks. This group encompasses a large section of the current secondary education population.

Aspects of their personality that define them as digital natives include the following:
 * They demand to receive information quickly
 * They can parallel process and multi-task
 * They prefer graphics before text
 * They prefer random access (hyper text)
 * They function better when networked
 * They thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards
 * They prefer a ‘games’ interface

[Steve Molyneux cited Dr. Bruce D. Berry, Baylor College of Medicine, On the Horizon (NCB University Press, December 2001] http://www.durhamlea.org.uk/durhamconference