Am I a Digital Native?

According to Marc Prensky, our generation is designated as the Digital Natives. He says we are native speakers of the digital language of technology. I believe I fit into the category of Digital Natives. Growing up in a household with computers, laptops, flat screen TVs and cell phones, it's hard to imagine living without technology. Although I'm not proud of it, I have become dependent on the internet and my Iphone. I check my Twitter and Facebook accounts way more than any human being should. This dependence on technology has definitely effected me in the classroom. As a learner, I have noticed that my attention span has decreased significantly. It's extremely difficult for me to listen to a professor lecturing longer than a few minutes at a time. In the past few years, Google has become one of my best friends. If I don't know the answer to something or if I'm trying to prove my point in an argument, I quickly turn to Google for the answer. This is problematic because the information stays in my mind for a few minutes and then it is quickly replaced with the next thing that I Google. I feel as though my brain has turned to mush over the past few years. I have no memory and I feel like an idiot when I try and remember important information. Just recently, I went on a cruise to the Bahamas and I did the unthinkable. I had no connection to the outside world for one whole week and I actually enjoyed it! I thought that I would be miserable without texting, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter and email, but I survived. Although there is a huge debate over whether or not technology is helping us or hurting us, it's the way we have been brought up and there is nothing we can really do about it.