In Prensky’s article, Digital Natives/Digital Immigrants, Prensky sheds some light on why our students are so bored in the classroom. It’s really hard to argue that the incorporation of technology would not only benefit the students, but also in turn educate the teacher as well. Prensky’s analogy to a “native speaker” and “immigrant” allows the reader to realize the huge gap in understanding the world around them. Why not educate our students by incorporating new technological tools that will not only interest them, but ones in which they have also mastered. Having said that, Prensky also points out that this may not be as easy as it sounds. I believe that fear is the greatest deterrent in the implementation of technology in the classroom. I agree that teachers need to let go of their fears regarding technology and begin to understand the changes that are occurring in society today. He refers to “immigrants” by the thickness of their accent. When I read this part of the article, I immediately thought of my mother, who just recently began using the ATM (I know, scary). What is even scarier is that my mother-in-law, who has a much thicker accent, refuses to use the ATM to this day and opts for the clear glass tube (soon to be extinct) that magically transports through space and back into the bank.Prensky believes that one must combine legacy content (reading, writing, the fundamentals) with future content (digital/technological merged with politics, sociology, etc.). Essentially, the idea is to “learn new ways to do old stuff.” I loved the idea of recreating the history/geography classroom. History is absolutely fascinating if taught in the right context. How many times have we heard how boring history was when it could’ve been both enlightening and exciting? I fully agree that we as teachers need to pull out all the stops in order to grasp the attention and interest of our students. Chrissy Gates