Blog a) The oldest digital native you know

Obviously I think it is very hard to pin point where a native ends and an immigrant begins or the age someone has to be in order to be either of these. But I have to admit that my dad is probably the oldest digital native I know. Hes now in his 50's yet he still knows most stuff when it comes to technology. His job involves alot of technology in itself which i think may be accountable of why he maybe bucks the digital native trend. With his job he constantly uses mobile phones (although not for texting!) and computers to send emails or produce technical drawings. Now this amazes me as I know for a fact that if you sat me in front of a computer and told me to draw a 3-D landscape I wouldnt even know where to begin! Having said that my dad learnt on the and left school with just some o-levels, therefore he has had to learn all of this. He wasnt brought up around it therefore could he technically be seen as a digital native?

We recently moved house and my dad actually installed the TV's in all the rooms that needed them and set up the computer system, etc. I know I couldnt do this and im classed as a digital native. Although this could just be seen as a "man's" thing to do, but I actually believe it takes alot of knowledge in these particular areas in order to install or set up technology successfully. I have to agree though that he may not be as digitally native as some peoples dad's. Although he has mentioned setting up facebook he has never yet got round to it (but many of my friends parents do have it, though I would find it slightly strange my dad seeing all my university goings on!). I dont know whether this is because he hasnt had time or whether he just thinks it is "not for his generation". Yet, if I do have any queries about anything technology I do go to him although my sister can also be very helpful, shes a digital native to the core!