Listen to the Natives.

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Faculty and Student Relationships: Context Matters (2014, background): “Sometimes referred to as digital natives (Prensky 2006), these students understand technology as a routine part of their daily lives (Evans & Forbes 2012), and as an efficient and highly appropriate means of communication with faculty.”
Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education (2013, background): “Prensky (2001, 2006) coined the term digital native to refer to a group of young people who have been immersed in technology all their lives, giving them distinct and unique characteristics that set them apart from previous generations and who have sophisticated technical skills and learning…”
The 'digital natives' debate: A critical review of the evidence (2008, background): “For instance, Internet use by teenagers is far from uniform and depends on the contexts of use, with widely varying experiences according to children’s school and home backgrounds (Lee, 2005).”