Digital Natives

Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Adebowale E. Shadare, Sarhan M. Musa

Abstract


Digital natives are children who have had a significant exposure to technology, which has molded the way they interact with digital tools. Early exposure to technology like the Internet, computers, and mobile devices fundamentally changes the way digital natives learn and operate. They are highly literate with ICT (information and communication technology) and they gather information through their gadgets. This paper provides a short introduction to digital natives.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23956/ijarcsse.v7i7.111

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