Digital Native

1. Because of my age, I would consider myself to be a digital native.  I am part of the generation Prensky described of being surrounded by technology all of my life.  Cell phones weren't popular until I was in about middle school, but computers, video games, video cameras, and things like that were always part of my life.  I remember my computer teacher teaching my class about email when I was in fourth grade.  Although I'm a digital native, I definitely don't consider myself to be very tech savvy. 
2. I'm a library aide, so I don't actually have a classroom.  However, I assist the LMS with teaching her kindergarten classes.  She teaches technology lessons.  The kindergarteners usually play games on Starfall that help them with their mouse skills.  There are also games she has them play online that help them with typing skills.  They love playing the games.  As mentioned in the article, games are a great learning tool for digital natives.
3. Like I mentioned, I am a digital native, so I know a lot of the "language" of multimedia.  The classes I'm taking and have taken in the past for this masters program are helping me to better understand the "language" associated with the Digital Age.  Another beneficial step to take to further my knowledge would be collaboration with other eductors about how technology is used in the classroom.
4. YouTube is blocked for student access at my school, but teachers are able to access it on their laptops.  I think this is good idea so that students aren't able to get to any inapproprite content.  If teachers want students to see a video its very easy for them to show it on the SmartBoard.  The only drawback to this setup is that students aren't able to upload their own videos to YouTube at school.  Teachers can upload videos, but students can't do it themselves.  Unfortunately, I don't really know of a good way to allow students to have access to YouTube without also having access to all the inappropriate content on the site.