The terms digital native and digital immigrant were coined in 2001 by Marc Prensky, an American writer and educational game designer. These terms were featured in his book Digital Game-Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001). The idea underlying the two expressions is that a native is someone for whom the religion, language and culture of a country is entirely natural, whereas an immigrant to that country has to adapt and assimilate to the new home they’ve adopted.

The terms digital native and digital immigrant were coined in 2001 by Marc Prensky, an American writer and educational game designer. These terms were featured in his book Digital Game-Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001). The idea underlying the two expressions is that a native is someone for whom the religion, language and culture of a country is entirely natural, whereas an immigrant to that country has to adapt and assimilate to the new home they’ve adopted.